June 3, 2025 • 19 mins
Jeff Alan Wolf returns with an update on Ukraine's surprise attack on Russia.
• President Trump's administration is asking the Supreme Court to proceed with federal workforce downsizing plans
• New at-home health tests provide accessibility but doctors warn they cannot replace in-person visits
• KB Homes has developed a wildfire-resilient community in California featuring non-combustible materials and design
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
This is a world gone mad.
This is a world gone mad, mad,mad, mad, mad.
It's another day in a worldgone mad.
I'm Jeff Allen Wolfe.
I'm back again to give mycommentary on the news.
Thank you for joining me.
Here we go.
So, yes, ukraine and Russiaback in the news again.
(00:21):
But this is important becausethis is encouraging.
A surprise drone attack onairfields across Russia
encapsulates Ukraine's wartimestrategy.
The covert operations wasdescribed as one for the history
books by Ukraine's presidentZelensky.
In the span of a few hours onSunday, nearly a third of
(00:42):
Moscow's strategic bomber fleetwas destroyed or damaged with
cheaply made drones snuck intoRussian territory.
According to Ukrainianofficials Now, the undertaking
by Ukraine's security service,codenamed Spiderweb, involved
more than 18 months ofpainstaking planning and great
(01:04):
risk.
It was personally overseen byUkrainian President Zelensky.
It came to fruition at a timein the Three-Year-Old War when
peace talks have failed todeliver the unconditional
ceasefire long sought by Kiev,and as Moscow continues to
launch record-breaking numbersof drones and missile barrages.
The attack on Sundayencapsulates Ukraine's wartime
(01:27):
strategy by outnumbered.
They are outgunned anddependent on Western partners.
Ukrainian military plannershave sought innovative and
cost-effective means to exactRussian losses, often leaning on
the element of surprise.
Now, zelensky said a hundredand seventeen drones were used
(01:47):
in the operation, in which fourmilitary airfields were attacked
, resulting in the severe damageor destruction of 34% of
Russia's fleet of air missilecarriers.
Now, the complex operation wasdirected from an office that was
next door to an office of theRussian Security Service, the
(02:08):
FSB, zelensky stated, withoutelaborating on where in Russia
it was Now executing.
It involved smuggling infirst-person view, or FPV,
drones to Russia, where theywere placed in wooden containers
, which were eventually taken bytruck close to the airfields.
From there, the drones flew tostrike Russia's strategic
(02:32):
bombers.
Social media footage shared byRussian media on the day of the
attack showed drones rising frominside the wooden containers.
By the end, over 40 Russianwarplanes were severely damaged
or destroyed, with costsestimated to be around $7
billion.
According to Ukraine's securityservice, among the most striking
(02:53):
targets was Balea Air Base inthe Siberian region of Irkutsk,
over 4,000 kilometers 2,500miles away from Ukraine
kilometers 2,500 miles away fromUkraine.
Russia's defense ministry, in astatement, confirmed the
attacks, saying they damagedaircraft and sparked fires on
air bases in the Irkutsk region,as well as the Murmansk region
in the north.
(03:14):
It said strikes were alsorepelled in the Amur region in
Russia's far east and in thewestern regions of Ivanovo and
Ryazan.
The ministry said there was noway to independently verify the
claims from either side.
Now, strategic aircraftincluding the A-50, the Tu-95,
and the Tu-22M were destroyed inthe attack.
According to the SBU, Moscowhas previously used Tu-95s and
(03:38):
Tu-22M long-range bombers tolaunch missiles at Ukraine with.
A-50s are used to coordinatetargets and detect air defenses
and guided missiles.
Ukraine has long hoped todegrade Russia's ability to
deploy bombers that launchdeadly missile barrages against
Ukrainian cities against whichKiev has limited means to
(03:59):
respond.
The loss of the planes couldreduce Russia's ability to
deliver devastating missilebarrages against Ukraine.
The attack comes right asMoscow has unleashed a
record-breaking number of dronesand missiles against Ukraine to
degrade domestic weaponsproduction capabilities, shatter
morale and consume Kiev'slimited quantities of air
(04:22):
defense missiles.
