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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
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Levering the processing power of AI models may help predict the next pandemic
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for August 15, 2023 Source:Could AI help predict the next pandemic?
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U.S. public health departments developing guidelines for STI prophylaxis
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for August 14, 2023 Source:STIs are on the rise in the US. A pill taken after sex could help slow them down
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Sunday House Call, #889, August 13, 2023: What they give with one hand, they cruelly take back with the other.
How some insurance companies like Manulife are about to stop covering “lifestyle” medications like Ozempic for the treatment of obesity for people who are already on the medication with successful outcomes. In the spirit of cruelty, they are about to lose the medication that has vastly improved their health and future health outcomes. I discuss…
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Ontario Case Shows Potential Supplement Risk for Consumers
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for August 10, 2023 Source:Ontario Case Shows Potential Supplement Risk for Consumers Reference:Lead toxicity from Ayurvedic medicines
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Canada will likely see rise in COVID cases by late August: infectious disease expert.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for August 9, 2023 Source:Canada will likely see rise in COVID cases by late August: infectious disease expert
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New therapeutic agent entering Phase 1 trials that has been reported to block a protein (common in many cancers) responsible for tumour growth. Best to wait for results before assigning the “holy grail” designation noted in some reports.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for August 8, 2023 Source:Cancer-killing pill that annihilates tumours hailed as ‘holy grail’ breakthroughReference: Small molecule targeting of transcription-replication conflict for selective chemotherapy
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Sunday House Call, #888, August 6, 2023: When belief and reality clash.
A tragic death of a 39 year-old woman influencer who promoted an all-fruit diet allegedly died of malnutrition and infection. A serendipitous discovery a la Alexander Fleming that may dramatically reduce mosquito-borne malaria. Topics today include:
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Scientists discover antibodies capable of stopping several coronaviruses, potentially preventing future outbreaks
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for July 31, 2023 Source:Scientists discover antibodies capable of stopping several coronaviruses, potentially preventing future outbreaks Reference:Potent pan huACE2-dependent sarbecovirus neutralizing monoclonal antibodies isolated from a BNT162b2-vaccinated SARS survivor
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