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Sunday House Call, #891, August 27, 2023: Storm clouds are coming again.
Sunday House Call, #891, August 27, 2023: Storm clouds are coming again. The next ramp up of COVID is upon us. What we decide to do will be left up to individuals, their risk-tolerance levels, and their local environment including the people around them. Public health does not seem to be providing much leadership in…
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New diagnostic test for early Alzheimer’s does not prove that you will develop the disease and requires more biomarkers to ensure accuracy.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for August 24, 2023 Source:Commercially available Alzheimer’s blood test could help early diagnosis
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Aspirin can help reduce risk of second heart attack, but study finds less than half of eligible adults take it
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for August 23, 2023 Source:Aspirin can help reduce risk of second heart attack, but study finds less than half of eligible adults take it Reference:Aspirin for Secondary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in 51 Low-, Middle-, and High-Income Countries
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Long COVID symptoms create a greater burden of disability than heart disease or cancer, new study shows
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for August 21, 2023 Source:Long COVID symptoms create a greater burden of disability than heart disease or cancer, new study shows Reference:Postacute sequelae of COVID-19 at 2 years
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Sunday House Call, #890, August 20, 2023: They call it Life-itis
Are you experiencing this condition? You wake up in the morning wondering why there is now a crowbar in your back where your muscles used to be? Do you find that after a workout, exercise, chores, or just plain walking, your hips and knees ache? Your fingers get stiff. Sometimes it is only one finger…
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A plausible biological mechanism is not well elucidated when study suggests long-term use of certain reflux medications is associated with a higher risk of dementia. No proof of causality and is confounded by other life factors
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for August 17, 2023 Source:Long-term use of certain reflux medications is associated with a higher risk of dementia, study suggests Reference:Cumulative Use of Proton Pump Inhibitors and Risk of Dementia: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study
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Short bursts of intense exercise may be fine during pregnancy, a new study suggests. But the type of activity depends on the individual and what they did before pregnancy
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for August 16, 2023 Source:Short bursts of intense exercise may be fine during pregnancy, a new study suggests Reference:Maternal and Fetal Cardiovascular Responses to Acute High-Intensity Interval and Moderate-Intensity Continuous Training Exercise During Pregnancy: A Randomized Crossover Trial