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Sunday House Call, #752, August 16, 2020: Your School #Covid-19 Risk Checklist Comparator.
Sunday House Call, #752, August 16, 2020: Your Preschool Covid Check List. Parents face a difficult choice whether to send their children to school when they do not have sufficient information to use as a comparator. Further, the assumption that children do not become as ill or are less likely to play a role in…
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Drugs shortages in Canada have been around for years yet little action has been taken by the Canadian government. The pandemic now makes this more of an acute problem.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for August 14, 2020 Source:Drug shortages could ‘imperil the lives’ of Canadians, doctors warn Ottawa
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Hair loss after Covid-19 not specific to the disease but rather the severity of (any) infectious process and the body’s resource allocation response.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for August 13, 2020 Source:Coronavirus patients report dramatic hair loss months after diagnosis
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Although it was a specific and isolated population, there are lessons to be learned that point to rejecting the hypothesis that “natural” herd immunity will get us out of the pandemic.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for August 12, 2020 Source:San Quentin’s coronavirus outbreak shows why ‘herd immunity’ could mean disaster
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A grand bargain to try to make school work and convince parents of its merits. Plan is predicated on many assumptions and limited evidence.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for August 11, 2020 Source:Back to School 101: Ottawa school boards release return to school plans
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There is still too much we do not know to say that people with asymptomatic Covid-19 are “the key to ending the pandemic”
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for August 10, 2020 Source: Forty percent of people with coronavirus infections have no symptoms. Might they be the key to ending the pandemic?
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Sunday House Call, #751, August 10, 2020: Vaccine research; more like Wile. E. Coyote than the Road Runner
Sunday House Call, #751, August 10, 2020: Vaccine research; more like Wile. E. Coyote than the Road Runner Topics today include: If we compare how vaccine research is sped up for a coronavirus vaccine compared to the usual approach, we do not have to look far afield. The latest positive results in the development process…
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Health Canada adds to list of recalled hand sanitizer products.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for August 6, 2020 Source:Health Canada expands list of recalled hand sanitizers to more than 45 products
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