Lethal Dose

By: Kayla Woods and Venus de Neko
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  • A toxicology focused true crime podcast with Kayla Woods and Venus de Neko, covering all manner of crimes using drugs, toxins, and poisons from the common to the obscure.
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  • Episode 61: The Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster Pt. 1 Ungovernable

    Episode 61: The Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster Pt. 1 Ungovernable
    Nov 20 2024
    Kayla and Venus discuss the catastrophic events surrounding the Chernobyl nuclear disaster in April 1986, from the initial explosion to the harrowing attempts to contain the damage and the eventual evacuation of Pripyat. --- Follow us on social media: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/lethaldosepod/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@lethaldosepod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQd4E_g4mt9G-rg7vT8nwvw⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Tumblr: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tumblr.com/lethaldosepod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ --- Backgrounder on Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant Accident. (2024). United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Retrieved 06 Nov 2024 from https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/fact-sheets/chernobyl-bg.html#accident Chernobyl: Chapter I. The site and accident sequence. Nuclear Energy Agency. Retrieved 06 Nov 2024 from https://www.oecd-nea.org/jcms/pl_28271/chernobyl-chapter-i-the-site-and-accident-sequence Chernobyl: Chapter IV. Dose estimates. Nuclear Energy Agency. Retrieved 06 Nov 2024 from https://www.oecd-nea.org/jcms/pl_28312/chernobyl-chapter-iv-dose-estimates Eisenhower, D. D. (1953). Atoms for Peace. In. www.iaea.org: International Atomic Energy Agency. Higginbotham, A. (2019). Midnight in Chernobyl. Simon & Schuster. High Radiation Doses. (2020). United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Retrieved 06 Nov 2024 from https://www.nrc.gov/about-nrc/radiation/health-effects/high-rad-doses.html Kiselev, A. N. (1995). How much nuclear fuel is present in the lavalike fuel-containing mass in the fourth power-generating unit of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant? Atom En, 78(4), 252-255. Medvedev, Z. A. (1990). The Legacy of Chernobyl. New York. Plokhy, S. (2018). Chernobyl: The History of a Nuclear Catastrophe. Basic Books. Schmid, S. D. (2015). Producing Power. The MIT Press. Thomadsen, B. et al. (2014). Potential Hazard Due to Induced Radioactivity Secondary to Radiotherapy. Health Phys,107(5), 442-460. Use of Potassium Iodide During Radiological Emergencies: Information for the Public. (2017). New York State Department of Health. Retrieved 09 Nov 2024 from https://www.health.ny.gov/environmental/radiological/potassium_iodide/information_for_the_public.htm Varnum, J. (2013). 60 Years of Atoms for Peace. Nuclear Engineering International. Retrieved 01 Nov 2024, from https://www.neimagazine.com/analysis/60-years-of-atoms-for-peace-4164653/?cf-view&cf-closed Webb, A. (2022). Chernobyl: Secrets, Lies and the Untold Stories HBO.
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    1 hr and 18 mins
  • Episode 60: Oxygen

    Episode 60: Oxygen
    Oct 30 2024
    Kayla and Venus explore the vital role of oxygen, the benefits and risks of hyperbaric oxygen therapy, and the controversial figures who misuse it for profit. --- Follow us on social media: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/lethaldosepod/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@lethaldosepod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQd4E_g4mt9G-rg7vT8nwvw⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Tumblr: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tumblr.com/lethaldosepod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ --- Acott, C. (1999). A brief history of diving and decompression illness. SPUMS J, 29(2), 98-109. Barrett, S. (2013). David Steenblock Disciplined Repeatedly by California Osteopathic Medical Board. Quackwatch. Retrieved 06 Oct 2024, from https://quackwatch.org/cases/board/med/steenblock/steenblock4/ Clarke, R. (2024). Nathanial Henshaw: Not history's pioneering hyperbaric practitioner. Undersea Hyperb Med, 51(2), 107-113. Cooper, J. S., & Hanson, K. C. (2023). Decompression Sickness. StatPearls [Internet]. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK537264/ Cooper, J. S., Phuyal, P., & Shah, N. (2023). Oxygen Toxicity. Statpearls [Internet]. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK430743/ Chiropractic Board of Australia v Hooper (Review and Regulation) [2013] VCAT 878, (2013). https://cdn.centerforinquiry.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/33/2013/08/04231708/decision.pdf Hancock, J. T. (2022). A brief history of oxygen: 250 years on. Oxygen, 2(1), 31-39. Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy: Get the Facts. (2021). Retrieved 23 Sep 2024 from https://www.fda.gov/consumers/consumer-updates/hyperbaric-oxygen-therapy-get-facts Lalieu, R. C., et. al (2020). Sudden death after oxygen toxicity seizure during hyperbaric oxygen treatment: Case report. Diving Hyperb Med., 50(2), 185-188. McCubbing, G. (2021). 'Alternative' clinic fined $3m for posts. The Senior. Retrieved 06 Oct 2024, from https://www.thesenior.com.au/story/7536634/alternative-clinic-fined-3m-for-posts/ Molecular Mechanisms of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy. (2020). In N. Shinomiya & Y. Asai (Eds.), Hyperbaric Oxygenation Therapy. Springer. Ninokawa, S., & Nordham, K. (2022). Discovery of caisson disease: a dive into the history of decompression sickness. Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent). 35(1), 129-132. Ortega, M. A., et. al (2021). A General Overview on the Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy: Applications, Mechanisms and Translational Opportunities. Medicina (Kaunas), 57(9). Oxymed Australia Pty Ltd and director Malcolm Hooper ordered to pay $3 million for unlawful advertising of hyperbaric oxygen therapy devices. (2021). Therapeutic Goods Administration. Retrieved 06 Oct 2024 from https://www.tga.gov.au/news/media-releases/oxymed-australia-pty-ltd-and-director-malcolm-hooper-ordered-pay-3-million-unlawful-advertising-hyperbaric-oxygen-therapy-devices TGA initiates court proceedings against Oxymed Australia and director Malcolm Hooper for alleged unlawful advertising. (2020). Therapeutic Goods Administration. Retrieved 06 Oct 2024 from https://www.tga.gov.au/news/media-releases/tga-initiates-court-proceedings-against-oxymed-australia-and-director-malcolm-hooper-alleged-unlawful-advertising Vinall, F. (2021a). Oxygen chamber clinic Oxymed to keep trading despite patient’s death. News.com. Retrieved 01 Oct 2024, from https://www.news.com.au/national/victoria/courts-law/oxygen-chamber-clinic-oxymed-to-keep-trading-despite-patients-death/news-story/5e46ff15d6f3efce31ac2422ab02479b Vinall, F. (2021b). Rogue ex-doctor’s controversial past uncovered after horror patient death. News.com. Retrieved 02 Oct 2024, from https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/health/health-problems/rogue-exdoctors-controversial-past-uncovered-after-horror-patient-death/news-story/e04aa74c74521ef6e94ffc61c6a03309 Wilson, A. (2018). Ex-chiro faces Vic court over client death. The North West Star. Retrieved 06 Oct 2024, from https://www.northweststar.com.au/story/5597160/ex-chiro-faces-vic-court-over-client-death/
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    44 mins
  • Episode 59: Publication Fraud

    Episode 59: Publication Fraud
    Oct 16 2024

    Join Kayla and Venus as they reintroduce themselves with a focus on academic fraud in scientific publications. This episode dives into the history of peer review, the challenges of publishing legitimate research, and the rise of predatory journals and AI-generated fake papers.

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    Citations available on Kayla's blog at ⁠⁠writerkaylawoods.wordpress.com

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    51 mins

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