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New Genetic Map Reveals How Thousands of Genes Drive Blood Disease
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for January 9, 2026 Source:New Genetic Map Reveals How Thousands of Genes Drive Disease Reference:Causal modelling of gene effects from regulators to programs to traits
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A Simple Blood Test Mismatch May Predict Kidney Failure, Heart Disease, and Death in People With Preexisting Disease
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for January 8, 2026 Source: A Simple Blood Test Mismatch May Predict Kidney Failure, Heart Disease, and Death Reference:Discordance in Creatinine- and Cystatin C–Based eGFR and Clinical Outcomes: A Meta-Analysis
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Scientists Unveil New Method to Mass-Produce Cancer-Fighting Natural Killer Cells
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for January 7, 2026 Source:Scientists Unveil Breakthrough Method to Mass-Produce Cancer-Fighting Natural Killer Cells Reference:Large-scale generation of iNK and CAR-iNK cells from CD34+ haematopoietic stem and progenitor cells for adoptive immunotherapy
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Sulfonylurea medications seem to exhaust pancreatic beta cell production of insulin and may worsen the effects of type 2 diabetes study warns.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for January 6, 2026 Source:One of the Most Common Diabetes Treatments May Be Making the Disease Worse, Study Warns Reference:Loss of β-cell identity in human islets treated with glibenclamide
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The ‘Super Flu’ Is Hitting Kids Hard—and Some Aren’t Surviving
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for January 5, 2026 Source:The ‘Super Flu’ Is Hitting Kids Hard—and Some Aren’t Surviving Reference:Weekly US Influenza Surveillance Report: Key Updates for Week 51, ending December 20, 2025
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House Calls, #996, December 21, 2025: Just like seatbelts and insurance; not perfect but better than nothing at all
The latest reports from Ottawa Public Health and Canadian disease-monitoring agencies so it’s dramatic increase in flu-related illness and complications seen in the elderly and in young children. Despite the 40 to 50% efficacy of the flu vaccine, it still provides adequate protection from the severe consequences of the flu. This has been borne out…
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Observational food study states that high-fat cheese intake is associated lower lower risk of dementia in Swedes. No causal link. More of the same with these food studies. They are becoming increasingly background noise.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for December 19, 2025 Source:Study finds potential link between high-fat cheese and lower risk of dementia Reference:High- and Low-Fat Dairy Consumption and Long-Term Risk of Dementia
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Warning over cosmetic face fillers as scans reveal new details of risks
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for December 18, 2025 Source:Warning over cosmetic face fillers as scans reveal new details of risks
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Personality trait study on how they affect health outcomes cannot be generalized due to narrow spectrum of people involved.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for December 17, 2025 Source:Personality traits are powerful predictors of risk of death Reference:Personality and Mortality Risk: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Longitudinal Data
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