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We are not as prepared as we should be for the next flu pandemic. Human nature being what it is will fall back on being reactive instead of proactive.
Health Headlines Commentary for December 6, 2018 Source: NOT WHERE WE NEED TO BE: Canada, world not ready for next flu pandemic
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Wednesday House Call, December 5, 2018
Wednesday House Call, December 5, 2018 Dr Barry Dworkin joins Rob Snow to discuss the latest health stories of the week. Today: Rob and I discuss the failure of Public Health to deliver adequate supply of Flumist vaccine for children. Your calls about: Woman calls about a three-month history of headache Adolescents increasingly using vaping…
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Some high school students exposed to a person with active TB. Understanding the appropriate Public Health response.
Health Headlines Commentary for December 5, 2018 Source: Ottawa Public Health warns of TB risk at Ridgemont HS
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Should boxing be banned because of the concussion toll and long-term health damage to boxers? What about MMA?
Health Headlines Commentary for December 4, 2018 Source: ‘Boxing should be abolished’: Adonis Stevenson knockout prompts concern in medical community
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Tinkering around the edges will not solve the hallway medicine problem. Look at European systems for guidance. They do a better job.
Health Headlines Commentary for December 3, 2018 Source: Government adviser in charge of ending hallway medicine visits Ottawa
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Sunday House Call, #676, December 2, 2018: Flu Vaccine Lost in the Mist
Sunday House Call, #676, December 2, 2018: Flu Vaccine Lost in the Mist Topics today include: Public Health systems fail to deliver promised FluMist to health care centres. Parents and health care professionals are understandably frustrated and upset with the false advertising and the betrayal of children. Your calls about: Mental illness and its effects…
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The travails and consequences of incidentalomas
Health Headlines Commentary for November 30, 2018 Source: Many incidental findings spotted on MRIs, few turn out to be cancer Reference: Potentially serious incidental findings on brain and body magnetic resonance imaging of apparently asymptomatic adults: systematic review and meta-analysis
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Early flu season statistics show that it is off to a brisk start disproportionately affecting younger age groups. The flu virus responsible for this is influenza A H1N1. The vaccine covers H1N1 and is a good match this year to prevent infection.
Health Headlines Commentary for November 29, 2018 Source: Flu season off to early start, affecting younger age groups more Reference: FluWatch report: November 11, 2018 to November 17, 2018 (Week 46) Comment: The flu virus responsible for this is influenza A H1 N1. The vaccine covers H1 N1 and is a good match this year…
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Wednesday House Call, November 28, 2018: A man plays God and claims to have changed the course of the human genome because it seems from his statements that he thought it was his calling to do so.
Wednesday House Call, November 28, 2018: A man plays God and claims to have changed the course of the human genome because it seems from his statements that he thought it was his calling to do so. Dr Barry Dworkin joins Rob Snow to discuss the latest health stories of the week. Today: We talk…
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