Often these attacks have alsostruck civilians.
Now the attack also givesUkraine a morale boost at a time
when peace talks have sputteredand could undermine Russian
confidence that it could win thewar with ease.
It was launched a day before around of direct peace talks took
place in Istanbul on Monday.
It also occurred on the sameday as Russia launched a record
(04:46):
number of 472 drones againstUkraine in yet another barrage.
The enemy thought it could bombUkraine and kill Ukrainians
with impunity and without end,but that is not the case.
We will respond to Russianterror and destroy the enemy
everywhere at sea, in the airand on land, said the head of
(05:08):
the SBU, vassal Malyuk, onMonday, and if necessary, we'll
get them from underground too.
He added, despite sufferingsetbacks and shortcomings on the
battlefield throughout the war,kiev has sought to focus on
Russia's rear to cripple andneutralize combat capabilities.
Now, sunday's operation isperhaps the most brazen in a
(05:31):
series mounted by Ukraine.
In April 2022, Ukraine sank theMoskva, the flagship of Russia's
Black Sea fleet, after strikingit with two Ukrainian Neptune
anti-ship missiles.
The sinking marked a majorUkrainian victory in the war.
And in October 2022, ukrainianattack damaged the Kerch Bridge,
which links Russia to Moscowand next Crimea.
(05:54):
The bridge, which holdsimportant strategic and symbolic
value, was hit again in July2023.
Now, a year later, in August2024, ukrainian forces launched
a daring military incursion intoRussia's Kursk region, the
first time Russian territory wasoccupied by an invader since
World War II.
(06:14):
It dealt a humiliating blow tothe Kremlin.
Russia claimed in April 2025that it had fully reclaimed the
border territory, though Ukraineinsists it still has troops
present there.
Good, go after Russia deepinside their country.
Damage their equipment andtheir aircraft.
(06:36):
I am not repeat, not in favorof killing civilians, but
destroy Russia deep inside.
Go, ukraine, don't stop.
Take out more airplanes.
Trump asks the Supreme Court toclear the way for federal
downsizing plans.
President Donald Trump'sadministration on Monday renewed
(06:58):
its request for the SupremeCourt to clear the way for plans
to downsize the federalworkforce while a lawsuit filed
by labor unions and citiesproceeds.
The high court filing cameafter an appeals court refused
to freeze a California-basedjudge's order halting the cuts
which had been led by theDepartment of Government
(07:19):
Efficiency.
Now, by a two-to-one vote, apanel of the US Ninth Circuit
Court of Appeals found that thedownsizing could have broader
effects, including on thenation's food safety system and
health care for veterans.
In her ruling last month, usDistrict Judge Susan Ilsten
found that Trump'sadministration needs
congressional approval to makesizable reductions to the
(07:43):
federal workforce.
The administration initiallyasked the justices to step in
last month, but withdrew itsappeal for technical legal
reasons.
The latest filing is one in aseries of emergency appeals
arguing federal judges hadoverstepped their authority.
Ilston's order rests on theindefensible premise that the
(08:04):
president needs explicitstatutory authorization from
Congress to exercise his coreArticle II authority to
superintend the internalpersonal decisions of the
executive branch.
Bullshit from Solicitor GeneralG Don Sawyer wrote in the new
appeal.
Donald just doesn't get it.
(08:24):
Neither do his supporters andlawyers.
You can't call the SupremeCourt for every little thing you
want support on.
Trump believes because he putssome of the members on the
Supreme Court, the conservativemembers that they'll vote his
way every single time that theirdecisions will allow him to
move forward to further destroyour country.
(08:46):
Here's hoping the Supreme Court, the conservative side of the
Supreme Court, stand firm andbase their decisions on the side
of law, not on the fear howthis dictator president could
retaliate against them.
At-home health tests are here,but they aren't always the best
(09:10):
option.
You can now doself-administered tests for
everything from thyroid function, hiv and the privacy of your
own home, and that listcontinues to grow, as the Food
and Drug Administration'srecently approved the first
at-home cervical cancer test.
