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Researchers are doing their job when clinical trials are put on hold. Data and safety monitoring are part of the process. There are no shortcuts even for the Covid-19 vaccines in development.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for October 21, 2020 Source:Covid-19 vaccine researchers left in the dark as trials remain on hold
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Purposefully infecting vaccine-study volunteers with coronavirus to speed up the development and approval process is unethical and fraught with the law of unintended consequences.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for October 20, 2020 Source: UK taps Open Orphan to explore vaccine trials that infect volunteers with coronavirus
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Sweden’s government decides to (partially) reverse course on their public health approach to the pandemic.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for October 18, 2020 Source:Sweden is moving away from its no-lockdown strategy and preparing strict new rules amid rising coronavirus cases
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Sunday House Call, #761, October 18, 2020: Sweden’s wishful thinking reality smackdown.
Sunday House Call, #761 ,October 18, 2020 A devastating review in Time magazine about the Swedish public health response to the pandemic. Your calls about: N95 masks vs cotton ply Blood tests to monitor the affects of amiodarone (used to treat atrial fibrillation) Treatment of Peyronie’ s disease Knee pain issues A person is taking…
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The Swedish COVID-19 response: The Devil is in the details. A devastating review of how this is not the model for the rest of the world.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for October , 2020 Source:The Swedish COVID-19 Response Is a Disaster. It Shouldn’t Be a Model for the Rest of the World
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It is too soon to draw any conclusions about short/long term immunity based on COVID-19 antibody levels. Many unknown factors remain. Time should help with the answers in future studies.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for October 14, 2020 Source:Evidence mounts that immunity from COVID-19 antibodies has limits
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Lack of contact tracing data limits ability to set appropriate targeted public health policy.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for October 13, 2020 Source:Health officials don’t know how a third of Ottawans with COVID-19 got sick
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Sunday House Call, #760, October 11, 2020: The anti-cervical-cancer vaccine works
Sunday House Call, #760 ,October 11, 2020: The anti-cancer vaccine works A large study published in thh New England Journal of Medicine shows that the HPV vaccine dramatically reduces the risk of cervical cancer especially if given before the age of 17. SARS-CoV-2 during pregnancy not associated with complications in neonates, study finds Your calls…
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