Beauty, fitness, and everlasting vitality — these are all goals of the Revolution Against Aging and Death festival, held in mid-July this year at the Red Rock Hotel and Casino in Summerlin. Offering bone scans, red light therapy, and even dialysis-like blood detoxification procedures, the organizers welcomed attendees openly searching for the fountain of youth.
However, two women, one from California and another from Nevada, had festival experiences that took very dark turns.
They experienced life-threatening medical emergencies after receiving peptide injections, which are purported to boost muscle growth, aid fat loss, speed up post-exercise recovery, and improve skin appearance.
They were rushed from the festival to the ER and are both currently recovering.
But, the ordeal has since caught the attention of local medical authorities, law enforcement, and the press.
Guest: Anjeanette Damon, government accountability reporter, ProPublica’s Southwest Office