That's right.
While the test can make iteasier for people to access
health care and can be helpfulfor those who have extreme
(09:33):
anxiety about sensitive orinvasive medical exams, experts
warn that most of the testscannot replace an actual
in-person visit.
Now here's what doctors say youcan test for at home and when
you should make the trek to yourphysician's office.
There are two kinds of at-hometests.
Some of you know this, maybesome of you don't.
(09:55):
In one type, the patientcollects the sample, sends it
off to the lab, right.
Well, the new cervical cancertest is like this.
The other gives an instantresult.
Think you know COVID-19pregnancy tests, that type of
thing.
Hiv home testing kits canimprove rates of diagnosing
sexually transmitted infectionsin rural communities and help
(10:17):
people who are nervous aboutgoing to the doctor to seek a
sensitive test, said Dr JosephCheruby, an infectious disease
specialist in St Louis.
Now you really want to getpeople to care as quickly as
possible, but some people can bevery anxious about the results
as well, cherubi said, and theyhave very negative reactions.
Labs are required to report apositive HIV test instead of
(10:42):
putting the onus on the patientwho took the test, cherubi said.
And often the patient ismatched up with HIV support
services.
Now, if you're part of a sexualand gender minority community,
going to a doctor's office canbe full of a lot of historical
trauma and you may prefer tojust do testing at home without
anyone judging you or asking youinvasive questions about your
(11:05):
sex life.
Cherubi said the new cervicalcancer test, which tests for
strains of human papillomavirusor HPV, involves a testing swab.
It's like a tampon, said DrSusan Mozit, a gynecological
oncologist at Emory Universityin Atlanta.
It is not, mozit said, areplacement for a pap smear, the
(11:27):
exam in which a metal speculumis inserted into the vagina to
scrape cervix cells.
It's not that, she said.
A doctor's visit also involvesa pelvic exam, a chance to talk
about abnormal bleeding, a signof endometrial cancer, and other
symptoms and issues likemenopause or STIs.
There are so many other reasonsto see your doctor and get an
(11:50):
exam outside of a cervicalcancer screening.
She said Soon at-home tests canreplace a trip to the doctor's
office.
That's especially true in ruralareas where it can be difficult
to get a colonoscopy.
Now, some of us know thecolonoscopy requires a pre-op.
You have to drive about 70miles for it, depending on where
(12:11):
you live.
So, dr Stephen Furr, boardchair of the American Academy of
Family Physicians, whopractices in rural Alabama, you
get anesthesia.
It's actually almost like asurgical procedure in many ways.
So for a lot of people that'spretty arduous.
That's where the at-home testscan come in handy.
Now, furr said if your testsreveal issues, you need to go to
(12:35):
your doctor.
Plus, patients should alwaysdiscuss test results with a
physician instead ofinterpreting them on their own.
He said now, if you havesymptoms of what you're testing
for, go to the doctor at home.
Colon cancer tests we'refamiliar with aren't the right
option for people with a historyof colon cancer or high-risk
(12:55):
conditions such as inflammatorybowel disease, says Dr Zachariah
Foda, a gastroenterologist atJohns Hopkins.
Now he adds that they're almostalways not recommended for
people who are having GIsymptoms, while there are tests
for many things running anywherefrom $15 to $400, depending on
(13:16):
what it is being evaluated.
Furr said it's essential tomake sure that your test is FDA
approved so you can better trustthe results.
Anytime, we get people involvedin their own health care and
help them understand what'sgoing on.
I think that's a good thing andit gives us a chance to talk.
He said Any kind of screeningis better than no screening.
(13:37):
Look, at-home tests are valuableand important for a lot of
people, like I just explained toyou, that can't get to a doctor
close by.
They live in rural areas.
However, you have to weigh thedecisions of accuracy.
Personal example my girlfrienda while back took a colonoscopy
test to save the money going toyou know a specialist.
(13:57):
And if you listen to the colonguard, the colon guard you know
the company that makes the colontest.
