Topic: Biopsy

6 chapters across the catalog

Clean Food
Episode 847 1:47:14 - 1:49:41

847: Clean Food

Hillary Clinton, Tongue Hole, Health Speculation

The hosts discuss viral images from the DNC appearing to show a hole or lesion on Hillary Clinton's tongue. Speculation ranges from a biopsy for HPV to a dental anomaly. They also comment on Bill Clinton appearing to fall asleep during his wife's keynote speech.

Passport Terrorists!
Episode 629 2:33:00 - 2:45:55

629: Passport Terrorists!

Producer Donations, Home Winemaking Anecdote

The show processes various listener donations, including a "sack of sevens" for a producer undergoing a medical procedure. A discussion about a gift of homemade German-style wine from New York leads to an analysis of the "world-class" quality of small-batch winemaking. The hosts also briefly mention the struggling wine sector in Turkey due to new alcohol marketing regulations.

Media Harmonization
Episode 482 26:23 - 31:08

482: Media Harmonization

ThinPrep System, False Positives in Cancer Screening

The discussion critiques the ThinPrep imaging system for its reported high rate of false positives in cervical cancer screenings. A specific medical encounter is described where a doctor allegedly used vague diagnostic language to pressure a patient into an expensive biopsy. The hosts argue that the current diagnostic framework is designed to maximize revenue through fear-based "pre-cancerous" labeling.

Degrowth
Episode 419 2:19:22 - 2:22:03

419: Degrowth

Gardasil Marketing for Older Women, HPV Testing False Positives

Merck is reportedly targeting women over the age of 26 for the Gardasil HPV vaccine. The hosts describe a "script" where high-throughput testing machines are allegedly rigged to produce false positives, leading to unnecessary and painful biopsies. This process is characterized as a fear-based marketing tactic to drive vaccine sales among adult women.

Episode 404 1:54:34 - 2:07:19

404: Spy in a Bag

HPV Testing Scam, Hologic and Merck Gardasil

An investigation into the HPV testing industry suggests a "scam" involving the Servista HTA system by Hologic. The claim posits that the automated testing device produces false positives to drive demand for expensive surgical biopsies and Merck's Gardasil vaccine. Hologic reportedly has a financial relationship with Merck, and the hosts are calling for a whistleblower to expose potential insurance fraud within this diagnostic-pharmaceutical alliance.

Home for the Holidays
Episode 351 1:41:35 - 1:43:38

351: Home for the Holidays

Insurance Fraud and the HPV Vaccine Scam

Young women are reportedly being subjected to frequent biopsies and pap smears following "pre-cancerous" cell findings, which some claim is a form of insurance fraud. These procedures are often used to pressure patients into receiving the Gardasil vaccine. The medical establishment is criticized for using fear tactics to drive up insurance billings and pharmaceutical sales.