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New Moderna BA.1 variant vaccine approved for use in UK. We will likely see BA.4 and BA.5 omicron subvariant versions here as U.S. FDA wants the latter versions included in any vaccine submitted for their approval.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for August 16, 2022 Source:New COVID-19 booster targeting Omicron, original variants approved in U.K.
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With continued habitat encroachment and destruction, Langya will not be the last zoonotic virus to make its way into humans.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for August 15, 2022 Source:Why it’s worth keeping ‘close eye’ on new Langya virus that’s infecting dozens in China Reference: A Zoonotic Henipavirus in Febrile Patients in China
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Sunday House Call, #846, August 14, 2022: Pavlov and the Health Care debate
Mention “privatization” and the salivary response ensues on both side of the spectrum. Today I discuss what it should really mean given that a plethora of health services are provided by private institutions that are paid when you use your OHIP card; Imaging centres, family physician’s offices, surgical centres, cardiology centres, etc. We will not…
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Doctors express concern about the availability of Sodium Nitrite and recommend tighter regulation/restrictions. Study reports it was intentionally used citing the Ontario Forensic Pathology Service investigating deaths deemed to be suicides.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for August 11, 2022 Source:Doctors call for action as growing number of Canadians dying from common food preservative Reference:Fatal methemoglobinemia: A case series highlighting a new trend in intentional sodium nitrite or sodium nitrate ingestion as a method of suicide
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A vaccine for Lyme disease is in its Phase 3 trial. Results to date show efficacy and safety. If trial is successful, official authorization expected in 2025.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for August 10, 2022 Source:A vaccine for Lyme disease is in its final clinical trial
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Scientists from Johns Hopkins University have genetically engineered an experimental nanobody that targets alpha-synuclein protein clumps thought to be involved in the pathophysiology of Parkinson’s disease
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for August 9, 2022 Source:Parkinson’s research: Experimental nanobody targets toxic proteins Reference:α-Synuclein fibril-specific nanobody reduces prion-like α-synuclein spreading in mice
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Scientists create world’s first ‘synthetic embryos’
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for August 8, 2022 Source:Scientists create world’s first ‘synthetic embryos’ Reference:Post-Gastrulation Synthetic Embryos Generated Ex Utero from Mouse Naïve ESCs
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Sunday House Call, #845 August 7, 2022: The Advancing Stormfront
Concurrent medical crises may lead one to believe that there is no escape. However, we have the tools and approaches to resolve many of these issue if there is political will and true leadership. More mosquitoes? Why Canadians could be seeing an uptick this summer and beyond I survived polio, but now I fear others…
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Survey: A third of US kids had excessive screen time amid COVID
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for August 5, 2022 Source:Survey: A third of US kids had excessive screen time amid COVID Reference:Problematic Child Media Use During the COVID-19 Pandemic
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