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As nicotine pouches’ popularity soars, they’re also responsible for more poisonings in young kids, study finds
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for July 16, 2025 Source:As nicotine pouches’ popularity soars, they’re also responsible for more poisonings in young kids, study finds
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Generic versions of Ozempic set to be on the Canadian market in 2026
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for July 15, 2025 Source:Canada set to get affordable Ozempic; experts warn of potential misuse
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Cancer drug side effect: Grey hair turns black, single case report shows. No practical application now because of drugs significant side effect profile.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for July 14, 2025 Source:Cancer drug side effect: Grey hair turns black, study shows Reference:Axitinib-induced repigmentation of grey hair in a patient with metastatic renal cell carcinoma
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‘Liquid biopsies’ alert advanced breast cancer patients when new drugs are needed
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for July 11, 2025 Source: Liquid biopsies’ alert advanced breast cancer patients when new drugs are needed Reference:First-Line Camizestrant for Emerging ESR1-Mutated Advanced Breast Cancer
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Gold nanoparticles used in a macular degeneration mouse model demonstrates ability to bypass photoreceptors and acitvates deeper retinal cell layers that send sends signals to the visual cortex.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for July 10, 2025 Source:Gold nanoparticles could help the blind see without surgery Reference:Intravitreally Injected Plasmonic Nanorods Activate Bipolar Cells with Patterned Near-Infrared Laser Projection
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Natural Selection in space. An unknown bacteria on Earth has developed in the Chinese space station: astronauts are facing a situation straight out of a science fiction movie.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for July 9, 2025 Source:An unknown bacteria on Earth has developed in the Chinese space station: astronauts are facing a situation straight out of a science fiction movie.
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Engineers turn toxic ancient tomb fungus into anti-cancer drug
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for July 8, 2025 Source:Engineers turn toxic ancient tomb fungus into anti-cancer drug Reference:A class of benzofuranoindoline-bearing heptacyclic fungal RiPPs with anticancer activities
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House Calls, #978, July 6, 2025: Summer Breaks
A summer hiatus for the show returning after Labour Day. Today I talk about why after 35 years I have not yet decided to retire from family practice. I think that to do this show, you have to be a practicing physician. It is too easy to lose touch with nuances of medicine and science…
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“What could go wrong self-injecting your face with unregulated Botox by watching social media?”, he asks with dripping sarcasm.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for July 4, 2025 Source:What Is Innotox? People on Social Media Are Self-Injecting ‘Korean Botox’ at Home
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