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Los Alamos Lab uses computational analysis of 6000 coronavirus sequences to conclude that a mutated strain is now dominant. Clinical implications remain unknown and study needs to be peer -reviewed and published.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 6, 2020 Source:Scientists say a now-dominant strain of the coronavirus could be more contagious than original Reference: Pre-print report is here. It has not been peer reviewed nor published.
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Strategy to relax the pandemic restrictions must be instituted nationwide and include accurate and copious testing and contact tracing in order to mitigate the second wave.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 5, 2020 Source:Ontario calls for a national strategy on contact tracing of COVID-19 cases
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Health Canada pauses approval for Spartan Bioscience SARS-CoV-2 test because of nasal swab issue and not the device itself. And more study needed before concluding children are not super spreaders of SARS-CoV-2.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 4, 2020 Source:Health Canada pauses regulatory approval for COVID-19 rapid testPublic health officials take seriously new research that children may not be super spreaders after all
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Sunday House Call, #737, May 3, 2020: The “#Infodemic”. A conversation with @CaulfieldTim about the explosion of #COVID19 pandemic misinformation.
Sunday House Call, #737, May 3, 2020: : The “Infodemic”. A conversation with Tim Caulfield about the explosion of COVID19 pandemic misinformation. Although snakeoil, the peddlers of scientific misinformation, and conspiracy theorists have been aplenty prior to the pandemic, it seems to have entered hyperdrive now. Many who promote evidenced-based principles are working overtime to…
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Remdesivir may help treat Covid-19 but the predictable media hype misrepresents the science. The data has not been published nor peer reviewed. There is a study in the Lancet that does not demonstrate efficacy hence the need for further investigation to determine if this truly is a treatment option.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for April 30, 2020 Source:Remdesivir: Drug has ‘clear-cut’ power to fight coronavirus The COVID-19 research news rollercoaster is running again: STAT News + Gilead’s remdesivir Reference:Remdesivir in adults with severe COVID-19: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicentre trial
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The unintended health consequences of shutting down/delaying health services during the pandemic are starting to bubble to the top. The slow boil may become a roiling one.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for April 29, 2020 Source:At least 35 Ontarians died waiting for treatment after hospitals were cleared for COVID-19
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No hype, no promises but Oxford coronavirus vaccine research is moving ahead with larger scale human trials
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for April 28, 2020 Source:In Race for a Coronavirus Vaccine, an Oxford Group Leaps Ahead
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Public Health officials are wary of a “herd-immunity” strategy as a means of reopening our economy.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for April 27, 2020 Source:Canada’s top doctor warns against relying on herd immunity to reopen economy
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Sunday House Call, #736, April 26, 2020: Guarding against fake health news from the White House to websites.
Sunday House Call, #736, April 26, 2020: Guarding against fake health news from the White House to websites. Topics today include: NewsGuard, an essential extension to protect you against fake news both health and political. The dangers of using incomplete and flawed health studies as the basis for treating patients during the pandemic. Chloroquine and…