January 25, 2022 Allergy/Immunology The assumption that having had Omicron confers long-term immunity especially for the unvaccinated is not necessarily a slam-dunk. Infectious disease experts aren’t clear on the answer.
January 24, 2022 General information Nova Scotia Health study finds that a combination of throat and nasal swabs increases COVID rapid antigen test accuracy.
January 23, 2022 Sunday House Call Shows Sunday House Call, #823, January 23, 2022: Some good news for a cold day.
January 21, 2022 Emergency Medicine Researchers examine why Ontario ER visits spike when COVID-19 cases drop. Factors include, family doctor shortage, burnout, ER COVID infection risk perception, and treatment delays among likely many others.
January 20, 2022 Health Policy 35 per cent of Canadians have received their third dose. Omicron is like Asimov’s Foundation series Mule who unexpectedly changed history upsetting the world view of many. Whereas two doses were good for Delta, three are needed now.
January 18, 2022 Clinical Research Preprint study tests their hypothesis behind a possible mechanism behind Long-Covid cognitive deficits. It seems to mimic what is seen with certain chemotherapy regimens that affect the brain.
January 17, 2022 Alcoholism CIHI reports increasing numbers of hospitalizations for chronic medical conditions related to alcohol during the pandemic.
January 16, 2022 Sunday House Call Shows Sunday House Call, #822, January 17, 2022: Tools to counter misinformation.
January 14, 2022 Clinical Research New evidence strongly suggests Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) may help trigger Multiple Sclerosis. Opens the door to further investigation of the mechanism of the disease and if corroborated, lead to vaccines to prevent EBV infection.
