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Physicians and researchers noticing sudden development of diabetes in some people following Covid infection.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for March 15, 2021 Source:A new COVID-19 side effect? Some patients are developing sudden onset diabetes
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Sunday House Call, #781 , March 14, 2021: Where is that little dog?
Oh where or where has my little vaccine gone?Oh where or where can it be?With its numbers cut short and its deadlines cut long,Oh where or where can it be? Check out the website Our World in Data for the full scoop of where Canada places in the world of Covid vaccinations now sitting in…
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Does Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine increase risk of blood clots? To conclude this would require evidence that incidence exceeds what is normally expected in the general population. To date, this is not the case according to reports from health authorities.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for March 12, 2021 Source:No sign Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine causes blood clots: Canadian health authorities
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Ontario family physicians remain unaware about their role in providing soon-to-expire AZ COVID-19 vaccines. Hopefully there will be sufficient time to set up offices before allotment’s expiry date. Vague nonspecific answers to media are not helpful.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for March 11, 2021 Source:ONTARIO: Family docs still awaiting specifics on their role in COVID-19 vaccinations
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New T-cell test to determine past exposure to SARS-CoV-2 is cool science but not a game changer. It may help answer why some become long-haulers after infection while others do not and it is a starting point for discovery and treatment research.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for March 10, 2021 Source:FDA authorizes new T-cell test that could be game changer for COVID-19 long haulers
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Interesting laboratory study on how blood type A antigens on respiratory cells’ surface may provide another way for SARS-CoV-2 to enter the body increasing infection risk. However, no clinical outcome data as this looked only at in vitro effects.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for March 9, 2021 Source:Why blood type A may increase COVID-19 risk Reference:The SARS-CoV-2 receptor-binding domain preferentially recognizes blood group A
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Way too early to draw any conclusions on latest press release about experimental oral Covid-19 treatment based on unpublished mid-study secondary endpoints for molnupiravir.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for March 8, 2021 Source:Covid-19 Pill Shows Promise in Preliminary Testing
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Physicians would be sued for malpractice if they showed the same level of competence the Federal Government has on the vaccine procurement file.
Sunday House Call, #780, March 7, 2021 With everyday that is spent waiting for vaccines to arrive in meaningful quantities, the pressure will be on the provinces to vaccinate ever-increasing numbers of people each day to fulfill the promise of meeting the September/October deadline or earlier as has been suggested for Ontario. Your calls about:…
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