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Sunday House Call, #763, November 1, 2020: The Whipsaw Effect of reporting daily confirmed case numbers.
Sunday House Call, #763, November 1, 2020 Topics today include: How the reporting of daily case numbers instead of more robust measurements to inform the public leads to confusion, short-term knee-jerk responses, revolving door business closures, and bargaining with public health policy. Your questions about: Shingles vaccine dosing schedule Safety of of topical diclofenac (Voltaren),…
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Study reports that people who had mild to moderate #COVID-19 have protective stable antibody levels five months after their infection. This finding and further studies to follow can help with public policy and vaccine development programs.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for October 30, 2020 Source:Immunity to coronavirus lingers for months, study finds Reference:Robust neutralizing antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 infection persist for months
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Vulnerable populations to be the focus in a new Canadian COVID-19 antibody study.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for October 29, 2020 Source:New Canadian antibody study to investigate COVID-19’s spread, why it hits vulnerable
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Unpublished non-peer-reviewed short-term study on possible COVID-19-induced cognitive decline used self-reported unverified data with no baseline controls or knowledge of the patients cognitive status prior to infection.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for October 28, 2020 Source:Coronavirus linked to mental decline, may age some patients’ brains by 10 years: study
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How will Canada clear the health care backlog caused by the pandemic? CMA releases report outlining some of the issues but does not include primary care and disease prevention.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for October 27, 2020 Source: Clearing health care backlog caused by COVID-19 will require $1.3B in additional funding: CMA
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Testing and contact tracing programs can be bolstered by home testing according to PNAS report. Researchers are trying to develop easy-to-use home tests.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for October 26, 2020 Source:Inner Workings: Researchers race to develop in-home testing for COVID-19, a potential game changer
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Sunday House Call, #762, October 25, 2020: “Worth its weight in salt”
How SARS-CoV-2 uses two doorways into the human cell and the interesting discovery that many were not expecting. Your calls about: Temporal Arteritis The High Dose Flu Vaccine A 90 year-old man otherwise healthy suddenly develops fatigue and loss of physical endurance Management of Dermoid Cyst on an 18 month-old’s head just behind the ear…
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Superspeader events are an illustration of how unforgiving COVID-19 transmission is of human behaviour/decisions when one person can cause many others to get sick.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for October 23, 2020 Source: How superspreader events have contributed to B.C.’s recent COVID-19 surge
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COVID-19 outbreaks noted in some Ottawa sports teams. Contact tracing needed to determine if the activity itself is a contributing factor. Plus, the CDC guideline change; should one data point alter policy recommendations?
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for October 22, 2020 Source:Outbreaks rattle Ottawa sports teams who say they are following rules Reference:CDC updates its guidelines for close Covid-19 contact after prison guard gets infected
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