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The last drug that can fight gonorrhea is starting to falter. Report from Massachusetts Department of Health uncovers new resistant strains to multiple antibiotic regimens.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for February 2, 2023 Source:The Last Drug That Can Fight Gonorrhea Is Starting to Falter Reference:Department of Public Health announces first cases of concerning gonorrhea strain
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Health Canada rightly conducts safety review on off-label prescribing of breastfeeding drug, domperidone, amid psychiatric concerns as well as risk of cardiac arrhythmia. Available in US as investigational drug but banned for general use.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for February 1, 2023 Source:Health Canada conducts safety review on breastfeeding drug amid psychiatric concerns
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Canadian doctors spend millions of hours on soul-destroying unnecessary paperwork each year: report
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for January 31, 2023 Source:Canadian doctors spend millions of hours on unnecessary paperwork each year: report Reference:Patients before paperwork
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Health Canada sticks with Evusheld despite U.S. FDA dropping the COVID drug
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for January 30, 2023 Source:Health Canada sticks with Evusheld despite U.S. FDA dropping the COVID drug
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Canadian study reports on COVID-19 misinformation and its health outcome consequences.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for January 27, 2023 Source:COVID-19 misinformation contributed to 2,800 Canadian deaths, report suggests Reference:Fault Lines: Expert Panel on the Socioeconomic Impacts of Science and Health Misinformation
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Genetic screening study offers first glimpse of how many suffer from previously unknown illness
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for January 26, 2023 Source:Study offers first glimpse of how many suffer from previously unknown illness
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Self harm a ‘priority area’ for public health amid 4 affected youth visiting Hamilton EDs a week
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for January 25, 2023 Source: Self harm a ‘priority area’ for public health amid 4 affected youth visiting Hamilton EDs a week
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Proof of concept via in vitro testing shows that venous clots can be broken down more quickly than meds using an ultrasound vortex. Still far away from clinical use if it ever gets to that endpoint.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for January 24, 2023 Source:New tool uses ultrasound ‘tornado’ to break down blood clots Reference:A model of high-speed endovascular Sonothrombolysis with vortex ultrasound-induced shear stress to treat cerebral venous sinus thrombosis. Research, 2023; DOI: 10.34133/research.0048
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Alzheimer’s Research UK has developed an online brain check-up tool that aims to cut risk of dementia at any age
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for January 23, 2023 Source:Dementia: Brain check-up tool aims to cut risk at any age
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