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Meta-analysis finds that most back pain treatment modalities are ineffective with only a few having evidence of efficacy.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for March 25, 2025 Source:Can’t Kick Your Lower Back Pain? There’s a Reason For That, Study Finds Reference:Analgesic effects of non-surgical and non-interventional treatments for low back pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis of placebo-controlled randomised trials
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High resolution ultrasound could enable faster prostate cancer diagnosis
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for March 24, 2025 Source:High resolution ultrasound could enable faster prostate cancer diagnosis
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Many hypotheses surround the question and observation about why you can’t remember being a baby, new study finds
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for March 21, 2025 Source:You can’t remember being a baby for a reason, new study finds Reference:Hippocampal encoding of memories in human infants
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Study explores Long Covid prevalence and uncertainty in England
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for March 20, 2025 Source:Study explores Long Covid prevalence and uncertainty in England Reference:Exploring Long Covid Prevalence and Patient Uncertainty by Sociodemographic Characteristics Using GP Patient Survey Data
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Is Poppi good for you? Dietitians break down the pros and cons of prebiotic sodas. Bottom line, eat real fibre-containing foods and save your money
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for March 19, 2025 Source:Is Poppi good for you? Dietitians break down the pros and cons of prebiotic sodas
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A preprint, non-peer-reviewed study states that weight-loss drugs such as Wegovy are more likely to cause temporary hair loss compared to Contrave. The latter is not overly efficacious hence less weight loss therefore less hair loss.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for March 18, 2025 Source:Weight-Loss Drugs Like Wegovy Are Linked to Hair Loss Reference:Risk of Hair Loss with Semaglutide for Weight Loss
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mRNA-derived pancreatic cancer vaccine demonstrates efficacy in small study. Much more evaluation required for these bespoke vaccines.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for March 17, 2025 Source:Pancreatic cancer vaccine shows hope. Make the investment. Reference:RNA vaccine induces long-lived anti-tumour T cells in pancreatic cancer
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House Calls, #963, March 16, 2025: Half Truths and Misconceptions
With the spread of measles now seemingly on the increase, it is reasonable to ask questions from those who advocate The Square One Fallacy as justification for refuting all the studies and evidence to date that have shown the efficacy and safety of vaccines. As long as human beings are involved in research, there will…
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Proof-of-concept study looks at robotics and spinal stimulation to restore movement in paralysis
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for March 14, 2025 Source:Robotics and spinal stimulation restore movement in paralysis Reference:Augmenting rehabilitation robotics with spinal cord neuromodulation: A proof of concept
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