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House Calls, #926, May 12, 2024: Quel Surprise! Health insurance company won’t cover Wegovy.
Patients who have had great success with Ozempic and have lost coverage because of its type 2 diabetes indications and not weight loss have also been rejected for Wegovy use even though it is indicated for weight loss. Insurance companies want it both ways and patients pay the price for their lack of humanity. Your…
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Study just about to start looking at a means of assessing brain injury due to CTE (chronic traumatic encephalopathy)
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May , 2024 Source:New Canadian study could be a lifesaver for thousands suffering from CTE
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Whooping cough resurgence in Europe. The reasons are straightforward enough yet…
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 9, 2024 Source:What is whooping cough and should Canadians be concerned as Europe declares outbreak?
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For the first time, researchers have identified a genetic form of late-in-life Alzheimer’s disease
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 8, 2024 Source:For the first time, researchers have identified a genetic form of late-in-life Alzheimer’s disease
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PANDAS: A rare childhood disease that occurs after a strep infection. Doctors are uniting to find a cure
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 7, 2024 Source:‘Let me die’: the mysterious syndrome changing children overnight
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There’s no question H5N1 bird flu has ‘pandemic potential.’ How likely is that worst-case scenario?
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 6, 2024 Source:There’s no question H5N1 bird flu has ‘pandemic potential.’ How likely is that worst-case scenario?
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House Calls, #925, May 5, 2024: You are what you speak or maybe not. AI note taking in the physician’s office.
What do you need to know before you consent to a recording of your conversation with your doctor being converted into official medical chart notes. Despite pilot projects and best case scenario bias/anecdotal reporting of outcomes, there are significant medicolegal and privacy implications to this process. AI Scribes: Answers to frequently asked questions Other topics:…
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Elevator or stairs? Your choice could boost longevity, study finds… if you adopt other healthy lifestyle and exercise activities.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for April 30, 2024 Source:Elevator or stairs? Your choice could boost longevity, study finds
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‘Your brain isn’t fully formed until you’re 25’: A neuroscientist demolishes the greatest mind myth
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for April 29, 2024 Source:‘Your brain isn’t fully formed until you’re 25’: A neuroscientist demolishes the greatest mind myth
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