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Exposing Widespread Corruption In Alzheimer's Research | Charles Piller

2 Mar 2025 · 1 h 29 min · S4 E1

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00:00 Intro

01:21Loss Of Trust

11:52 Paper Mills

13:57 His Bombshell Report

19:37 Where Corruption Comes From

25:16 Don’t They Know They’ll Be Caught?

27:54 Image Manipulation

32:03 Competition For Grants

40:30 Peer Review Process

44:19 Is Everything About Alzheimer’s A Lie?

47:22 Trump Administration / RFK Jr.

51:11 Can You Trust Your Doctor?

57:45 Shared Decision Making

1:00:14 FDA Challenges

1:05:54 Cost Of Healthcare

1:08:05 What Should Be The Punishment

1:12:50 How “Science” Has Changed

1:17:47 COVID Messaging

1:20:10 Hope For The Future

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