And it says in the commercialtest results could be negative,
positive or false positive.
That's not very reassuring, isit people?
It can be tall, short, thin orfat.
Doesn't give you a solidfeeling of hey.
(14:23):
And the funny thing is it saidshe tested positive for colon
cancer.
Well, she went in to see thedoctor.
He had to perform the colontest screen for colon cancer,
had to pay more money on top ofthe Cologuard and she was
negative.
So I'm not a fan of at-hometests depending on what you're
using them for.
And finally, with the permissionof the Good News Network, an
(14:46):
uplifting story for all of you.
One of the nation's largesthome builders have created a
community of entirely wildfireresilient homes to help reduce
homebuyers risks of loss ifanother palisades or Dixie fire
comes roaring by, with nothingflammable on the exterior or the
(15:07):
roofs and curated desertfoliage around the gardens and
lawns.
The homes aren't necessarilyfireproof, but the design of the
entire community was informedby identifying and eliminating
the most common causes of homescatching fire Available now and
with some already off the market.
(15:27):
Kb Homes estimates their priceat around $1 million, a price
consistent with disaster-proofhousing around the country.
The Eaton and Palisades firesstruck with little warning and
launched embers across highwaysand valleys, setting multiple
communities ablaze.
(15:48):
The rising risk of wildfires inthe rural areas of Southern
California comes with risinginsurance premiums, which result
in rising rents, highermortgages, etc.
In many cases, private insurersare declining to issue new
policies for homes and areas athigh risk for wildfires.
Now KB Home's Dixon TrailCommunity in Escondido,
(16:11):
california, is designed to theInsurance Institute for Business
and Home Safety's IBHS highestlevel of protection against
direct flame contact, radiantheat and embers, which helps to
meaningfully reduce thelikelihood of wildfire spread.
The Dixon Trail community willhave 64 beautifully designed
(16:34):
homes.
Upon completion, it willreceive a provisional
neighborhood level designationbased on its design, confirming
that the community hasimplemented preventative
measures to reduce thelikelihood of initial ignitions
from an approaching wildfire,protect against embers that
could spark spot fires and slowfire spread if ignitions occur
(16:57):
Now.
Research shows that thesemeasures of the community at the
community level are key inpreventing wildfires from
becoming catastrophic.
As a model of wildfireresiliency, dixon Trail has
incorporated research-backedmitigation actions into the
designs of its homesites,including the installation of
Class A fire-rated roofs,noncombustible gutters, upgraded
(17:21):
windows and doors and ember andflame resistant vents, as well
as this creation of a five-footnon-combustible buffer around
structures.
At the neighborhood level,wildfire risk is reduced by
separating almost all structuresby more than 10 feet,
decreasing potential fuelsthrough the use of fire
(17:41):
resistant materials like allmetal fence systems.
With fire becoming anincreasingly common threat in
the West, it's crucial toreconsider how we construct
communities in fire proneregions, said IBHS CEO Roy
Wright.
Kb Home is at the forefrontimplementing our research driven
wildfire mitigation strategiesfor both the parcel and
(18:03):
neighborhood levels of DixonTrail.
Already set within a windcorridor, dixon Trail is
actually in a high-risk area forwildfires, particularly for
wind-blown embers coming off thewooded slopes all around the
community.
Now, previously, gnn hasreported on on storm and
hurricane-proof housing on andalong the Gulf Coast, including
(18:26):
durable three-story homes with acommunity-level flood control
system and Deltex cylindricalhouses mounted on stilts which
allow winds to pass around andunder the structure without
smashing into it.
Some very innovative ideas onhow to deal with the biggest
problem right now from naturewildfires and wind damage.
(18:50):
Very encouraging to see andhear someone taking the lead on
this for people to live in homesthat are more safe and have
better protection for theirfamilies.
So, wolfpack, listeners yourthoughts on this or anything
from this episode.
Our toll-free number 24 hours aday, 7 days a week 833-399-9653
(19:12):
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Look for the transcript.
This is the World Gone Mad.
I'm Jeff Allen Wolf.
I'll be back again Wednesday.
