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For the first time, researchers have identified a genetic form of late-in-life Alzheimer’s disease
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 8, 2024 Source:For the first time, researchers have identified a genetic form of late-in-life Alzheimer’s disease
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PANDAS: A rare childhood disease that occurs after a strep infection. Doctors are uniting to find a cure
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 7, 2024 Source:‘Let me die’: the mysterious syndrome changing children overnight
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There’s no question H5N1 bird flu has ‘pandemic potential.’ How likely is that worst-case scenario?
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 6, 2024 Source:There’s no question H5N1 bird flu has ‘pandemic potential.’ How likely is that worst-case scenario?
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House Calls, #925, May 5, 2024: You are what you speak or maybe not. AI note taking in the physician’s office.
What do you need to know before you consent to a recording of your conversation with your doctor being converted into official medical chart notes. Despite pilot projects and best case scenario bias/anecdotal reporting of outcomes, there are significant medicolegal and privacy implications to this process. AI Scribes: Answers to frequently asked questions Other topics:…
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Elevator or stairs? Your choice could boost longevity, study finds… if you adopt other healthy lifestyle and exercise activities.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for April 30, 2024 Source:Elevator or stairs? Your choice could boost longevity, study finds
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‘Your brain isn’t fully formed until you’re 25’: A neuroscientist demolishes the greatest mind myth
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for April 29, 2024 Source:‘Your brain isn’t fully formed until you’re 25’: A neuroscientist demolishes the greatest mind myth
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House Calls, #924, April 28, 2024: What excuse or hoops to jump through will the insurance companies now employ so that they can avoid or delay covering the cost of Wegovy? Hopefully none but who am I kidding?
On May 6, 2024, Wegovy will now be available in Canada. Many people who had been using Ozempic and responding well to treatment were summarily told by their health insurance companies that they were participating in a “lifestyle” choice and thus were no longer covered. Now that Wegovy is out, and is the exact same…
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Ontario scrapping sick notes to cut down on doctors’ paperwork
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for April 25, 2024 Source:Ontario scrapping sick notes to cut down on doctors’ paperwork
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Glucose monitors may misclassify people as being at risk of diabetes. They are not screening tools and are fraught with misinterpretation and false positives in otherwise healthy people.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for April 24, 2024 Source:Glucose monitors may misclassify people as being at risk of diabetes
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