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Scientists finally crack mystery of rare COVID adenovirus vaccine blood clots
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for April 15, 2026 Source:Scientists finally crack mystery of rare COVID vaccine blood clots Reference:Adenoviral Inciting Antigen and Somatic Hypermutation in VITT
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Metformin shown to increase a biological effect of exercise in men with prostate cancer reducing insulin resistance, easing metabolic stress and weight gain. What this isn’t is exercise in a pill.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for April 14, 2026 Source:Exercise in a Pill? Metformin Shows Surprising Effects in Cancer Patients Reference:The anti-obesogenic metabolite, Lac-Phe, is elevated by metformin treatment in prostate cancer patients
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Naturally Occurring Bacteria Completely Eradicate Tumors in Mice With a Single Dose
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for April 13, 2026 Source:Naturally Occurring Bacteria Completely Eradicate Tumors in Mice With a Single Dose Reference:Discovery and characterization of antitumor gut microbiota from amphibians and reptiles: Ewingella americana as a novel therapeutic agent with dual cytotoxic and immunomodulatory properties
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Hidden Danger: Widely Used Pesticides Linked to 150% Higher Cancer Risk in Peru. Most of these are not used in North America and Europe Due to Tighter Regulation.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for April 10, 2026 Source:Hidden Danger: Widely Used Pesticides Linked to 150% Higher Cancer Risk Reference:Mapping pesticide mixtures to cancer risk at the country scale with spatial exposomics
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A quick review of Vitamin D supplementation and who benefits most.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for April 9, 2026 Source:What Happens to Your Body When You Take Vitamin D Supplements Every Day Long Term Vitamin D Overview Established Uses (Strong Evidence): Moderately Supported Claims: Weaker/Mixed Claims: Long-Term Safety (Article Summary): Overdose Risks (Rare below 4000 IU/day):
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Study estimates that millions of preterm births and thousands of infant deaths linked to plastic chemicals worldwide.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for April 8, 2026 Source:Millions of preterm births and thousands of infant deaths linked to plastic chemicals worldwide Reference:Preterm birth attributable to exposure to chemicals used in plastic materials: a global estimate
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Irritable Male Syndrome (IMS) Is Not An Actual Condition
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for April 7, 2026 Source:Irritable Male Syndrome (IMS) Is An Actual Condition — And It Could Explain A Lot Irritable Male Syndrome (IMS) is not a true, distinct medical condition in humans. The HuffPost article accurately summarizes symptoms (irritability, fatigue, low libido, mood changes) linked to gradual testosterone decline after age 40, citing…
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Chocolate in not a health food despite articles that try to tease out the nutritional content of dark versus milk chocolate. Enjoy it, savor it, but lets not make it into something it is not.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for April 6, 2026 Source:That Dark Chocolate Easter Treat May Seem Healthier, But There’s a Catch
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Many caveats and confounding factors inherent in this study that claims irregular bedtime doubles cardiovascular disease risk.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for April 2, 2026 Source:Irregular Bedtime Doubles Cardiac Risk Reference:Sleep timing irregularity in midlife: association with incident major adverse cardiac events and cardiovascular disease mortality over a 10-year follow-up