I really hope to hear from you.
(19:34):
This time.
I could use your energy andinput, talk with you soon.
Until then, stay hopeful and weneed to stand up and preserve
our democracy.
This is a world gone mad.
This is a world gone mad.
This is a world gone mad.
This is a world gone mad, mad,mad, mad, mad.
It's another day in a worldgone mad.
I'm Jeff Allen Wolfe.
I'm back again to give mycommentary on the news.
Thank you for joining me.
Here we go.
So, yes, ukraine and Russiaback in the news again.
(00:21):
But this is important becausethis is encouraging.
A surprise drone attack onairfields across Russia
encapsulates Ukraine's wartimestrategy.
The covert operations wasdescribed as one for the history
books by Ukraine's presidentZelensky.
In the span of a few hours onSunday, nearly a third of
(00:42):
Moscow's strategic bomber fleetwas destroyed or damaged with
cheaply made drones snuck intoRussian territory.
According to Ukrainianofficials Now, the undertaking
by Ukraine's security service,codenamed Spiderweb, involved
more than 18 months ofpainstaking planning and great
(01:04):
risk.
It was personally overseen byUkrainian President Zelensky.
It came to fruition at a timein the Three-Year-Old War when
peace talks have failed todeliver the unconditional
ceasefire long sought by Kiev,and as Moscow continues to
launch record-breaking numbersof drones and missile barrages.
The attack on Sundayencapsulates Ukraine's wartime
(01:27):
strategy by outnumbered.
They are outgunned anddependent on Western partners.
Ukrainian military plannershave sought innovative and
cost-effective means to exactRussian losses, often leaning on
the element of surprise.
Now, zelensky said a hundredand seventeen drones were used
(01:47):
in the operation, in which fourmilitary airfields were attacked
, resulting in the severe damageor destruction of 34% of
Russia's fleet of air missilecarriers.
Now, the complex operation wasdirected from an office that was
next door to an office of theRussian Security Service, the
(02:08):
FSB, zelensky stated, withoutelaborating on where in Russia
it was Now executing.
It involved smuggling infirst-person view, or FPV,
drones to Russia, where theywere placed in wooden containers
, which were eventually taken bytruck close to the airfields.
From there, the drones flew tostrike Russia's strategic
(02:32):
bombers.
Social media footage shared byRussian media on the day of the
attack showed drones rising frominside the wooden containers.
By the end, over 40 Russianwarplanes were severely damaged
or destroyed, with costsestimated to be around $7
billion.
According to Ukraine's securityservice, among the most striking
(02:53):
targets was Balea Air Base inthe Siberian region of Irkutsk,
over 4,000 kilometers 2,500miles away from Ukraine
kilometers 2,500 miles away fromUkraine.
Russia's defense ministry, in astatement, confirmed the
attacks, saying they damagedaircraft and sparked fires on
air bases in the Irkutsk region,as well as the Murmansk region
in the north.
(03:14):
It said strikes were alsorepelled in the Amur region in
Russia's far east and in thewestern regions of Ivanovo and
Ryazan.
The ministry said there was noway to independently verify the
claims from either side.
Now, strategic aircraftincluding the A-50, the Tu-95,
and the Tu-22M were destroyed inthe attack.
According to the SBU, Moscowhas previously used Tu-95s and
(03:38):
Tu-22M long-range bombers tolaunch missiles at Ukraine with.
A-50s are used to coordinatetargets and detect air defenses
and guided missiles.
Ukraine has long hoped todegrade Russia's ability to
deploy bombers that launchdeadly missile barrages against
Ukrainian cities against whichKiev has limited means to
(03:59):
respond.
The loss of the planes couldreduce Russia's ability to
deliver devastating missilebarrages against Ukraine.
The attack comes right asMoscow has unleashed a
record-breaking number of dronesand missiles against Ukraine to
degrade domestic weaponsproduction capabilities, shatter
morale and consume Kiev'slimited quantities of air
(04:22):
defense missiles.
Often these attacks have alsostruck civilians.
