absentmindedjwc
absentmindedjwc t1_j12zfkl wrote
Reply to comment by DrunksInSpace in Molecule that mimics insulin opens new doors for a diabetes pill by rchaudhary
The thing OP doesn't understand here - insurance companies may not want to cover it depending on how long term of a cost it is. If there's a chance that they're the ones holding the bag at the end, then they'll happily cover it.... but if the complications of it won't rear its head until 20 years later... they'll gamble that someone else will be left holding the bag when it comes time to pay up.
absentmindedjwc t1_iyc2o0l wrote
Reply to comment by Fit_Access9631 in TIL that, to prove that a jellyfish caused Irukandji syndrome, a scientist stung himself, his son, and a lifeguard with the jellyfish. by SabreYT
The commonly known date rape drug flunitrazepam is the same category of drugs - a drug depressing neural activity, causing amnesia and loss of consciousness.
Given that it is far cheaper and easier to administer, I don't imagine it'll be replaced by this any time soon.
absentmindedjwc t1_iybt77z wrote
Reply to comment by Turtley13 in Air pollution linked to almost a million stillbirths a year: First global analysis follows discovery of toxic pollution particles in lungs and brains of foetuses. by filosoful
It's not about life, it's about control.
absentmindedjwc t1_iyb544a wrote
Reply to comment by driverofracecars in TIL that, to prove that a jellyfish caused Irukandji syndrome, a scientist stung himself, his son, and a lifeguard with the jellyfish. by SabreYT
Yeah - it prevents any memory retention until it wears off. People wake up in the operating room after a procedure, but they don't "wake up" until that amnesic wears off in recovery.
absentmindedjwc t1_itk2px9 wrote
Reply to comment by BeholdMyResponse in NASA poised to break sound barrier without the sonic boom by Ssider69
IIRC, it'll sound like a basketball bouncing instead of an explosion.
absentmindedjwc t1_j2029y3 wrote
Reply to comment by DogsAreOurFriends in Activision's Boston studio workers announce unionization by No-Drawing-6975
What.. do you think that they won't do the needful?