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Sunday House Call, #833, May 1, 2022: Minding your medical P’s and Q’s and your washing machine misses your bedsheets!
The words we use to describe patient encounters is important and can be misconstrued as biased or judgmental and at times reflects that these problems do exist. How Often Should You Wash Your Bed Sheets? (Spoiler, It’s Way More Often Than You Are) Your calls about: Pets that sleep in your bed Ottawa’s water quality.…
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Moderna applies to FDA and Health Canada for COVID vaccine approval for children under six. It will be scrutinized and approval is not a slam-dunk as Pfizer experienced with its application (that it subsequently withdrew).
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for April 29, 2022 Source:Moderna seeks COVID vaccine approval for kids under 6 in Canada
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Canada investigating reports of children with severe acute hepatitis akin to what is being reported in other countries.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for April 28, 2022 Source:Ottawa investigating reports of severe liver disease in Canadian kids
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Now five days later, after testing positive for COVID, you still test positive. What criteria are public health units using to recommend ending self-isolation to return to work?
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for April 27, 2022 People who have symptoms OR test positive for COVID-19 on a PCR test or Rapid Antigen Test (RAT)
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Phase 2 study demonstrates that a new blood plasma Alzheimer biomarker may assist in earlier diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for April 26, 2022 Source:New Alzheimer’s Biomarker May Facilitate Rapid Diagnosis Reference:A possible blood plasma biomarker for early-stage Alzheimer’s disease
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Sunday House Call, #832, April 24, 2022: Eye luggage; The baggage we would not mind losing in transit.
What are the causes of bags under our eyes? It is a combination of genetics, physiology, and behaviour/choices. You calls: A man states that he is having pain in his legs and arms. Cannot walk well, or lift his arm to comb his hair Should a woman with no family history of breast cancer be…
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@billcarrolltalk showed that there is something to be said for combined nasal/throat swab samples to reduce the risk of COVID rapid antigen test false positives. He was positive with the combo, negative with only the nasal swab in back-to-back tests.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for April , 2022
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Statement that we need a stronger COVID detection system is akin to a scene in Amadeus where Mozart, after presenting music bordering on perfection is told by the Emperor that there were “simply too many notes”, “Just cut a few and it will be perfect”.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for April 21, 2022 Source:Canada needs a stronger COVID-19 detection system, experts say Reference:Too Many Notes, My Dear Mozart
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Moderna reports on successful development of variant-specific updates to its vaccine.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for April 20, 2022 Source:Moderna says new booster plus original shot provides better COVID-19 protection
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