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Sunday House Call, #755,September 6, 2020: The Press Release: All the news that is not fit to print (especially uncritically)
Sunday House Call, #755,September 6, 2020: The Press Release: All the news that is not fit to print (especially uncritically) Another great blog post on @HealthNewsRevu about the uncritical reporting of press releases in this case about coronavirus vaccine effects on the Syrian Golden Hamster. Another excellent video investigating the effectiveness of face shields. Your…
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We will find out over the next few months, as more data is collected and studied, what combination of approaches to reducing school Covid-19 outbreak risk achieves its goals.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for September 4, 2020 Source:Ontario’s back-to-school plan has no mandatory COVID-19 testing. Here’s why experts say it’s the right call
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Excellent application of science as supercomputer genetic analysis generates plausible hypothesis that unifies the disparate Covid-19 symptoms into a coherent whole. Clinical studies required to prove the claim.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for September 3, 2020 Source:A Supercomputer’s Covid-19 Analysis Yields a New Way to Understand the Virus
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Pandemic causes Ontario surgical wait time backlogs up to 84 weeks for certain procedures.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for September 2, 2020 Source:Surgery backlog due to COVID-19 could take 84 weeks to clear: study
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TikTok Benadryl Challenge poses significant overdose health risks.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for September 1, 2020 Source:Benadryl Makers Beg Parents to Beware TikTok Challenge After Oklahoma Teen Reportedly Dies of Overdose Consequences of overdose: Flushing due to cutaneous vasodilation (“red as a beet”) Anhydrosis (“dry as a bone”) Hyperthermia due to loss of sweating (“hot as a hare”) Blurry vision due to nonreactive mydriasis…
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California preschool protocols seem to be working well to reduce coronavirus transmission. Are preschoolers also uniquely resilient to coronavirus?
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for August 31, 2020 Source: Preschoolers are mask-licking germ bombs — yet few catch the coronavirus, data show
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Sunday House Call, #754, August 30, 2020: Are your stats relative? Absolutely!
Sunday House Call, #754, August 30, 2020: Are your stats relative? Absolutely! @HealthNewsRevu outlines how politics clashes with science as FDA announces Emergency Use Authorization of Convalescent Plasma. The US government overhypes the treatment for political advantage. Your calls about: Collagen supplements Covid bubble rules Surgery required to repair a broken finger How safe are…
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No evidence forthcoming from the CDC to explain the change in testing guidelines for asymptomatic people exposed to coronavirus.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for August 28, 2020 Source:Updated CDC guidelines now say people exposed to coronavirus may not need to be tested
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Will drugstores be able to fulfill all the accepted public health operational guidelines and infrastructure if they are approved to provide COVID-19 testing centres? If yes, then there is no issue.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for August 27, 2020 Source:Drugstores ramp up COVID-19 testing as part of health-care push amid pandemic