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House Calls, #924, April 28, 2024: What excuse or hoops to jump through will the insurance companies now employ so that they can avoid or delay covering the cost of Wegovy? Hopefully none but who am I kidding?
On May 6, 2024, Wegovy will now be available in Canada. Many people who had been using Ozempic and responding well to treatment were summarily told by their health insurance companies that they were participating in a “lifestyle” choice and thus were no longer covered. Now that Wegovy is out, and is the exact same…
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Ontario scrapping sick notes to cut down on doctors’ paperwork
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for April 25, 2024 Source:Ontario scrapping sick notes to cut down on doctors’ paperwork
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Glucose monitors may misclassify people as being at risk of diabetes. They are not screening tools and are fraught with misinterpretation and false positives in otherwise healthy people.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for April 24, 2024 Source:Glucose monitors may misclassify people as being at risk of diabetes
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Itchy skin can be the result of different conditions. However in many cases eczema/allergies is a common cause.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for April 23, 2024 Source:Are you always itchy? It might be more serious than dry skin, experts say — here’s why
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House Calls, #923, April 21, 2024: “But they said it was magic…” 🙁
A secondhand story influences a woman to purchase a pain-relieving natural supplement only to discover that she is suffering significant side effects because it contained (unlabeled) 2 to 8 times the normal dose of diclofenac, a common anti-inflammatory medication. Your Calls and Comments:
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Rosemary oil is a viral hack for hair growth. Does it work? No it does not. But they will shill for your purchase at the end of the “article”
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for April 19, 2024 Source:Rosemary oil is a viral hack for hair growth. Does it work?
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Norwegian’s routine jobs raise the risk of cognitive decline by 66% and dementia by 37%, observational study says. Caveats abound.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for April 18, 2024 Source:Routine jobs raise the risk of cognitive decline by 66% and dementia by 37%, study says Reference:Trajectories of Occupational Cognitive Demands and Risk of Mild Cognitive Impairment and Dementia in Later Life
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Observational study looked at the relationship between the vasomotor symptoms (hot flushes) of menopause symptoms and migraine history and how it may increase the risk of cardiovascular disease for certain groups
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for April 17, 2024 Source:How menopause symptoms may increase the risk of cardiovascular disease
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