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Covid@home
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for June 1 , 2020 Source:New evidence: Most common place to contract COVID-19 is at home
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Sunday House Call, #741, May 31, 2020: It’s just a phase.
Sunday House Call, #741, May 31, 2020: It’s just a phase. Topics today include: SARS CoV-2 Vaccine research continues apace. The latest candidate Phase 1 results are good. Minimal side effects with respect to severity and duration. There is still a way to go. Your calls about: Non-medicinal ingredients in pills Idiopathic neuropathy Leg Cramps…
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Are people going to wear face masks in their home based on an observational study without adequate statistical power, specific and possibly non-representative population group with self-reporting bias?
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 29, 2020 Source:New study suggests wearing a face mask at home could help limit spread of COVID-19 ‘Am I going to have it forever?’: Cambridge, Ont. woman tests positive for COVID-19 eight times in 50 days
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The irony of claims of SARS-CoV-2 being a bacterium going viral. And, claims of antibody being a “cure” for Covid-19 are a tad premature when you have not done any animal or human trials to date. Good science but take the time to prove your claim.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 28, 2020 Source:This U of T scientist says he’s invented a ‘cure’ for COVID-19. Will patients ever see it?COVID-19 Mythbusting
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Vaccine trial clinical investigators are worried that participants are MIA
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 27, 2020 Source: Promising coronavirus vaccine might be delayed because not enough people are getting sick
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IS HCQ DOA?
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 26, 2020 Source:World Health Organization temporarily halts hydroxychloroquine trials
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SARS CoV-2 testing to be provided to all Ottawa residents with no prerequisites. Need to be aware of false positive/negatives when screening large asymptomatic population.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 25, 2020 Source: Reference:Any Ottawa resident can be tested for COVID-19: Ottawa Public Health
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Sunday House Call, #740, May 24, 2020: Surfs up!
Sunday House Call, #740, May 24, 2020: Surfs up! Topics today include: The risk of a second wave is mounting with people casting off concerns about physical distancing exemplified by event in a Toronto park. The most recent observational hydroxychloroquine study does not show any benefit but increased the risk of cardiac complications. Randomized trials…
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Is this hypothesis the ACE in the hole that explains why children account for so few cases of SARS-CoV-2? Verification and further evaluation required.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 21, 2020 Source:Why do children account so few cases of SARS-CoV-2? Reference:Nasal Gene Expression of Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2 in Children and Adults
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