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Vision and hearing loss among growing list of risk factors for dementia, study says
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for August 7, 2024 Source:Time to get your eyes checked: Vision loss among growing list of risk factors for dementia, study says Reference:Dementia prevention, intervention, and care: 2024 report of the Lancet standing Commission
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Reports of increasing incidence of infectious disease after COVID around the world seems to be for the most part due to reduced vaccination levels and how the data has been collected and reported.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for June 17, 2024 Source:Yes, everyone really is sick a lot more often after COVID
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Warming climate affecting infectious disease risk from tropical/semitropical organisms in Canada
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 27, 2024 Source: As Canada warms, infectious disease risks spread north
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Cannabis legalization coincided with uptick in ER visits from seniors in Ontario: study. Is anyone surprised?
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 21, 2024 Source:Cannabis legalization coincided with uptick in ER visits from seniors: study Reference:Edible Cannabis Legalization and Cannabis Poisonings in Older Adults
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Whooping cough resurgence in Europe. The reasons are straightforward enough yet…
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 9, 2024 Source:What is whooping cough and should Canadians be concerned as Europe declares outbreak?
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There’s no question H5N1 bird flu has ‘pandemic potential.’ How likely is that worst-case scenario?
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 6, 2024 Source:There’s no question H5N1 bird flu has ‘pandemic potential.’ How likely is that worst-case scenario?
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Norwegian’s routine jobs raise the risk of cognitive decline by 66% and dementia by 37%, observational study says. Caveats abound.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for April 18, 2024 Source:Routine jobs raise the risk of cognitive decline by 66% and dementia by 37%, study says Reference:Trajectories of Occupational Cognitive Demands and Risk of Mild Cognitive Impairment and Dementia in Later Life
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COVID infections are causing drops in IQ and years of brain aging, studies suggest
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for April 16, 2024 Source:COVID infections are causing drops in IQ and years of brain aging, studies suggest
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Is playing in the dirt good for kids’ immune systems?
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for April 5, 2024 Source:Is playing in the dirt good for kids’ immune systems?