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The ‘Super Flu’ Is Hitting Kids Hard—and Some Aren’t Surviving
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for January 5, 2026 Source:The ‘Super Flu’ Is Hitting Kids Hard—and Some Aren’t Surviving Reference:Weekly US Influenza Surveillance Report: Key Updates for Week 51, ending December 20, 2025
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3 children die from influenza A-related complications in Ottawa and eastern Ontario region
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for December 16, 2025 Source:3 children die from influenza A-related complications in Ottawa and eastern Ontario region Reference:Canadian respiratory virus surveillance report
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A common nasal spray may help prevent Covid. What a new study shows and the many caveats within it.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for September 16, 2025 Source:A common nasal spray may help prevent Covid. What a new study shows Reference:Azelastine Nasal Spray for Prevention of SARS-CoV-2 InfectionsA Phase 2 Randomized Clinical Trial
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Gun disease-causing bacteria associated with the development of Alzheimer’s disease noted in mouse study and human autopsies.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for September 9, 2025 Source:The Cause of Alzheimer’s Could Be Coming From Within Your Mouth Reference:Porphyromonas gingivalis in Alzheimer’s disease brains: Evidence for disease causation and treatment with small-molecule inhibitors
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AI antibiotics for superbugs could lead to ‘golden age of discovery’
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for August 15, 2025 Source:AI antibiotics for superbugs could lead to ‘golden age of discovery’
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Mosquitoes test positive for West Nile in Ottawa. Overall risk to the public is low based on previously tabulated data.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for August 13, 2025 Source:Mosquitoes test positive for West Nile in Ottawa
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Northward spread of Aspergillus species poses increased health risks for susceptible individuals for which we are woefully unprepared.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 26, 2025 Source:A fungus that can ‘eat you from the inside out’ could spread as the world heats up
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The Ontario Government is not responsible for your personal decisions that have led to an increase in measles infections. It is responsible for providing the means to access the vaccine should you decide to use it and it has done so.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 8, 2025 Source:Ford and Jones defend Ontario measles response, despite 1,243 cases since October
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Study explores Long Covid prevalence and uncertainty in England
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for March 20, 2025 Source:Study explores Long Covid prevalence and uncertainty in England Reference:Exploring Long Covid Prevalence and Patient Uncertainty by Sociodemographic Characteristics Using GP Patient Survey Data