Now the attack also givesUkraine a morale boost at a time
when peace talks have sputteredand could undermine Russian
confidence that it could win thewar with ease.
It was launched a day before around of direct peace talks took
place in Istanbul on Monday.
It also occurred on the sameday as Russia launched a record
(04:46):
number of 472 drones againstUkraine in yet another barrage.
The enemy thought it could bombUkraine and kill Ukrainians
with impunity and without end,but that is not the case.
We will respond to Russianterror and destroy the enemy
everywhere at sea, in the airand on land, said the head of
(05:08):
the SBU, vassal Malyuk, onMonday, and if necessary, we'll
get them from underground too.
He added, despite sufferingsetbacks and shortcomings on the
battlefield throughout the war,kiev has sought to focus on
Russia's rear to cripple andneutralize combat capabilities.
Now, sunday's operation isperhaps the most brazen in a
(05:31):
series mounted by Ukraine.
In April 2022, Ukraine sank theMoskva, the flagship of Russia's
Black Sea fleet, after strikingit with two Ukrainian Neptune
anti-ship missiles.
The sinking marked a majorUkrainian victory in the war.
And in October 2022, ukrainianattack damaged the Kerch Bridge,
which links Russia to Moscowand next Crimea.
(05:54):
The bridge, which holdsimportant strategic and symbolic
value, was hit again in July2023.
Now, a year later, in August2024, ukrainian forces launched
a daring military incursion intoRussia's Kursk region, the
first time Russian territory wasoccupied by an invader since
World War II.
(06:14):
It dealt a humiliating blow tothe Kremlin.
Russia claimed in April 2025that it had fully reclaimed the
border territory, though Ukraineinsists it still has troops
present there.
Good, go after Russia deepinside their country.
Damage their equipment andtheir aircraft.
(06:36):
I am not repeat, not in favorof killing civilians, but
destroy Russia deep inside.
Go, ukraine, don't stop.
Take out more airplanes.
Trump asks the Supreme Court toclear the way for federal
downsizing plans.
President Donald Trump'sadministration on Monday renewed
(06:58):
its request for the SupremeCourt to clear the way for plans
to downsize the federalworkforce while a lawsuit filed
by labor unions and citiesproceeds.
The high court filing cameafter an appeals court refused
to freeze a California-basedjudge's order halting the cuts
which had been led by theDepartment of Government
(07:19):
Efficiency.
Now, by a two-to-one vote, apanel of the US Ninth Circuit
Court of Appeals found that thedownsizing could have broader
effects, including on thenation's food safety system and
health care for veterans.
In her ruling last month, usDistrict Judge Susan Ilsten
found that Trump'sadministration needs
congressional approval to makesizable reductions to the
(07:43):
federal workforce.
The administration initiallyasked the justices to step in
last month, but withdrew itsappeal for technical legal
reasons.
The latest filing is one in aseries of emergency appeals
arguing federal judges hadoverstepped their authority.
Ilston's order rests on theindefensible premise that the
(08:04):
president needs explicitstatutory authorization from
Congress to exercise his coreArticle II authority to
superintend the internalpersonal decisions of the
executive branch.
Bullshit from Solicitor GeneralG Don Sawyer wrote in the new
appeal.
Donald just doesn't get it.
(08:24):
Neither do his supporters andlawyers.
You can't call the SupremeCourt for every little thing you
want support on.
Trump believes because he putssome of the members on the
Supreme Court, the conservativemembers that they'll vote his
way every single time that theirdecisions will allow him to
move forward to further destroyour country.
(08:46):
Here's hoping the Supreme Court, the conservative side of the
Supreme Court, stand firm andbase their decisions on the side
of law, not on the fear howthis dictator president could
retaliate against them.
At-home health tests are here,but they aren't always the best
(09:10):
option.
You can now doself-administered tests for
everything from thyroid function, hiv and the privacy of your
own home, and that listcontinues to grow, as the Food
and Drug Administration'srecently approved the first
at-home cervical cancer test.
That's right.
