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eScooters: Children should not be high-speed pedestrians. The physics is devastating for head injuries amongst other body-slam-to-pavement injuries and trauma at 25 – 40 kph.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for August 31, 2026 Source:These Ontario doctors know how dangerous e-scooters can be. But telling their own kids ‘tough s—-’ isn’t easy Energy comparison (child at 20–25 km/h vs. a 20–40 kg cinder block dropped on the head) Correct pairing of the two equations is: 12mchildv2=mblockgh\frac{1}{2} m_{\text{child}} v^{2} = m_{\text{block}} g h…
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House Calls, #1027, August 30, 2026: Canadian health care system survey illustrates the contradictions and clear tension between diagnoses of systemic failure and preferred solutions (or non-solutions)
The majority of Canadians, according to this latest survey view our health care system to be in crisis yet offer solutions that have repeatedly failed as if expecting the same remedy will just work this time around. There is also a tinge of hypocrisy within some of these viewpoints that I discuss in my op-ed.…
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New insights into the pathophysiology of inflammatory bowel diseases like Crohn’s using mouse model and lab-grown organoids.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for August 28, 2026 Source:Crohn’s breakthrough? Your gut may never forget inflammation, Israeli scientists find
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Still too early to determine severity of seasonal (fall and winter) respiratory viruses
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for August 27, 2026 Source:Why respiratory viruses could surge across Ontario this fall
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Arthritis drug may help regrow up to 80% of hair for people with widespread alopecia areata. However there are other same-class drugs that are already approved for this condition.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for August 26, 2026 Source:Arthritis drug may help regrow up to 80% of hair in alopecia areata Reference:Upadacitinib for Severe Alopecia Areata in Adults and Adolescents
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Small study with many limitations cannot show that there is a causative relationship between Vitamin D supplementation and improved cognitive scores for people with mild cognitive impairment
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for August 25, 2026 Source:This common vitamin was linked to 13% better cognitive scores Reference:Vitamin D supplement intake is associated with better cognition in persons with sleep disturbance and mild cognitive impairment.
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Newer understanding of new blood vessel growth after heart attack may lead to treatments to promote better bypass circulation.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for August 24, 2026 Source:Your Heart Can Actually Build Its Own Bypass After a Heart Attack Reference:Tracing the origins of de novo coronary collateral formation in cardiac repair
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House Calls, #1026, August 23, 2026: Lifestyle and food choices still matter towards preventing disease but alas not necessarily for the treatment of cancer.
The concept of prevention and treatment regarding cancer management. Food may play a role more so in prevention rather than treatment. Your Calls and Comments: Playlist Intro: Snake Oil – Steve Earle (00:30) Outro: Food Glorious Food (from Oliver!)- Oliver Original London Cast and Chorus 2nd segment Intro: Suspicious Minds – Fine Young Cannibals Outro:…
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AI-calculated brain age predicts dementia risk years before doctors can see it
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for August 21, 2026 Source:AI-calculated brain age predicts dementia risk years before doctors can see it Reference:Comparison of Brain Age With Standard MRI Assessment for Dementia Risk Stratification in Subjective and Mild Cognitive Impairment