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Pfizer applies to FDA for approval of three-dose pediatric COVID-19 vaccine for children under five years of age.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 25, 2022 Source:Pfizer says 3 COVID-19 shots protect children under 5
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Ontario Public Health sends notification to health professionals to report suspected cases of monkeypox. Infection remains rare. CDC evaluation data to be reported soon.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 24, 2022 Source:Report all suspected monkeypox cases immediately, Ontario’s top public health official orders
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Sunday House Call, #836, May 22, 2022: Biomarker for SIDS discovered and Monkeypox in the news.
Blood marker identified for babies at risk of SIDS hailed as ‘breakthrough’ Butyrylcholinesterase is a potential biomarker for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Your calls about: Gastroscopy and sedation in a patient with sleep apnea Kidney stone management Why it is not recommended to mix furosemide and NSAIDS because of their drug interactions Management of mechanical…
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Possible new treatment, pending Phase 3 study confirmation, for Dupuytren’s Disease reported by Oxford researchers.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 17, 2022 Source:Breakthrough In Treatment For Dupuytren’s Disease As Clinical Trial Shows Efficacy Of anti-TNF Drug Reference:Anti-tumour necrosis factor therapy for early-stage Dupuytren’s disease (RIDD): a phase 2b, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial
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Adeno-associated-virus-mediated gene delivery helps restore ovarian function in half of infertile (Premature ovarian insufficiency) mice. Small study but interesting proof of concept.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 16, 2022 Source:Gene-Editing Technique Allows Infertile Mice To Have Babies Reference:Adeno-associated-virus-mediated gene delivery to ovaries restores fertility in congenital infertile mice
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Sunday House Call, #835, May 15, 2022: Swimming pools and sewers; sometimes interchangeable.
A Grim Amount Of People Pee In The Pool – Here’s Why You Shouldn’t Man’s Moving Rash Was Actually Worm Larvae Wriggling Under His Skin Your calls: Post Herpetic Neuralgia – pain management difficulties in a man with renal failure Weeping edema (venous insufficiency) FDA approves Tirzepatide for the treatment of Type 2 Diabetes in…
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Interesting study posits that NSAIDs used to treat low back pain interferes with the healing process and thus may lead to chronic pain conditions thereafter.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 13, 2022 Source:Using Anti-Inflammatory Drugs May Prolong Back Pain Reference:Acute inflammatory response via neutrophil activation protects against the development of chronic pain
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Study finds a way forward for potential new treatments as gene that causes Lupus has been discovered.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 12, 2022 Source:A Cause Of Lupus Has Been Discovered, Offering Hope For New Treatments Reference:TLR7 gain-of-function genetic variation causes human lupus
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