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Court rules Ontario physicians must provide patient referrals for medical services despite their personal, moral, or religious beliefs
Health Headlines Commentary for May 16, 2019 Source: Ontario’s highest court rules doctors must give referrals for services they oppose
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Wednesday House Call, May 15, 2019: The red and white OHIP cards are like cockroaches. Despite 20 years of effort, the government still has not succeeded in eradicating this potential source for health care fraud.
Wednesday House Call, May 15, 2019: The red and white OHIP cards are like cockroaches. Despite 20 years of effort, the government still has not succeeded in eradicating this potential source for health care fraud. Dr Barry Dworkin joins Rob Snow to discuss the problem with hundreds of thousands of old red and white OHIP…
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Tramadol is not a “safer” opioid.
Health Headlines Commentary for May , 2019 Source: ‘There really is no safe opioid’: Study finds tramadol isn’t a less addictive painkiller Reference: Chronic use of tramadol after acute pain episode: cohort study
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Coffee consumption study reviews cardiovascular disease risk. Six cups/day or more might/may/potentially contribute to increased risk but causal link is not established.
Health Headlines Commentary for May 13, 2019 Source: Six or more cups of coffee in a day could be dangerous: Study Reference: Long-term coffee consumption, caffeine metabolism genetics, and risk of cardiovascular disease: a prospective analysis of up to 347,077 individuals and 8368 cases
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Judge overrides parents wishes to use cannabis, vitamins, and diet treatments and orders that three-year-old boy continue his chemo treatments for lymphoblastic leukemia. Rate of success from chemo is over 90 per cent with 98 per cent remission in first few weeks of treatment
Health Headlines Commentary for May 10, 2019 Source: Florida judge orders three-year-old boy with leukemia to resume chemo against parents’ wishes Reference: Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL)
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Health Canada’s decides to lower the blood donation abstinence period for gay men to three months. Why single out gay men when others engage in a myriad of sexual practices but do not not face the same blood donation restrictions?
Health Headlines Commentary for May 9, 2019 Source: Health Canada lowers blood donation abstinence period for men who have sex with men
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Wednesday House Call, May 8, 2019: Cardiac Arrest Mythos
Wednesday House Call, May 8, 2019: Cardiac Arrest Mythos Dr Barry Dworkin joins Rob Snow to discuss the latest health stories of the week. Today: A report that a man who suffered cardiac arrest was revived by using an AED is wrong. You cannot shock a heart that has stopped beating (asystole) back to a…
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More young people seeking mental services in ER; prolonged wait times for community psychiatric services are a major issue
Health Headlines Commentary for May 7, 2019 Source: More young Canadians seeking hospital help for mental health issues: report
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