While the test can make iteasier for people to access
health care and can be helpfulfor those who have extreme
(09:33):
anxiety about sensitive orinvasive medical exams, experts
warn that most of the testscannot replace an actual
in-person visit.
Now here's what doctors say youcan test for at home and when
you should make the trek to yourphysician's office.
There are two kinds of at-hometests.
Some of you know this, maybesome of you don't.
(09:55):
In one type, the patientcollects the sample, sends it
off to the lab, right.
Well, the new cervical cancertest is like this.
The other gives an instantresult.
Think you know COVID-19pregnancy tests, that type of
thing.
Hiv home testing kits canimprove rates of diagnosing
sexually transmitted infectionsin rural communities and help
(10:17):
people who are nervous aboutgoing to the doctor to seek a
sensitive test, said Dr JosephCheruby, an infectious disease
specialist in St Louis.
Now you really want to getpeople to care as quickly as
possible, but some people can bevery anxious about the results
as well, cherubi said, and theyhave very negative reactions.
Labs are required to report apositive HIV test instead of
(10:42):
putting the onus on the patientwho took the test, cherubi said.
And often the patient ismatched up with HIV support
services.
Now, if you're part of a sexualand gender minority community,
going to a doctor's office canbe full of a lot of historical
trauma and you may prefer tojust do testing at home without
anyone judging you or asking youinvasive questions about your
(11:05):
sex life.
Cherubi said the new cervicalcancer test, which tests for
strains of human papillomavirusor HPV, involves a testing swab.
It's like a tampon, said DrSusan Mozit, a gynecological
oncologist at Emory Universityin Atlanta.
It is not, mozit said, areplacement for a pap smear, the
(11:27):
exam in which a metal speculumis inserted into the vagina to
scrape cervix cells.
It's not that, she said.
A doctor's visit also involvesa pelvic exam, a chance to talk
about abnormal bleeding, a signof endometrial cancer, and other
symptoms and issues likemenopause or STIs.
There are so many other reasonsto see your doctor and get an
(11:50):
exam outside of a cervicalcancer screening.
She said Soon at-home tests canreplace a trip to the doctor's
office.
That's especially true in ruralareas where it can be difficult
to get a colonoscopy.
Now, some of us know thecolonoscopy requires a pre-op.
You have to drive about 70miles for it, depending on where
(12:11):
you live.
So, dr Stephen Furr, boardchair of the American Academy of
Family Physicians, whopractices in rural Alabama, you
get anesthesia.
It's actually almost like asurgical procedure in many ways.
So for a lot of people that'spretty arduous.
That's where the at-home testscan come in handy.
Now, furr said if your testsreveal issues, you need to go to
(12:35):
your doctor.
Plus, patients should alwaysdiscuss test results with a
physician instead ofinterpreting them on their own.
He said now, if you havesymptoms of what you're testing
for, go to the doctor at home.
Colon cancer tests we'refamiliar with aren't the right
option for people with a historyof colon cancer or high-risk
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conditions such as inflammatorybowel disease, says Dr Zachariah
Foda, a gastroenterologist atJohns Hopkins.
Now he adds that they're almostalways not recommended for
people who are having GIsymptoms, while there are tests
for many things running anywherefrom $15 to $400, depending on
(13:16):
what it is being evaluated.
Furr said it's essential tomake sure that your test is FDA
approved so you can better trustthe results.
Anytime, we get people involvedin their own health care and
help them understand what'sgoing on.
I think that's a good thing andit gives us a chance to talk.
He said Any kind of screeningis better than no screening.
(13:37):
Look, at-home tests are valuableand important for a lot of
people, like I just explained toyou, that can't get to a doctor
close by.
They live in rural areas.
However, you have to weigh thedecisions of accuracy.
Personal example my girlfrienda while back took a colonoscopy
test to save the money going toyou know a specialist.
(13:57):
And if you listen to the colonguard, the colon guard you know
the company that makes the colontest.
And it says in the commercialtest results could be negative,
positive or false positive.
That's not very reassuring, isit people?
It can be tall, short, thin orfat.
Doesn't give you a solidfeeling of hey.
