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Data required from Ontario CMOH to support reports that Ontario to lift school masking requirements after March break.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for March 9, 2022 Source:Ontario to drop school masking requirements after March Break, sources say
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Mild Covid is associated with comparative imaging scans showing pathological changes in brain structure in people age 51-81 taken from UK Biobank data
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for March 8, 2022 Source:Even mild Covid is linked to brain damage, scans show Reference:SARS-CoV-2 is associated with changes in brain structure in UK Biobank
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Middle age to older UK adults who consume even a few alcoholic drinks a week were observed to have a greater risk of brain atrophy. Authors note the study limitations and that it cannot demonstrate causality.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for March 7, 2022 Source:Those who consume even a few alcoholic drinks a week have smaller brains, research finds Reference:Associations between alcohol consumption and gray and white matter volumes in the UK Biobank
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Sunday House Call, #826, March 6, 2022: Gut Feelings
Topics today include:Autism Drug To Improve Quality Of Life Shows Promise In Clinical TrialMan dies from caffeine overdose after drinking equivalent of 200 cups of coffeeYour calls: A caller wants to know how she got Singles and if she is contagious Lichen Planopilaris Home blood pressure reading and what the number mean Ukrainian refugee health…
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Caveats and limitations aplenty with non-peer-reviewed study relating to Infection Fatality Rate (IFR) between Flu and Omicron.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for March 3, 2022 Source:Omicron Is 40% Deadlier Than Seasonal Flu, Study Finds
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Ontario ends restaurant, gym vax mandates today. A myriad of responses extending across the risk-tolerance spectrum based on other policy-change outcomes in other countries.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for March 1, 2022 Source:Ontario ends restaurant, gym vax mandates Tuesday
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Sunday House Call, #825, February 27, 2022: Lifting the fog
Topics today include:Sound Waves Used To Regrow Bone Tissue In Engineering BreakthroughFor years, a man struggled to breathe. Then doctors discovered a tooth growing in his nose. Your calls about: Anti-fogging strategies for eyeglasses when wearing a facemask Can Novavax be used if you had a prior mRNA COVID vaccine? Treatment for Paget’s Disease of…
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I expect Ontario’s CMOH will present the evidence/rationale when it is safe to simultaneously lift mask mandates in schools and most sectors? History portends some concerns.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for February 25, 2022 Source:Ontario’s mask mandate could be lifted ‘simultaneously’ across most areas, including in schools
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Catch-up Thursday: Science behind why children fare better with Covid based on innate immunity response but still should be vaccine-protected if possible and the WHO issues update on what is known about BA.2.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for February 23 and 24, 2022 Source:WALL STREET JOURNAL – The Science Behind Why Children Fare Better With Covid-19Statement on Omicron sublineage BA.2
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