# Amgen on The No Agenda Show

Amgen comes up in 3 chapters across 3 episodes of The No Agenda Show, from April 2012 to October 2022.

- **Chapters:** 3
- **Episodes:** 3
- **Discussed:** April 2012 – October 2022
- **Related topics:** [Cancer Research](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/cancer-research.md), [Hhs](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/hhs.md), [Pcr Test](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/pcr-test.md), [Witches](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/witches.md)

## Chapters 1–3 of 3

### HHS Purchases Amgen Radiation Sickness Drug

- **Episode:** [1493: Maiden America](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1493-maiden-america.md)
- **Published:** 2022-10-09
- **Time:** 20:40–21:30
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1493-maiden-america/chapter/hhs-purchases-amgen-radiation-sickness-drug.md

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced a $290 million purchase of the drug Nplate from Amgen to treat blood cell injuries caused by radiological or nuclear emergencies. While officials claim the procurement is part of a long-planned preparedness strategy, skeptics suggest the timing is suspicious given current geopolitical tensions. The move is characterized by some as a financial payout to a pharmaceutical company that did not profit from the COVID-19 vaccine market.

Keywords: [hhs](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/hhs.md), [amgen](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/amgen.md), nplate, radiation sickness, nuclear emergency

### PCR Test Limitations and the Definition of Sickness

- **Episode:** [1370: Jab Click Share](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1370-jab-click-share.md)
- **Published:** 2021-08-05
- **Time:** 1:01:45–1:06:09
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1370-jab-click-share/chapter/pcr-test-limitations-and-the-definition-of-sickness.md

Scientist Julia Bach explained that the PCR test, while accurate at detecting genomic material, cannot determine if a virus is active or replicating. This reliance on PCR as a "gold standard" has effectively changed the medical definition of being "sick" or "infected" to include asymptomatic individuals. Critics argue that a cell-based assay would be a more appropriate diagnostic tool for determining actual illness.

Keywords: [pcr test](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/pcr-test.md), alison morrow, julia bach, [amgen](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/amgen.md), diagnostic tools

### Criminal Profiling, Witch Hunts, Amgen Cancer Research

- **Episode:** [396: 200 Hundred Million Ninjas](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/396-200-hundred-million-ninjas.md)
- **Published:** 2012-04-01
- **Time:** 2:24:36–2:29:16
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/396-200-hundred-million-ninjas/chapter/criminal-profiling-witch-hunts-amgen-cancer-research.md

A comparison is drawn between modern medical diagnosis and 15th-century witch-hunting criteria, such as birthmarks or living alone. Additionally, a report by Amgen's Glenn Begley found that 47 out of 53 landmark cancer research papers could not be replicated, highlighting systemic corruption in scientific funding.

Keywords: criminal profiling, [witches](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/witches.md), [amgen](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/amgen.md), [cancer research](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/cancer-research.md), glenn begley

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