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Canada investigating reports of children with severe acute hepatitis akin to what is being reported in other countries.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for April 28, 2022 Source:Ottawa investigating reports of severe liver disease in Canadian kids
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Now five days later, after testing positive for COVID, you still test positive. What criteria are public health units using to recommend ending self-isolation to return to work?
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for April 27, 2022 People who have symptoms OR test positive for COVID-19 on a PCR test or Rapid Antigen Test (RAT)
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Phase 2 study demonstrates that a new blood plasma Alzheimer biomarker may assist in earlier diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for April 26, 2022 Source:New Alzheimer’s Biomarker May Facilitate Rapid Diagnosis Reference:A possible blood plasma biomarker for early-stage Alzheimer’s disease
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Sunday House Call, #832, April 24, 2022: Eye luggage; The baggage we would not mind losing in transit.
What are the causes of bags under our eyes? It is a combination of genetics, physiology, and behaviour/choices. You calls: A man states that he is having pain in his legs and arms. Cannot walk well, or lift his arm to comb his hair Should a woman with no family history of breast cancer be…
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@billcarrolltalk showed that there is something to be said for combined nasal/throat swab samples to reduce the risk of COVID rapid antigen test false positives. He was positive with the combo, negative with only the nasal swab in back-to-back tests.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for April , 2022
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Statement that we need a stronger COVID detection system is akin to a scene in Amadeus where Mozart, after presenting music bordering on perfection is told by the Emperor that there were “simply too many notes”, “Just cut a few and it will be perfect”.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for April 21, 2022 Source:Canada needs a stronger COVID-19 detection system, experts say Reference:Too Many Notes, My Dear Mozart
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Moderna reports on successful development of variant-specific updates to its vaccine.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for April 20, 2022 Source:Moderna says new booster plus original shot provides better COVID-19 protection
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Health agencies investigating the source/cause of clusters of Hepatitis in children noted in the US, UK, and Spain. So far, it remains unknown.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for April 19, 2022 Source:No known Canadian cases of mysterious liver disease reported in children in Europe, U.S.
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Graham Richardson (@grahamctv) and I discuss the impact of the new normal on others and the many suffering in silence.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for April 18, 2022 Source:The Final Pandemic Betrayal
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