March 20, 2024 Cardiovascular Diesase There is no evidence to link intermittent fasting with a greater risk of death due to cardiovascular disease. According to @matthewherper “A study says intermittent fasting is making people drop dead. Oh, come on” He is bang on.
March 9, 2024 Cardiology Diet drinks may boost risk of dangerous heart condition by 20%, study says. Can we please stop the reporting of food-questionnaire-extrapolate-the-data-towards-meaningless-non-causal-relationships stories that have zero impact on clinical practice?
February 26, 2024 Epidemiology Measles travel advisories, New Canadian Pharmacare not covering the cost of Ozempic for people with type 2 diabetes, and a possible new treatment pathway for people suffering from Crohn’s disease.
February 12, 2024 Health Policy ‘We have a very large problem’: Why Ontario is dealing with syphilis rates it hasn’t seen in decades
November 27, 2023 Epidemiology China says a surge in respiratory illnesses is caused by flu and other known pathogens
October 16, 2023 Endocrinology Male fertility is declining worldwide. Study makes recommendations to tackle problem
October 11, 2023 Addiction Five years of legal cannabis: fewer charges, many hospitalizations and more than a few questions
September 18, 2023 Depression If you like coffee then enjoy. There are hundreds of observational studies leading to headline claims trying to justify its consumption on the basis of good or bad health outcomes. Nature of these studies: they are unable to establish causality.
August 23, 2023 Cardiovascular Diesase Aspirin can help reduce risk of second heart attack, but study finds less than half of eligible adults take it