Coral snake antivenom was discontinued in the US because it was deemed cost-ineffective, leaving bite victims with few treatment options despite the snake's lethal neurotoxin.
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Jeremy McBride frames the scope of what Monsters of God is really about: a $20 billion underground economy that most people have never considered, ranking fourth among the world's illegal trades. [1] — Jeremy McBride "$20B illegal wildlife trade: Illegal wildlife trafficking is a roughly $20 billion-a-year global industry, ranking only behind guns, drugs,…" 12:11 In the pre-TSA era, when passengers boarded planes without ID checks, carrying a suitcase full of rare reptiles was almost trivially easy. Reptiles offered traffickers something uniquely valuable: portability, silence, and extreme durability. They require no food or water for long periods, generate no noise, and are nearly impossible for overworked customs agents to identify by species. Eric contextualizes the number — much of the $20 billion is consumption: turtle meat, snake meat, traditional medicine, skins, and luxury goods — but the pure pet trade has exploded, particularly in China, which has adopted exotic reptile keeping at massive scale in the last 25 years.
Mental health challenges are nearly universal — BetterHelp's own research found the majority of Americans experiencing symptoms right now.
When applying for Medicaid to cover nursing home costs, there is a 5-year look-back period that can disqualify applicants who gave away or spent down assets.
A broken pipe filled the Bad Friends studio with what the hosts identified as hydrogen sulfide — microscopic fecal aeroparticles — that the crew denied smelling.
Fei-Fei Li's father's liver surgery performed by a da Vinci robot resulted in 10 times less blood loss than a typical open liver surgery, thanks to laparoscopic precision.
Approximately 115 million adults in the US currently have prediabetes, most of whom are unaware, according to the Lingo sponsor segment.
Drug overdose deaths in the US fell from 110,000 to 80,000 in 2024, and then to roughly 70,000 — the largest single-year drop the CDC has ever recorded.
Men's overdose death rate fell 27% in a single year, outpacing the 23% drop for women.
The steepest decline in overdose deaths was among 15–24-year-olds, whose rate fell 37%.
Fei-Fei Li observed that on a given hospital shift, nurses walk miles just to fetch medicine and supplies, illustrating a clear use case for assistive robotics in healthcare.
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