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House Calls, #934, July 28, 2024: We don’t treat our dogs like that.
The Canadian Medical Association treatise on banning out-of-pocket fees for medical services is not only hypocritical (members have private health insurance plans) but will continue to ensure that our pets receive better service and treatment than our families and friends. Columnist Randall Denley: Government health-care rationing in Ontario continues, for no good reason Also the…
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House Calls, #933, July 21, 2024: Just some news today. No politics.
A review of why aspirin or ASA is not recommended for primary prevention of heart disease/attack because of the long term risks of the drug exceed the benefits for people who have never had a heart attack. Many older adults are still taking daily aspirin, even though some shouldn’t be, experts say
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Lots of limitations in this study that states that bowel movement frequency can affect your gut health as well as kidney and liver function.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for July 19, 2024 Source:How often you poop can affect your health well beyond the gut, study suggests Reference:Aberrant bowel movement frequencies coincide with increased microbe-derived blood metabolites associated with reduced organ function
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Women with endometriosis face fourfold higher relative risk of ovarian cancer, study suggests. This accounts for 10-20 more women per 10,000 per year for women suffering with endometriosis.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for July 18, 2024 Source:Women with endometriosis face fourfold higher risk of ovarian cancer, study suggests Reference:Endometriosis Typology and Ovarian Cancer Risk
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The relationship between how mental health is affected following a cardiac event
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for July 17, 2024 Source:What a doctor needs to check after cardiac arrest, according to new research Reference:Long-Term Socioeconomic and Mental Health Changes After Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest in Women and Men
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Study suggests limiting the amount of prescribed opioid tablets after an emergency room visit.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for July 16, 2024 Source:Prescribed opioids in the ER? You may be getting too many pills, study suggests Reference:Opioid prescribing requirements to minimize unused medications after an emergency department visit for acute pain: a prospective cohort study
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Night owls’ cognitive function ‘superior’ to early risers, study suggests but cannot prove.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for July 15, 2024 Source:Night owls’ cognitive function ‘superior’ to early risers, study suggests
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House Calls, #932, July 14, 2024: Seeing the light
Reality is a lot more interesting then supposition as it pertains to how our bodies work and how knowledge of basic science is all that is needed to understand. People do not have to know the big fancy words or complex functions that describe our physiologic and disease processes. Critical thinking and asking appropriate questions…
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