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Why Ontario is reducing doctors’ payments for one-off virtual appointments. And what it could mean for your health care. Dogma supersedes doctor shortage reality.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for October 19, 2022 Source:Why Ontario is reducing doctors’ payments for one-off virtual appointments. And what it could mean for your health care
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BioNTech founders say their company is working on adapting mRNA technology to produce cancer-fighting vaccines. They hope to have something by 2030.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for October 18, 2022 Source:Vaccines to treat cancer possible by 2030, say BioNTech founders
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Adding more fiber to diet could be damaging for IBD patients, scientists warn
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for October 17, 2022 Source:Adding more fiber to diet could be damaging for IBD patients, scientists warn Reference: Unfermented β-fructan fibers fuel inflammation in select inflammatory boweldisease patients
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Sunday House Call, #855, October 16, 2022: When a cold sore virus is not just a cold sore virus
Topics today include: An innovative approach to treat cancers that have not responded to any treatment has been described in this phase 1 study. Your calls and questions about: When to time the next COVID vaccine Declining muscle strength with aging A woman with asthma had Covid 5 weeks ago. When should she get her…
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Protein biomarkers within arterial network discovered in people suffering from Long Covid. Can offer clues to figure out this disease process and help develop diagnostic methods
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for October 14, 2022 Source:Diagnosing long COVID: Canadian researchers discover unique new clue
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400,000 fewer mammograms performed during pandemic: Ontario Medical Association
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for October 13, 2022 Source:400,000 fewer mammograms performed during pandemic: Ontario Medical Association
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Team finds a medication that can partially mitigate severity of sleep apnea.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for October 11, 2022 Source:Team finds a promising medication for sleep apnea Reference:The norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor reboxetine alone reduces obstructive sleep apnea severity: a double blind, placebo controlled, randomized, cross-over trial
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Sunday House Call, #854, October 9, 2022: The Smell That Surrounds You
Sunday House Call, #854, October 9, 2022: The Smell That Surrounds You The hypocritical and pseudoempathic discourse emanating from the College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC) expressing their heartfelt concern about the difficulties family doctors face in our present environment rings hollow. In a letter to family doctors, Dr Lawrence Loh, Executive Director and…
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