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Ontario expanding prescribing powers for registered nurses is a good idea but it will not have much impact on reducing the strain on family medicine practices
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for November 7, 2023 Source:Ontario expanding prescribing powers for registered nurses
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Study evaluates observational studies to determine ten predictors of opioid overdose in chronic pain patients
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for October 25, 2023 Source:10 predictors linked to opioid overdose in chronic pain patients Reference:Predictors of fatal and nonfatal overdose after prescription of opioids for chronic pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies
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Two legionellosis cases confirmed at Ottawa Hospital General Campus
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for October 23, 2023 Source:2 legionellosis cases confirmed at Ottawa Hospital General Campus
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Five years of legal cannabis: fewer charges, many hospitalizations and more than a few questions
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for October 11, 2023 Source:5 years of legal cannabis: fewer charges, many hospitalizations and more than a few questions Reference:Changes in Cannabis-Attributable Hospitalizations Following Nonmedical Cannabis Legalization in Canada
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Ontario expands pharmacists’ prescription powers to include 6 more common ailments.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for October 3, 2023 Source:Ontario expands pharmacists’ prescription powers to include 6 more common ailments
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Toronto woman hospitalized overseas with botulism
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for September 25, 2023 Source:Toronto woman hospitalized overseas with botulism
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Health Canada approves updated Moderna XBB.1.5 COVID vaccine
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for September 13, 2023 Source:Health Canada approves updated Moderna XBB.1.5 COVID vaccine
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Aspirin can help reduce risk of second heart attack, but study finds less than half of eligible adults take it
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for August 23, 2023 [display_podcast] Source:Aspirin can help reduce risk of second heart attack, but study finds less than half of eligible adults take it Reference:Aspirin for Secondary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in 51 Low-, Middle-, and High-Income Countries
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@billcarrolltalk and I discuss the present health care crisis in family medicine. 2 million Ontarians can’t find one and how diplomacy/rhetoric by representative physician organizations will lead to zero positive change and no new ideas.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for August 18, 2023 [display_podcast]