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Biden says the debate was a bad night. Here’s how doctors would evaluate if it was something more
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for July 8, 2024 Source:Biden says the debate was a bad night. Here’s how doctors would evaluate if it was something more
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House Calls, #931, July 7, 2024: Risks and benefits. How media and our all-too-human personal biases and logical fallacies in combination with the anchoring effect assists the misinformation cavalcade.
An interesting article about how weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy were reported to reduce the risk of ten common cancers was overshadowed by headlines earlier in the week about rare cases of unilateral blindness with their use. An excellent example of anchoring bias. Your Calls and Comments:
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The byproducts produced when barbequing meat like polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and heterocyclic amine (HAs) are considered to be carcinogenic compounds. However there isn’t enough evidence to show causality in humans but there are simple approaches to reducing potential risks.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for July 5, 2024 Source:Firing up the BBQ this summer? Tips to minimize cancer risk from grilling Background info:It’s Time to BBQ!
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Popular weight loss and diabetes drugs linked to increased risk of rare form of blindness. Study authors state that causality is not established. The health benefits of controlling diabetes, reduced heart, liver, kidney, and brain disease need to be considered with its use.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for July 4, 2024 Source:Popular weight loss and diabetes drugs linked to increased risk of rare form of blindness
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Scalp cooling therapy: The Ottawa Hospital could lose technology that helps prevent hair loss in cancer patients.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for July 3, 2024 Source:Scalp cooling therapy: The Ottawa Hospital could lose technology that helps prevent hair loss in cancer patients
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Faces made of living skin make robots smile. Wider implications to treat people with skin damage from disease and trauma if the technique is perfected.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for July 2, 2024 Source:Faces made of living skin make robots smile
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House Calls, #930, June 30, 2024: My robot has living skin and it smiles too!
The University of Tokyo has produced the first prototype method of applying self-healing living skin on a robot surface. If successfully developed, there are numerous applications in medicine to help people with disfiguring skin injuries and diseases. Your calls and questions:
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Study uncovers genetic links to asthma inflammation, suggesting targeted therapy potential
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for June 28, 2024 Source:Study uncovers genetic links to asthma inflammation, suggesting targeted therapy potential
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What you should know about the tick-borne disease anaplasmosis
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for June 27, 2024 Source:What you should know about the tick-borne disease anaplasmosis
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