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56. Snake Venom
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Why does treating a venomous snake bite cost as much as a house? Zachary Crockett slithers over to North Carolina to find out.
- SOURCES:
- Steve Anderson, emergency medicine business unit leader at BTG Pharmaceuticals.
- Nick Brandehoff, professor of emergency medicine at the University of Colorado and executive director of the Asclepius Snakebite Foundation.
- Sean Bush, emergency physician and president of the North American Society of Toxinology.
- Nitin Deshpande, business consultant with Premium Serums & Vaccines.
- Jack Facente, owner-operator of AGRITOXINS Venom Production Laboratory.
- RESOURCES:
- "This New Antivenom Defangs the Toxins of Cobras, Black Mambas and More," by Cassandra Willyard (Scientific American, 2024).
- "Perspectives on Snakebite Envenoming Care Needs Across Different Sociocultural Contexts and Health Systems: A Comparative Qualitative Analysis Among U.S. and Brazilian Health Providers," by Eleanor Strand, Felipe Murta, Anna Tupetz, Charles J. Gerardo, et al. (Toxicon: X, 2023).
- "Access to Antivenoms in the Developing World: A Multidisciplinary Analysis," by Julien Potet, David Beran, David J. Williams, et al. (Toxicon: X, 2021).
- "The Lab Saving the World From Snake Bites," by Myles Karp (Smithsonian Magazine, 2020).
- "Why Competition Hasn't Brought Down The High Price Of Snakebite Treatment," by Carmen Heredia Rodriguez (NPR, 2019).
- "Summer Bummer: A Young Camper’s $142,938 Snakebite," by Carmen Heredia Rodriguez (KFF Health News, 2019).
- "The Amazing Science Behind Fatal Snake Bites," (BBC News, 2015).
- "Southern Californians See a Rise in Venomous Snakes," by Rebecca Fairley Raney (The New York Times, 2006).
- Venom Week.
- EXTRAS:
- Venom Hunters, TV series (2016).
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Manage episode 428922441 series 3440270
Content provided by Freakonomics Network and Zachary Crockett. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Freakonomics Network and Zachary Crockett or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://player.fm/legal.
Why does treating a venomous snake bite cost as much as a house? Zachary Crockett slithers over to North Carolina to find out.
- SOURCES:
- Steve Anderson, emergency medicine business unit leader at BTG Pharmaceuticals.
- Nick Brandehoff, professor of emergency medicine at the University of Colorado and executive director of the Asclepius Snakebite Foundation.
- Sean Bush, emergency physician and president of the North American Society of Toxinology.
- Nitin Deshpande, business consultant with Premium Serums & Vaccines.
- Jack Facente, owner-operator of AGRITOXINS Venom Production Laboratory.
- RESOURCES:
- "This New Antivenom Defangs the Toxins of Cobras, Black Mambas and More," by Cassandra Willyard (Scientific American, 2024).
- "Perspectives on Snakebite Envenoming Care Needs Across Different Sociocultural Contexts and Health Systems: A Comparative Qualitative Analysis Among U.S. and Brazilian Health Providers," by Eleanor Strand, Felipe Murta, Anna Tupetz, Charles J. Gerardo, et al. (Toxicon: X, 2023).
- "Access to Antivenoms in the Developing World: A Multidisciplinary Analysis," by Julien Potet, David Beran, David J. Williams, et al. (Toxicon: X, 2021).
- "The Lab Saving the World From Snake Bites," by Myles Karp (Smithsonian Magazine, 2020).
- "Why Competition Hasn't Brought Down The High Price Of Snakebite Treatment," by Carmen Heredia Rodriguez (NPR, 2019).
- "Summer Bummer: A Young Camper’s $142,938 Snakebite," by Carmen Heredia Rodriguez (KFF Health News, 2019).
- "The Amazing Science Behind Fatal Snake Bites," (BBC News, 2015).
- "Southern Californians See a Rise in Venomous Snakes," by Rebecca Fairley Raney (The New York Times, 2006).
- Venom Week.
- EXTRAS:
- Venom Hunters, TV series (2016).
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