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House Calls, #940, September 29, 2024: The importance of listening because assumptions can lead you astray.
I recount what has happened to a patient I have known for over 30 years and her unfortunate experience when assumption were made about her back pain at our local ER. Look, I know that the ER is overwhelmed and many people come in for back pain issues but if they had listened to her…
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Little to evidence to suggest that the purported uses of red light therapy accomplish what the manufacturers claim.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for September 27, 2024 Source: What is red light therapy and does it work? Reference: Red Light Therapy
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Falling, household chores: The lesser-known ways you could get a concussion
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for September 26, 2024 Source:Falling, household chores: The lesser-known ways you could get a concussion
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Parents, but not parenting, to blame for picky eating in kids, says new study
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for September 25, 2024 Source:Parents, but not parenting, to blame for picky eating in kids, says new study Reference:Nature and nurture in fussy eating from toddlerhood to early adolescence: findings from the Gemini twin cohort
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Iron deficiency diagnostic lab tests standardized at a threshold level more in line with the evidence in order to ensure prompt treatment.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for September 24, 2024 Source:More Ontarians will be flagged for iron deficiency after doctors advocate for change to guidelines
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Kids are inhaling ‘Galaxy Gas’ to get high. Here’s what parents should know
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for September 23, 2024 Source:Kids are inhaling ‘Galaxy Gas’ to get high. Here’s what parents should know
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House Calls, #939, September 1, 2024: Er, wait just a little bit longer.
Emergency room wait times and evaluation continues to increase in Canada. A major reason is that millions of Canadians do not have a family doctor. Governments of all strips continue to use the now frayed and worn Emperor-has-no-clothes playbook that contributes to the mismanagement of our health care system. Your trip to the emergency department…
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Not much evidence based on study design to suggest that catching up on sleep on weekends may help lower heart disease risk.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for August 30, 2024 Source:Sleeping longer on the weekend may help lower heart disease risk
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New tool being developed by the University of Waterloo to help identify false health claims.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for August 29, 2024 Source:‘Life-or-death’ issue: How one tool is identifying false health claims on social media Reference:A Big Data ecosystem for evaluating health misinformation on social media
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