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Sunday House Call, #894, September 24, 2023: If it’s broken, let’s break it some more. How the College of Family Physician’s edict extending family medicine residency training to three years will only make the family doctor shortage worse.
The College of Family Physician’s misguided academic exercise of changing the qualifications for a family medicine specialization to three years from two will beautifully exemplify the law of unintended consequences and drive many to seek other higher-income specialties that require four to five years of training. Amazing to me that those family doctors who have…
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Study busts myths of masking health risks: MRU researchers
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for September 22, 2023 Source:Study busts myths of masking health risks: MRU researchers
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Life is for living and not obsessing over striving for immortality a la The Man Who Thinks He Can Live Forever. He would be the only human in the history of our species to accomplish this if he succeeds. Good luck with that.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for September 21, 2023 Source:The Man Who Thinks He Can Live Forever
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Children + e-scooters = High Speed Pedestrians. Health Canada report reviews the stats and a pediatric ER expert weighs in on the injuries they have seen and provide advice on how to reduce the risk of harm.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for September 20, 2023 Source:How safe are scooters? A pediatric ER expert weighs in Reference:At-a-glance – Characteristics of outdoor motorized scooter-related injuries: analysis of data from the electronic Canadian Hospitals Injury Reporting and Prevention Program (eCHIRPP)
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Small study looked at turmeric’s use for the treatment of indigestion. It was helpful with other medications specifically designed to reduce stomach acid secretion. No claims that it should be used as a single agent.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for September 19, 2023 Source:Turmeric might help treat your indigestion, study shows Reference: Curcumin and proton pump inhibitors for functional dyspepsia: a randomised, double blind controlled trial
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If you like coffee then enjoy. There are hundreds of observational studies leading to headline claims trying to justify its consumption on the basis of good or bad health outcomes. Nature of these studies: they are unable to establish causality.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for September 18, 2023 Source:This amount of coffee a day is tied to a lower risk of depression and anxiety: study Reference:The association between coffee consumption and risk of incident depression and anxiety: Exploring the benefits of moderate intake
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The average life expectancy for Canadians decreased, and 4 other takeaways from a just-released health report
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for September 15, 2023 Source:The average life expectancy for Canadians decreased, and 4 other takeaways from a just-released health report Reference: Health of Canadians
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Popular over-the-counter medicines containing oral phenylephrine for colds and allergies don’t work, U.S. FDA panel says. Tell us something we did not already know.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for September 14, 2023 Source:Popular over-the-counter medicines for colds and allergies don’t work, U.S. FDA panel says
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Health Canada approves updated Moderna XBB.1.5 COVID vaccine
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for September 13, 2023 Source:Health Canada approves updated Moderna XBB.1.5 COVID vaccine
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