March 9, 2024 Cardiology Diet drinks may boost risk of dangerous heart condition by 20%, study says. Can we please stop the reporting of food-questionnaire-extrapolate-the-data-towards-meaningless-non-causal-relationships stories that have zero impact on clinical practice?
March 5, 2024 Prevention and Screening Prostate cancer screening is not as clear cut as we would like it to be. In the end, a frank discussion about the risks and benefits using the available evidence will allow the patient to decide if they wish to pursue this option.
March 4, 2024 Bioengineering Growing organs (almost) from scratch. Caveats abound but research is trying to address these.
March 3, 2024 Sunday House Call Shows House Calls, #916, March 3, 2024: Science word salad used to peddle devices of dubious claims
March 1, 2024 Cancer/Oncology One hospital’s push to bring genetic cancer testing to more Black women
February 28, 2024 Nutrition Science Eating a healthy plant-based diet may make sleep apnea less likely? Nothing inherent in plants that reduces the risk, rather adopting healthy eating reduces risk of weight gain; one of the risk factors for developing sleep apnea.
February 27, 2024 General information Can your doctor dump you as a patient for going to a walk-in clinic? No, but in Ontario, if you are signed-up to your family doctor’s practice, your family doctor will have to foot the bill for your walk-in clinic visit.