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Activity trackers are great for motivation, curiosity, and fun but specificity and sensitivity are suspect with respect to accuracy as health status screening devices.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for March 18, 2022 Source:Do Sleep Trackers Really Work?
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Thursday catchup: Light and sleep do not mix. How climate change will affect allergy sufferers.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for March 17, 2022 Source:Allergy season will start much earlier than normal and be far more intense because of climate crisis, study suggests Close the blinds during sleep to protect your health Reference:Projected climate-driven changes in pollen emission season length and magnitude over the continental United States Light exposure during sleep impairs…
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China government’s zero-tolerance COVID strategy falters as it battles multiple COVID-19 outbreaks, driven by ‘stealth omicron’ variant.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for March 15, 2022 Source:China battles multiple COVID-19 outbreaks, driven by ‘stealth omicron’ variant
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Sunday House Call, #827, March 13, 2022: Disability Insurance Claim Forms: Your carrier sets you up for failure and rejection.
Topics today include: How insurance companies wear down patients with endless requests and unanswerable questions for medical information when all the blood from the stone has been wrung out. Your questions: Treatment of leg edema due due venous insufficiency. Efficacy of Paxlovid for mild to moderate Covid 58 year-old man with diabetes and suffering from…
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The pandemic two years later; it ain’t over yet.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for March 11, 2022 Source:Covid was declared a pandemic two years ago and now we’re finally moving on — but public health experts say it’s not over
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CHEO study reports on risks of increased mental health issues in children after concussion.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for March 10, 2022 Source:Concussion increases risk of mental health issues in children, youth Reference:Risk of Mental Health Problems in Children and Youths Following Concussion
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Data required from Ontario CMOH to support reports that Ontario to lift school masking requirements after March break.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for March 9, 2022 Source:Ontario to drop school masking requirements after March Break, sources say
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Mild Covid is associated with comparative imaging scans showing pathological changes in brain structure in people age 51-81 taken from UK Biobank data
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for March 8, 2022 Source:Even mild Covid is linked to brain damage, scans show Reference:SARS-CoV-2 is associated with changes in brain structure in UK Biobank
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Middle age to older UK adults who consume even a few alcoholic drinks a week were observed to have a greater risk of brain atrophy. Authors note the study limitations and that it cannot demonstrate causality.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for March 7, 2022 Source:Those who consume even a few alcoholic drinks a week have smaller brains, research finds Reference:Associations between alcohol consumption and gray and white matter volumes in the UK Biobank
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