104 - Never A Straight Answer

“Sit down, strap in, shut up, and listen!” — Pheonix

Health:

• CDC aims to recommend an antibiotic after sex to help prevent sexually transmitted infections | tr -d ' '
• Real-world study supports use of semaglutide for long-term management of type 2 diabetes | tr -d ' '
• Loneliness could raise risk for Parkinson's, study finds | tr -d ' '
• Clinical VX-880 trial improves blood sugar control in all treated patients, with three achieving insulin independence | tr -d ' '
• Is universal screening for type 1 diabetes around the corner? | tr -d ' '
• Drinking Dark Tea May Help Control Blood Sugar, Reduce Your Diabetes Risk | tr -d ' '
• Both high and low HDL cholesterol tied to increased risk of dementia | tr -d ' '
• People Are Using Psyllium Husk Fiber as an Ozempic Alternative: Does It Work? | tr -d ' '
• Psychedelics plus psychotherapy can trigger rapid changes in the brain − new research at the level of neurons is untangling how | tr -d ' '

Happiness:

• Painting Assumed to Be a Copy is Real–After Note is Found Hidden in Frame Making it Worth Thousands | tr -d ' '
• My Dad Sent Me A Card on My Wedding Day–20 Years After His Death | tr -d ' '

Toast and Jam:

The Pursuit of a Higher Consciousness:

• USDA Says Genetically Modified Hemp Plant ‘May Be Safely Grown And Bred’ In The United States | tr -d ' '
• Poll Affirms, Again, Most Ohioans Plan to Vote ‘Yes’ on November’s Rec Weed Measure | tr -d ' '

Back of the Napkin:

• Shocking AI deepfakes convincingly imitate celebrities & fool online fans | tr -d ' '
• How to snoop on passwords with this one weird trick (involving public Wi-Fi signals) | tr -d ' '

Dishonorable Mentions:

• US issues first ever fine for space junk to Dish Network | tr -d ' '
• Toyota’s Japanese production was halted due to insufficient disk space | tr -d ' '

Images:

Credits:

• RevCyberTrucker for the Cavalcade of Stupidity!
• Oystein Berge
• Wiirdo
• Boolysteed
• Phaze_Zilla

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