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Ontario reports 78 new measles cases, nearly doubling count in ongoing outbreak
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for February 28, 2025 Source:Ontario reports 78 new measles cases, nearly doubling count in ongoing outbreak
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Canada’s first tooth-in-eye surgeries could restore North Vancouver man’s vision
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for February 27, 2025 Source:‘It’s absolutely mind blowing’: Canada’s first tooth-in-eye surgeries could restore North Vancouver man’s vision
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New blood test identifies hard-to-detect pancreatic ductal cancer with 85% accuracy
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for February 26, 2025 Source:New blood test identifies hard-to-detect pancreatic cancer with 85% accuracy Reference:Early detection of pancreatic cancer by a high-throughput protease-activated nanosensor assay
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Does lip balm help chapped lips? What works well and mitigates skin reactions?
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for February 25, 2025 Source:Does lip balm help chapped lips? Here’s what to know
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Scientists hypothesize that an oral microbe might be responsible for the mechanism that leads to Alzheimer’s.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for February 24, 2025 Source:The Cause of Alzheimer’s Might Be Coming From Inside Your Mouth Reference:Porphyromonas gingivalis in Alzheimer’s disease brains: Evidence for disease causation and treatment with small-molecule inhibitors
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House Calls, #960, February 23, 2025: The Monster Files
How disparate research into the natural world of animal has yielded medical advances. At face value, one would ask “Why did they study this?” You never know what information will prove to be a pivot point to advancement. I find these stories fascinating. Your Calls and Comments:
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mRNA vaccines show promise in pancreatic cancer in early trial
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for February 21, 2025 Source:mRNA vaccines show promise in pancreatic cancer in early trial Reference:RNA neoantigen vaccines prime long-lived CD8+ T cells in pancreatic cancer
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There is scant evidence to support the belief that noise-cancelling headphones/earbuds contribute to auditory processing disorders. Anecdotal evidence does not make for a great science news article.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for February 20, 2025 Source:Are noise-cancelling headphones to blame for young people’s hearing problems?
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Bird flu genetically combining with human flu strains is a concern and is being actively monitored by health organizations like the Public Health Agency of Canada among others.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for February 19, 2025 Source:The danger of bird flu mixing with human flu? A potential pandemic
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