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“Dry January” will not really help those who return to their normal drinking habits thereafter. These are some of the positive changes that occur when you stop drinking for 30 days.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for January 20, 2025 Source:Here’s What Happens to Your Body When You Stop Drinking for 30 Days
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House Calls, #955, January 19, 2025: How to bolster your intestinal fortitude.
An interesting article describing why consuming more fiber in your diet will provide a greater health benefit to your digestive system gut health than probiotics. AI systems enable the use of a bionic arm to relay sense of touch to people with paralysis due to spinal cord injury. Your Calls and Comments:
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Danish studies find higher risk of optic nerve damage with Ozempic however absolute risk increase is 1 in 10,000 and biological mechanism to explain this remains elusive.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for January 17, 2025 Source:Danish studies find higher risk of optic nerve damage with Ozempic Reference:Once-weekly semaglutide doubles the five-year risk of nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy in a Danish cohort of 424,152 persons with type 2 diabetes
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Less invasive cervical cancer screening soon coming to Ontario.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for January 15, 2025 Source: This is a press release. Biases inherent within it are intended.New Survey Reveals Nearly 3 in 4 Canadian Women Are Delaying Their OB/GYN Exams, Increasing Risks for Cervical Cancer
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Scientists uncover a subtle everyday behavior that signals Alzheimer’s risk by using smartphone navigation monitors. There are caveats.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for January 15, 2025 Source:Scientists uncover a subtle everyday behavior that signals Alzheimer’s risk Reference:Identifying older adults at risk for dementia based on smartphone data obtained during a wayfinding task in the real world
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Newly identified cartilage cells will hopefully see clinical use for facial reconstruction when the tech is developed to grow them into resilient parts.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for January 14, 2025 Source:These Newly Identified Cells Could Change the Face of Plastic Surgery Reference:A long-ignored skeletal tissue filled with oil
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Sure, let’s create a market based on zero need and devise a new category directed towards people to convince them that they they need whole-body deodorant. Please go away.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for January 13, 2025 Source:What you should know about ‘whole-body’ deodorant, according to experts
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House Calls, #954, January 12, 2025: Be careful what you wish for. You may not like when it comes true.
The Federal Government’s changes to the Canada Health Act means that in 2026 provinces can allow nurse practitioners, pharmacists and midwives to submit billings to the provincial health plan. If it is anything like what physicians experience with a fee schedule that is 2.88 times (ref: OMA) below the OMA recommended physician fees, they may…
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Your cholesterol levels are a starting point to calculating your ten-year risk of heart disease. What other factors are involved and when are medications recommended in addition to lifestyle modifications?
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for January 10, 2025 Source:Got high cholesterol? Here are 5 ways to manage it.
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