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How much should we be concerned about coronvirus-spreading-microdroplets? @gorkson has an excellent post that reviews the evidence to date.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for July 7, 2020 Source:Scientists warn of overlooked danger from coronavirus-spreading airborne microdroplets Reference:Is COVID-19 transmitted by airborne aerosols?
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In retrospect, mandatory face mask policy may be late to the party. We can’t change the past but lets use what we have learned for the betterment of all moving forward.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for July 6, 2020 Source:Mandatory face mask policy in Ottawa and other cities is ‘months late’: uOttawa professor
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Sunday House Call, #746, July 5, 2020: Amongst the Covid muck, good science is still there plodding away
Sunday House Call, #746, July 5, 2020: Amongst the Covid muck, good science is still there plodding away Topics today include: Researchers have developed a drug that seems to reduce the viral load of HIV in infected people.Phase 1 and 2 trials have been done but it the phase 3 arm that will help determine…
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Unmasking the untruths
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for July 3, 2020 Source: Coronavirus: Does wearing a face mask pose any health risks? Not for most people
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Study finds that many #Sars-CoV-2 antibody tests are inaccurate.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for July 2, 2020 Source: Canadian-led research casts doubt on accuracy of COVID-19 antibody tests Reference: Diagnostic accuracy of serological tests for covid-19: systematic review and meta-analysis
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New ‘pandemic potential’ flu strain found in pigs. Also, Face Mask Follies: A Revisit to Dunning-Krugerville
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for June 30, 2020 Source:Flu virus with ‘pandemic potential’ found in China
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How “pool testing” could help reduce number of daily tests yet help increase the chances of finding early outbreaks of Covid-19 infections in regions of low disease incidence.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for June 29, 2020 Source: ‘Pool testing’ could help U.S. crank up to millions of tests per day
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Sunday House Call, #745, June 28, 2020: Who’s watching the arrivals?
Sunday House Call, #745, June 28, 2020: Who’s watching the arrivals? Topics today include: As Toronto’s Pearson international Airport starts receiving more flights from Texas and Florida that have significant daily increases of Covid-19 infection due to their lack of public cooperation and Government stupidity, what are the procedures in place to maintain contact with…
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Ontario family doctors competing for limited supply of increasingly expensive PPE. Laws of supply and demand are self-evident.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for June 26, 2020 Source:Family doctors turn to charity, other businesses to address PPE shortage