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Sunday House Call, #913, February 11, 2024: The resurgence of measles. Rinse and repeat
How the anti-vaccine movement is downplaying the danger of measles. I discuss that although the impetus for this is based on the goal to protect children, the outcomes are resulting in the opposite. Your Calls and Comments:
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Study looks at organ-specific blood plasma proteins to track organ age and disease risks.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for February 9, 2024 Source:Scientists can now predict which of your organs will fail first Reference:Organ aging signatures in the plasma proteome track health and disease
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Specific memory B cells implicated in food and allergy and allergic rhinitis
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for February 8, 2024 Source:Researchers say they’ve found the ‘smoking gun’ for tackling life-long allergies Reference:CD23+IgG1+ memory B cells are poised to switch to pathogenic IgE production in food allergy
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I have encountered some pharmacists who provided unsolicited and inappropriate patient management advice because they did not have all the details. I respect their expertise in their specialty; so too that it be reciprocated.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for February 7, 2024
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Neuroscientists Discover Source of ‘Wave of Death’ at End of Consciousness
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for February 6, 2024 Source:Neuroscientists Discover Source of ‘Wave of Death’ at End of Consciousness Reference:Laminar organization of neocortical activities during systemic anoxia
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Are people with non-urgent problems clogging up Ontario ERs? Here’s what the data shows
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for February 5, 2024 Source:Are people with non-urgent problems clogging up Ontario ERs? Here’s what the data shows
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Sunday House Call, #912, February 4, 2024: Sorry, your suffering does not count, only your lab number
The hoops one has to jump through to get the tests required so that you qualify for an appointment at the Cancer Center. Your Calls and Comments:
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Gene therapies that let deaf children hear bring hope—and many questions
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for February 1, 2024 Source:Gene therapies that let deaf children hear bring hope—and many questions
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