Extra, Extra Science: Asteroids, Ozempic And Bird Flu Vaccines!

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🗓️ 26 February 2025

⏱️ 40 minutes

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In this episode, Dr. Jessica Steier and Dr. Sarah Scheinman examine several current public health challenges and scientific developments. The scientists explore emerging research on Ozempic's potential role in treating alcohol use disorder, while addressing ongoing infectious disease concerns including tuberculosis and measles outbreaks. They also discuss broader public health issues such as marijuana advertising's impact on youth and progress in bird flu vaccine development. The conversation provides listeners with context and insights into these diverse health challenges while emphasizing the importance of preventive measures and public health interventions. All our sources from this episode are available at: https://www.unbiasedscipod.com/episodes/ (00:00) Intro (09:15) Kansas City Tuberculosis Outbreak (14:31) Texas Measles Outbreak (24:02) Asteroid 2024 YRW: No Cause for Alarm (35:13) Final Thoughts: Bird Flu Vaccine Development Interested in advertising with us? Please reach out to advertising@airwavemedia.com, with “Unbiased Science” in the subject line. PLEASE NOTE: The discussion and information provided in this podcast are for general educational, scientific, and informational purposes only and are not intended as, and should not be treated as, medical or other professional advice for any particular individual or individuals. Every person and medical issue is different, and diagnosis and treatment requires consideration of specific facts often unique to the individual. As such, the information contained in this podcast should not be used as a substitute for consultation with and/or treatment by a doctor or other medical professional. If you are experiencing any medical issue or have any medical concern, you should consult with a doctor or other medical professional. Further, due to the inherent limitations of a podcast such as this as well as ongoing scientific developments, we do not guarantee the completeness or accuracy of the information or analysis provided in this podcast, although, of course we always endeavor to provide comprehensive information and analysis. In no event may Unbiased Science or any of the participants in this podcast be held liable to the listener or anyone else for any decision allegedly made or action allegedly taken or not taken allegedly in reliance on the discussion or information in this podcast or for any damages allegedly resulting from such reliance. The information provided herein do not represent the views of our employers.

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0:00.0	You're listening to an Airwave Media podcast.
0:20.0	Welcome to Unbiased Science, where we bring scientific method to the madness.
0:26.4	We're your hosts, Dr. Jess Steyer, and Dr. Sarah Scheinman.
0:30.7	And this week, we are bringing you another news roundup.
0:35.1	Now, two things to say about this, y'all seem to really like the news roundups that we do,
0:40.1	which is awesome because we love doing them. And two, there's a lot going on in the health
0:44.9	science world right now. So it felt appropriate to do another news roundup. So you know the drill,
0:52.7	Sarah and I each pulled three articles that stood out
0:56.3	to us. I was just telling Sarah that she totally stole one of the articles that I was going to do when
1:01.2	she beat me to the punch. So no, nope, I snoozed and I lost. Whatever the expression is. So, all right,
1:10.1	Sarah, let's jump in.
1:11.3	What is your first story?
1:13.1	All right.
1:13.5	So my first story is from CNN, and it's entitled, OZempic shown to reduce drinking in first
1:21.3	trial in alcohol use disorder.
1:24.7	So this article, very broadly speaking, tackles the question of whether the popular weight loss and
1:30.6	diabetes drug, OZempic, and drugs like it, also help people drink less alcohol.
1:37.6	So I think first I'm just going to very broadly define what OZempic is, because I feel like
1:43.5	this has been in the news a lot.
1:44.9	Many people have probably heard of it, but I just wanted to kind of go into a little bit of
1:49.8	the biology of what it is. So drugs like OZempec mimic the effects of a naturally occurring
1:56.7	hormone that is called GLP1. So every time that you eat, the cells in your small intestine
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