(14:23):
And the funny thing is it saidshe tested positive for colon
cancer.
Well, she went in to see thedoctor.
He had to perform the colontest screen for colon cancer,
had to pay more money on top ofthe Cologuard and she was
negative.
So I'm not a fan of at-hometests depending on what you're
using them for.
And finally, with the permissionof the Good News Network, an
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uplifting story for all of you.
One of the nation's largesthome builders have created a
community of entirely wildfireresilient homes to help reduce
homebuyers risks of loss ifanother palisades or Dixie fire
comes roaring by, with nothingflammable on the exterior or the
(15:07):
roofs and curated desertfoliage around the gardens and
lawns.
The homes aren't necessarilyfireproof, but the design of the
entire community was informedby identifying and eliminating
the most common causes of homescatching fire Available now and
with some already off the market.
(15:27):
Kb Homes estimates their priceat around $1 million, a price
consistent with disaster-proofhousing around the country.
The Eaton and Palisades firesstruck with little warning and
launched embers across highwaysand valleys, setting multiple
communities ablaze.
(15:48):
The rising risk of wildfires inthe rural areas of Southern
California comes with risinginsurance premiums, which result
in rising rents, highermortgages, etc.
In many cases, private insurersare declining to issue new
policies for homes and areas athigh risk for wildfires.
Now KB Home's Dixon TrailCommunity in Escondido,
(16:11):
california, is designed to theInsurance Institute for Business
and Home Safety's IBHS highestlevel of protection against
direct flame contact, radiantheat and embers, which helps to
meaningfully reduce thelikelihood of wildfire spread.
The Dixon Trail community willhave 64 beautifully designed
(16:34):
homes.
Upon completion, it willreceive a provisional
neighborhood level designationbased on its design, confirming
that the community hasimplemented preventative
measures to reduce thelikelihood of initial ignitions
from an approaching wildfire,protect against embers that
could spark spot fires and slowfire spread if ignitions occur
(16:57):
Now.
Research shows that thesemeasures of the community at the
community level are key inpreventing wildfires from
becoming catastrophic.
As a model of wildfireresiliency, dixon Trail has
incorporated research-backedmitigation actions into the
designs of its homesites,including the installation of
Class A fire-rated roofs,noncombustible gutters, upgraded
(17:21):
windows and doors and ember andflame resistant vents, as well
as this creation of a five-footnon-combustible buffer around
structures.
At the neighborhood level,wildfire risk is reduced by
separating almost all structuresby more than 10 feet,
decreasing potential fuelsthrough the use of fire
(17:41):
resistant materials like allmetal fence systems.
With fire becoming anincreasingly common threat in
the West, it's crucial toreconsider how we construct
communities in fire proneregions, said IBHS CEO Roy
Wright.
Kb Home is at the forefrontimplementing our research driven
wildfire mitigation strategiesfor both the parcel and
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neighborhood levels of DixonTrail.
Already set within a windcorridor, dixon Trail is
actually in a high-risk area forwildfires, particularly for
wind-blown embers coming off thewooded slopes all around the
community.
Now, previously, gnn hasreported on on storm and
hurricane-proof housing on andalong the Gulf Coast, including
(18:26):
durable three-story homes with acommunity-level flood control
system and Deltex cylindricalhouses mounted on stilts which
allow winds to pass around andunder the structure without
smashing into it.
Some very innovative ideas onhow to deal with the biggest
problem right now from naturewildfires and wind damage.
(18:50):
Very encouraging to see andhear someone taking the lead on
this for people to live in homesthat are more safe and have
better protection for theirfamilies.
So, wolfpack, listeners yourthoughts on this or anything
from this episode.
Our toll-free number 24 hours aday, 7 days a week 833-399-9653
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Our email is in the notes onthis podcast, each episode.
Look for the transcript.
This is the World Gone Mad.
I'm Jeff Allen Wolf.
I'll be back again Wednesday.
I really hope to hear from you.
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This time.
I could use your energy andinput, talk with you soon.
Until then, stay hopeful and weneed to stand up and preserve
our democracy.
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