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Study claims night-time heat significantly increases the risk of stroke. Significant study limitations pours a little skepticism into the mix.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 22, 2024 Source:Night-time heat significantly increases the risk of stroke Reference:Nocturnal heat exposure and stroke risk
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Cannabis legalization coincided with uptick in ER visits from seniors in Ontario: study. Is anyone surprised?
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 21, 2024 Source:Cannabis legalization coincided with uptick in ER visits from seniors: study Reference:Edible Cannabis Legalization and Cannabis Poisonings in Older Adults
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House Calls, #927, May 12, 2024: I hear whispers!
A wonderful outcome using gene therapy to restoring the hearing of a young child. Pioneering gene therapy restores UK girl’s hearing Your Calls and Comments:
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Misleading headline implicates anger, even for few minutes, can increased the risk of heart attack and stroke. Caveats abound.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 17, 2024 Source:Being Angry Even For A Few Minutes Can Increase Risk Of Heart Attack And Stroke, Study Finds Reference:Translational Research of the Acute Effects of Negative Emotions on Vascular Endothelial Health: Findings From a Randomized Controlled Study
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Interesting but not practical to live your life and full of methodological flaws in study looking at omega fatty acids ratio imbalances and association with early death risk.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 16, 2024 Source:An imbalance of two healthy fats affects your early death risk, study finds Reference:Higher ratio of plasma omega-6/omega-3 fatty acids is associated with greater risk of all-cause, cancer, and cardiovascular mortality: A population-based cohort study in UK Biobank
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Will AI replace doctors who read X-rays, or make them better? The latter is more likely. Too many nuances to diagnostics and radiologists do much more than interpret imaging studies.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 15, 2024 Source:Will AI replace doctors who read X-rays, or make them better?
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New research details the process of how ALS develops and proposes a potential treatment pathway. Quite promising and excellent scientific investigation.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 14, 2024 Source:Western University researchers unlock potential ‘cure’ for ALS
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Another food study. Please make it stop. This time that olive oil may lower risk of dementia based on questionnaires of food intake asked every four years. No way to prove causal link. Moving on….
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 13, 2024 Source:Mediterranean staple may lower your risk of death from dementia, study finds Reference:Consumption of Olive Oil and Diet Quality and Risk of Dementia-Related Death
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House Calls, #926, May 12, 2024: Quel Surprise! Health insurance company won’t cover Wegovy.
Patients who have had great success with Ozempic and have lost coverage because of its type 2 diabetes indications and not weight loss have also been rejected for Wegovy use even though it is indicated for weight loss. Insurance companies want it both ways and patients pay the price for their lack of humanity. Your…
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