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New clinic at The Royal uses esketamine to treat severe treatment-resistant depression. Unfortunately patients of limited means will have difficulty paying the $800 per treatment. It is not covered by the Ontario Health Insurance Plan.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for June 1, 2023 Source:New clinic at The Royal uses esketamine to treat severe depression
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Erectile dysfunction may be a harbinger for microvascular disease thus leading to cognitive decline later in life according to study. Headlines seems to imply that low sexual satisfaction is the causative agent when it is not so.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 31, 2023 Source:Low sexual satisfaction linked to memory decline later in life: study Reference:Erectile Function, Sexual Satisfaction, and Cognitive Decline in Men From Midlife to Older Adulthood
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Free prescription drugs could reduce overall health-care costs in Canada: study
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 30, 2023 Source:Free prescription drugs could reduce overall health-care costs in Canada: study Reference:Effect of Free Medicine Distribution on Health Care Costs in Canada Over 3 Years
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Prediabetes: The younger you are, the higher the risk of dementia if it progresses to type 2 diabetes.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 29, 2023 Source:Prediabetes: The younger you are, the higher the risk of dementia Reference:Prediabetes, intervening diabetes and subsequent risk of dementia: the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study
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Sunday House Call, #878, May 28, 2023: Plants can’t run away from harm
You have read and heard this many times yet the purveyors of supplements would have you believe their marketing hype that slapping a “Natural” moniker on their product confers safety. I review an extensive yet incomplete list of naturally occurring compounds that with which you would be careful not to encounter. Natural Doesn’t Necessarily Mean…
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Scientists use AI to discover antibiotic for ‘very difficult to treat’ bacteria
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 26, 2023 Source:Scientists use AI to discover antibiotic for ‘very difficult to treat’ bacteria Reference:Deep learning-guided discovery of an antibiotic targeting Acinetobacter baumannii
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Paralysed man walks again thanks to ‘digital bridge’ that wirelessly reconnects brain and spinal cord
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 25, 2023 Source:Paralysed man walks again thanks to ‘digital bridge’ that wirelessly reconnects brain and spinal cord
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Doctors concerned more people using cannabis during pregnancy
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 24, 2023 Source:Doctors concerned more people using cannabis during pregnancy Reference:Acute care related to cannabis use during pregnancy after the legalization of nonmedical cannabis in Ontario
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Cancer warning labels will go on alcohol bottles in Ireland — a world first. It may reduce consumption for some and will be interested to see if it follows similar outcomes observed with cigarette warning labels.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 23, 2023 Source:Cancer warning labels will go on alcohol bottles in Ireland — a world first
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