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Early results of urine-based prostate cancer screening test leads to next step of trying it out on larger populations to confirm if it meets screening test criteria. University press release was used as the news source.
Health Headlines Commentary for June 26, 2019 Source: Prostate cancer: New urine test hope Reference: A four‐group urine risk classifier for predicting outcomes in patients with prostate cancer
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New drug created to boost a woman’s sex drive ignores the many facets of life that can negatively affect it. Offer patients support and solutions for these first before turning this into a “condition” that requires a drug to fix it.
Health Headlines Commentary for June 25, 2019 Source: New drug to boost women’s sex drive approved in U.S. Reference:
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ASA is not recommended for primary prevention of heart disease according to new evidenced-based guidelines
Health Headlines Commentary for June 24, 2019 Source: Daily aspirin to prevent heart attacks no longer recommended for older adults Reference: 2019 ACC/AHA Guideline on the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Practice Guidelines
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Sunday House Call, #699, June 23, 2019: Insights to the very human foibles inherent in physician’s thought processes
Sunday House Call, #699, June 23, 2019: Insights to the very human foibles inherent in physician’s thought processes I talk about a new book, Cognitive Errors and Diagnostic Mistakes: A Case-Based Guide to Critical Thinking in Medicine, that reveals the common errors inherent in our thinking and in this case how physicians approach clinical problems with…
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Our odd “moderate” flu season still caused considerable harm. Non smokers who start vaping are at risk of harm despite the misconception that it is a safe practice.
Health Headlines Commentary for June 21, 2019 Source: CDC says 2018-19 flu season was odd but not as severe as the previous deadly season
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Wednesday House Call, June 19, 2019: Vaping device manufacturers are marketing their wares to adults yet also entices adolescent use. Stop producing flavoured nicotine vaping cartridges.
Wednesday House Call, June 19, 2019 Dr Barry Dworkin joins Rob Snow to discuss the issue of increasing vaping use rates among teens and Hepatitis cases in a local school. Vaping device manufacturers are marketing their wares to adults yet also entices adolescent use. Stop producing flavoured nicotine vaping cartridges. There is no medical reason…
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Ottawa Public Health investigating ‘several’ cases of hepatitis A
Health Headlines Commentary for June 19, 2019 Source: Ottawa Public Health investigating ‘several’ cases of hepatitis A
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There is usually more to the story but the fact remains that a patient has expressed concerns about their treatment in hospital
Health Headlines Commentary for June 18, 2019 Source: Ottawa woman’s appendix bursts during lengthy wait to be admitted to hospital
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White coat hypertension study has some caveats
Health Headlines Commentary for June 17, 2019 Source: High blood pressure at doctor’s office may mean you’re twice as likely to die of heart disease Reference: Cardiovascular Events and Mortality in White Coat Hypertension: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
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