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House Calls, #1030, September 20, 2026: Don’t trust the prevaricators
An excellent article by Johathan Jarry of the McGill Office for Science and Society that reviews the prevaricative tactics used by influencers to peddle their products and misrepresent human physiology. Your Calls and Comments: Playlist 1st segment Intro: Would I Lie to You – Eurythmics, Annie Lennox, Dave Stewart Outro: The Entertainer – Billy Joel…
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Using ‘neurodivergent’ as a catch‑all term is problematic—here’s why
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for September 18, 2026 Source:Using ‘neurodivergent’ as a catch‑all term is problematic—here’s why Reference: Mapping Clinical Diagnoses Associated With Neurodiversity and Neurodivergence in Mental Health Research
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Scientists Used Cancer Therapy To Reset Rheumatoid Arthritis in Small Phase 1 Study
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for September 17, 2026 Source:Scientists Used Cancer Therapy To Reset Rheumatoid Arthritis Reference:CD19 CAR T cell therapy for treatment-refractory seropositive rheumatoid arthritis: a phase 1 trial
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Exposure to light at night may be linked to potentially harmful changes in the heart’s structure and performance
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for September 16, 2026 Source:Nighttime Light May Make Your Heart Thicker and Stiffer Reference:Nighttime light exposure and cardiac structure and function
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Weak evidence and lack of causality not mentioned in a headline that links milk consumption with an increased risk of prostate cancer
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for September 15, 2026 Source:Most men don’t know dairy is linked to prostate cancer risk Reference: A modest positive association between higher dairy/milk intake and prostate cancer risk is consistently observed in cohort studies, but the evidence is graded as “limited/suggestive” rather than causal, and the effect sizes are small. Pooled meta-analyses…
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This upcoming season’s COVID vaccine recommendations
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for September 14, 2026 Source:The Newest COVID Shot Is Here — Doctors Suggest The Best Time To Get It For The Most Protection
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House Calls, #1029, September 13, 2026: The Square One Fallacy
What is the Square One Fallacy? It is a tactic used by people who “just want to ask questions” not for information purposes but to use in combination with Gishgalloping and Sealioning to deliberately or cluelessly ignore existing bodies of evidence. debate. Montreal doctors lead international clinical trials on mRNA vaccines for cancer treatment Your…
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Regular consumption of hot beverages (> 149F/65C is associated with an increased risk of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for September 11, 2026 Source:Hot Beverages May Triple Your Risk of Developing a Certain Type of Cancer Reference:Hot Drinks and Oesophageal Cancer: Prospective Analyses in Around 1 Million UK Adults The consumption of beverages at or above ~65°C (149°F) is linked to esophageal cancer, specifically esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC), and this…
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AI-generated drug for a scarring lung disease is nowhere near close to slowing aging despite the article headline.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for September 10, 2026 Source:Study Suggests AI-Generated Drug Could Slow Aging Reference:Integration of proteomic aging clocks in a phase 2a clinical trial supports simultaneous geroprotective assessment
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