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Some physicians advocating renaming low-grade cancers as “not cancer”. I do not think this is the correct path to take. It seems a bit patronizing presume how patients will respond to the news of their diagnosis.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for January 26, 2024 Source:The Cancer That Doctors Don’t Want to Call Cancer
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A Canadian school has eased its nut ban, but it’s not a given others will follow
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for January 22, 2024 Source:A Canadian school has eased its nut ban, but it’s not a given others will follow
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How Long Does It Take to Get COVID-19? Here’s What a New Study Says
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for January 18, 2024 Source:How Long Does It Take to Get COVID-19? Here’s What a New Study Says Reference:Digital measurement of SARS-CoV-2 transmission risk from 7 million contacts
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What’s Disease X? World leaders discuss next possible global health threat. Will it make a difference? Will we be prepared? I think how people/governments respond to theoretical risks answers this question.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for January 17, 2024 Source:What’s Disease X? World leaders discuss next possible global health threat
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Which gym surface is the germiest?
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for January 16, 2024 Source: Which gym surface is the germiest?
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Ottawa Public Health warns of possible tuberculosis exposure at Sacred Heart High School
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for December 5, 2023 Source:Ottawa Public Health warns of possible tuberculosis exposure at Sacred Heart High School
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Ottawa family doctor denied permanent residency over marital status, age. With two million people in Ontario without a family doctor the federal government should be bending over backwards to recruit more into Canada and not throw up roadblocks
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for December 1, 2023 Source:Ottawa family doctor denied permanent residency over marital status, age
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Life expectancy in Canada fell for the 3rd year in a row. What’s happening?
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for November 29, 2023 Source:Life expectancy in Canada fell for the 3rd year in a row. What’s happening? Reference:Deaths, 2022