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Selfish sperm see older fathers pass on more disease-causing mutations
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for October 15, 2025 Source:Selfish sperm see older fathers pass on more disease-causing mutations Reference:Sperm sequencing reveals extensive positive selection in the male germline
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Climate pollution from inhalers has the impact of half a million cars per year, or 0.03% of global CO2 equivalent emissions, study finds. The latter number provides some perspective.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for October 14, 2025 Source:Climate pollution from inhalers has the impact of half a million cars per year, study finds Reference:Inhaler-Related Greenhouse Gas Emissions in the US; A Serial Cross-Sectional Analysis Question: The study showed that In one year alone, planet-warming pollution from inhalers were the equivalent of driving more than half…
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House Calls, #985, October 12, 2025: The wait is not over.
Wait times continue to rise in Canada. The system is broken and the same tired responses and approaches will not produce a different outcome. Look to Europe, Oceania, and Japan for solutions. A new mRNA vaccine against tuberculosis is being conducted in animal studies with indications of efficacy. Your Calls and Comments: Playlist 1st segment…
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After the meeting of the Social Media Narcissists and Medical Nomenclature Fantasy Club, a new disease moniker symbolizing nothing.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for October 10, 2025 Source:What exactly is freshers’ flu – and why do so many get it?
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Huge Study Links 99% of Heart Attacks And Strokes With Four Risk Factors
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for October 9, 2025 Source:Huge Study Links 99% of Heart Attacks And Strokes With Four Risk Factors Reference:Very High Prevalence of Nonoptimally Controlled Traditional Risk Factors at the Onset of Cardiovascular Disease
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Sulphur Dioxide pollutant in fossil fuels has been estimated through mathematical models to be linked but not causally-related with ALS.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for October 8, 2025 Source:One Major Pollutant in Fossil Fuels Has Been Linked With ALS Reference:Associations between long-term air pollution exposure and the development of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: A matched case-control study
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New study evaluates the effect of low B12 levels on cognition in a cohort of 231 people without cognitive impairment and dementia.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for October 8, 2025 Source:Scientists Found a Major Problem With Vitamin B12 Guidelines, and Your Brain Might Be at Risk Reference:Vitamin B12 Levels Association with Functional and Structural Biomarkers of Central Nervous System Injury in Older Adults
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Everything you need to know about ‘ear seeding’, the present Andy Warhol 15-minute wonder.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for October 6, 2025 Source:Everything you need to know about ‘ear seeding’
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House Calls, #984, October 7, 2025:City of Ottawa bureaucrats delve into physician recruitment plans. Their 10-point strategy leads me to ask if they even talked to front-line physicians who actively work to recruit new docs.
Your Calls and Comments: The City of Ottawa has presented a ten-point plan to try to recruit family doctors. Unfortunately, and it is evident that the bureaucrats have duplicated many of the hiring strategies already in place and will appoint of a Primary Care Recruitment and Retention Ambassador. I review these points and although the…
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