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AI technologies have the potential to provide benefits to patient’s and healthcare providers alike but more high-quality data is required to improve system dependability and accuracy.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for February 18, 2025 Source:‘A real-game changer’: Digital twins help doctors predict risk and avoid costly mistakes
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House Calls, #959, February 16, 2025: The Prevention Taskforce
There is an app available for people to use that provide an excellent evidenced-based synopsis of what areas should be covered during your periodic health exam visit. You can find them at Google Play store or Apple App Store It is the USPSTF Prevention Task Force (Play Store link) Your Calls and Comments:
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Study looks into the genetics of gout and finds that it is indeed complicated.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for February 14, 2025 Source:Huge Study Shows Where Gout Comes From – It’s Not What We Thought Reference:A genome-wide association analysis reveals new pathogenic pathways in gout
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The annual snow-shovelling question: When to shovel or when to hire someone else to do it.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for February 13, 2025 Source:When snow shoveling becomes dangerous: What you need to know
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Interesting research evaluating the effect sleeping pills have on the brain’s ability to restore itself during a specific sleep stage.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for February 12, 2025 Source:Common sleep medication may prevent brain from clearing ‘waste’ Reference:Norepinephrine-mediated slow vasomotion drives glymphatic clearance during sleep
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The Columbian president muses that cocaine is ‘no worse than whiskey.” Trying to rank harms from drug use as if some are better or equivocal is not the argument to use.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for February 11, 2025 Source:Cocaine is ‘no worse than whiskey,’ Colombian president says
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Several Psychiatric Disorders Share The Same Root Cause, Study Reveals
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for February 10, 2025 Source:Several Psychiatric Disorders Share The Same Root Cause, Study Reveals Reference:Massively parallel reporter assay investigates shared genetic variants of eight psychiatric disorders
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House Calls, #958, February 9, 2025: A new blood test for endometriosis shows promise and other positive medical stories.
A new test for endometriosis is being evaluated and may help many women receive an earlier diagnosis and help cutting off years of suffering. Why physicians should be prescribing exercise for their older patients. There is no age limit. Your Calls and Comments:
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A test that aims to rule out autism using a strand of hair is now available to the public. Caveat emptor: Limited data and no FDA approval.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for February 7, 2025 Source:A test that aims to rule out autism using a strand of hair is now available to the public
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