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Several reasons why for some older people, they tend to wake up earlier.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for October 13, 2026 Source:Why You Wake Up Earlier As You Get Older
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House Calls, #1033, October 11, 2026: Residual Concerns
A recent news report about a “whistleblower” fired from Driscoll Company allegedly for releasing information about the company knowingly shipping berries to Canada with pesticide residues in excess of the Maximum Residual Limit. In an excellent review of how human pesticide exposure is measured and the safety limits imposed, Dr. Joe Schwarcz provides the insight…
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Gene therapy can partly restore sight in people with retinitis pigmentosa, researchers reveal
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for October 9, 2026 Source:Gene therapy can partly restore sight in blind people, researchers reveal Reference:Optogenetic Therapy for Restoring Aspects of Visual Function
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Our brain and attention may change how our immune system responds to inflammation
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for October 8, 2026 Source:Focusing your attention may help your brain fight inflammation, study suggests Reference:Voluntary attention regulates acute immune responses in humans
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Tapeworm Treatment, Niclosamide, Shows Early Effectiveness Against Endometriosis
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for October 7, 2026 Source:Tapeworm Treatment Shows Early Effectiveness Against Endometriosis Reference:2-Deoxyglucose Dendrimer-Enabled Niclosamide Delivery to FRβ-Expressing Macrophages Alleviates Endometriosis Progression and Associated Hyperalgesia
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Women don’t always discuss menopause with their doctors, Canadian experts say.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for October 6, 2026 Source:Women don’t always discuss menopause with their doctors, Canadian experts say. Here’s why
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Emergence of pan-drug resistant fungus in Kenya, the second globally documented case
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for October 5, 2026 Source:This Dangerous Fungus Has Become Resistant to Every Major Antifungal Drug We Have… Twice Reference:Emergence of pan-drug resistant Candidozyma auris in Kenya, the second globally documented case
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House Calls, #1032, October 4, 2026: We’ll Tell Alexa Everything. Just Don’t Touch the Chart. Our Health Data Stays Home. Everything Else Already Left.
We start with a conversation about privacy. A new poll says Canadians are unsure about the idea of installing American-based A.I. into our healthcare systems, even if those tools made things better for all involved. There is a bit of a dichotomy between your health care data privacy protect by stringent laws and our online…
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Side effects from these common drugs could lead to unnecessary additional prescriptions: study
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for October 2, 2026 Source:Side effects from these common drugs could lead to unnecessary additional prescriptions: study Reference:Exploring high priority potentially inappropriate prescribing cascades in older adults: population level retrospective cohort study
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