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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
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Study leaves many questions about health outcomes for pregnant women with coronavirus. It did not mention if socioeconomic disparities play a role. Focused on U.S. population where access to care is not equal.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for June 25, 2020 Source: Study Raises Concerns for Pregnant Women With the Coronavirus
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Urgent preparations for second wave may not resonate with the public.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for June 24, 2020 Source:Masks, field hospitals should be part of urgent preparations for second wave, says Ontario Hospital Association
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