January 16, 2023 Clinical Research New wearable tech is being used to reduce inattentive driving for teens with ADHD
January 13, 2023 Allergy/Immunology Headline: “Scientists find potential cure for COVID-related loss of smell.” Not so fast. It concludes that greater improvement with treatment was noted compared to placebo but “there was no subjective olfactory improvement over placebo.”
January 12, 2023 Cancer/Oncology Canadian doctors perform world-first delivery of treatment for inoperable brain tumour in kid using ultrasound
January 11, 2023 Health Policy As under-the-table market grows, patients urge Ottawa to regulate magic mushrooms
January 10, 2023 Cancer/Oncology Observational study of self-reported vitamin D intake and melanoma risk states, “In conclusion, regular use of vitamin D associates with fewer melanoma cases, when compared to non-use, but the causality between them is obscure.”
January 9, 2023 Neurosurgery Ontario girl with autism making ‘fantastic’ progress after deep brain stimulation treatment
January 8, 2023 Sunday House Call Shows Sunday House Call, #863, January 8, 2023: You can do it, we can help.
January 6, 2023 Cardiology Study concludes that cryoablation treatment of Atrial Fibrillation was “associated with a lower incidence of persistent atrial fibrillation or recurrent atrial tachyarrhythmia over 3 years of follow-up than initial use of antiarrhythmic drugs.”
January 5, 2023 Epidemiology Public Health Agency of Canada states that 21 cases of COVID subvariant XBB.1.5 have been detected in Canada. If the U.S. is any indication, there will be many more cases to come. Border screening may slow but not stop exponential increases in cases.
January 3, 2023 Allergy/Immunology Scientists discover T-cell overactivation as a key reason why long-COVID patients experience long-term smell loss
