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Sunday House Call, #831, April 17, 2022: What ‘Do your own research” actually means. Excellent article by science communicator Jonathan Jarry (@crackedscience) that reviews the questions we need to ask when researching a topic.
Doing Your Own Research a Little Bit Better Your calls about: Family physicians retiring with no replacements. Baker’s cyst rupture Foot skin peel treatments, unless otherwise recommended by their physician based on their specific medical presentation, should not be done to diabetic patients Methotrexate dosing delay after Covid vaccine Testing positive for COVID months after…
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@BillCarroll and I discuss public’s desire for normality and that inurement to risk does not change the reality on the ground for some.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for April 14, 2022
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Why over-the-counter cold remedies are not recommended for young children.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for April 13, 2022 Source:Cold and flu medication in short supply at some Ontario pharmacies
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Study looks at the question of whether certain personality traits more conducive to cognitive decline.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for April 12, 2022 Source:Your personality can protect or age your brain, study finds Reference:Personality traits, cognitive states, and mortality in older adulthood.
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Large scale study planned to evaluate cancer-screening blood tests. Lost in this is what screening is trying to achieve and not simply diagnosing disease earlier.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for April 11, 2022 Source:Can cancer blood tests live up to promise of saving lives? Reference:What screening aims to achieve and why evidence matters
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Sunday House Call, #830, April 11, 2022: Something is doing the backstroke in my eye!
Topics today include:Medical Case Details Maggot Infestation in The Eye of a Seriously Unlucky GardenerThe 1979 Poisoning Of 78 Schoolchildren: Or Why You Should Never Eat Green Potatoes Your calls about: Antibody production after COVID vaccine Back, pelvic pain in a man found to have slightly enlarged pelvic lymph nodes. A man presents with increasing…
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Study tries to elucidate if instant-gratification apps like TikTok have a negative impact on a child’s attention-span development.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for April 8, 2022 Source:TikTok acts on children’s brains like a ‘candy store’ shortening their attention span: report
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Public Health has seemingly abdicated its primary tenet to inform the public of the risks they face. Assume any “cold” symptom you have to be COVID given that PCR test availability is like hen’s teeth; you are on your own. Bonjour la visite.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for April 7, 2022 Source:Is it COVID or a cold? How to know as Omicron cases rise
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Many Canadians continue to choose Benadryl as their first choice for allergy medication despite messaging from Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology recommending safer 2nd and 3rd generation antihistamines.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for April 4, 2022 Source:Many Canadians unaware that Benadryl isn’t recommended as first choice for allergy medication: experts