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Implantable device to prevent opioid overdose has some practical issues to surmount.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for October 25, 2024 Source:Implantable device may prevent death from opioid overdose
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Can Emergen-C Actually Prevent a Cold? In short, evidence states no.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for October 24, 2024 Source:Can Emergen-C Actually Prevent a Cold?
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Men and women process pain differently, study finds
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for October 23, 2024 Source:Men and women process pain differently, study findsReference:
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Standing desk health benefits may not stand the test of time, study finds
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for October 21, 2024 Source:Standing desk health benefits may not stand the test of time, study finds Reference:Device-measured stationary behaviour and cardiovascular and orthostatic circulatory disease incidence
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House Calls, #943, October 20, 2024: Lowering the bar and insulting the groups you want to promote in one fell swoop.
The Toronto Metropolitan University’s decision to lower the undergraduate GPA average to 3.3 for its medical school and guaranteeing 75% of its seats will be reserved for for Indigenous, Black, and other “equity-deserving” groups including 2SLGBTQ+, seems to be saying that they are not able to qualify with a greater average. Why? They are people…
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Long Covid: study shows damage to brain’s ‘control centre’
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for October 17, 2024 Source:Long Covid: study shows damage to brain’s ‘control centre’ Reference: Quantitative susceptibility mapping at 7 T in COVID-19: brainstem effects and outcome associations
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Acne is is unlikely made worse by certain foods. There are straightforward known mechanisms that contribute to its development.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for October 16, 2024 Source:It’s not the pizza, say dermatologists. What really causes acne breakouts
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