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How to be human 101: There are words that should be reconsidered/avoided when physicians talk with their patients.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for November 12, 2024 Source:These Are The “Never Words” Doctors Shouldn’t Use With Patients
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It is time to reduce the waste of resources required to provide sick notes.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for October 29, 2024 Source: Why a group of Canadian doctors says workplace sick notes need to go
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More must be done for people in the throes of addiction to provide treatment and support. All the pieces of the puzzle must be present to have any chance of successful outcomes.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for August 26, 2024 Source:Ontario needs holistic approach to drug treatment amid consumption site closures, doctor says
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Olympian Noah Lyles COVID run. Little risk to others while running the heat but it is the close exposure thereafter when he hugged others and was treated by medical staff when he collapsed thereafter. Let people decide but he should have disclosed his status prior to the event.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for August 9, 2024 Source: https://x.com/devin_heroux/status/1821632583127404565?s=42
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Pharmacists look to Alberta’s ‘gold standard’ model in increasing their prescribing powers across Canada to include all drugs other than narcotics.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for June 12, 2024 Source:Pharmacists look to Alberta’s ‘gold standard’ model in increasing their prescribing powers across Canada
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Health Canada must reconsider man’s bid to use psilocybin for cluster headaches, Federal Court rules
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for June 5, 2024 Source:Health Canada must reconsider man’s bid to use magic mushrooms for cluster headaches, Federal Court rules
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Some brain injury patients would recover if life support weren’t ended. Study needs to define what they mean by recovery as this has different connotations to many people.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 31, 2024 Source:Some brain injury patients would recover if life support weren’t ended Reference:Recovery Potential in Patients Who Died After Withdrawal of Life-Sustaining Treatment: A TRACK-TBI Propensity Score Analysis
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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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Ontario scrapping sick notes to cut down on doctors’ paperwork
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for April 25, 2024 Source:Ontario scrapping sick notes to cut down on doctors’ paperwork