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Irritable Male Syndrome (IMS) Is Not An Actual Condition
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for April 7, 2026 Source:Irritable Male Syndrome (IMS) Is An Actual Condition — And It Could Explain A Lot Irritable Male Syndrome (IMS) is not a true, distinct medical condition in humans. The HuffPost article accurately summarizes symptoms (irritability, fatigue, low libido, mood changes) linked to gradual testosterone decline after age 40, citing…
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Many caveats and confounding factors inherent in this study that claims irregular bedtime doubles cardiovascular disease risk.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for April 2, 2026 Source:Irregular Bedtime Doubles Cardiac Risk Reference:Sleep timing irregularity in midlife: association with incident major adverse cardiac events and cardiovascular disease mortality over a 10-year follow-up
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Vaping: Emerging harms health systems can’t ignore, How vaping product producers are preying upon your children with enticing marketing strategies.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for March 16, 2026 Source:Vaping: Emerging harms health systems can’t ignore
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Limited power study with negligible clinical significant reports low doses of lithium may slow verbal memory decline from Alzheimer’s
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for March 10, 2026 Source:Low doses of lithium may slow verbal memory decline from Alzheimer’s Reference:Low-Dose Lithium for Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial
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What is the evidence that GLP-1 medications such as Ozempic and Mounjaro might help treat addiction?
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for March 9, 2026 Source:What to know about how GLP-1 medications such as Ozempic and Mounjaro might fight addiction Reference:Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists and risk of substance use disorders among US veterans with type 2 diabetes: cohort study
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New rapid five-day protocol application of transcranial magnetic stimulation brain for the treatment of treatment-resistant depression seems to be of equal efficacy of the standard six- week treatment cycle.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for February 26, 2026 Source:New brain stimulation approach could treat depression in just 5 days Reference:Efficacy of 5 × 5 accelerated versus conventional repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) for treatment-resistant depression.
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‘Night owls’ may have worse heart health — but why? Well, they smoked more, had poorer sleep, were less active, and had poorer dietary habits. So it may not be being a night owl that is the causative factor but what we already know to be harmful to health outcomes.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for February 10, 2026 Source:‘Night owls’ may have worse heart health — but why? Reference:Chronotype, Life’s Essential 8, and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease: A Prospective Cohort Study in UK Biobank
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Early results indicate that treatment with this sleep apnea drug reduces the breathing pauses and can improve sleep quality but will it stop the need for for using a CPAP machine?
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for January 22, 2026 Source:New Pill Could Finally Treat Sleep Apnea Without a Mask Reference:Sultiame once per day in obstructive sleep apnoea (FLOW): a multicentre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, dose-finding, phase 2 trial
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‘Dry January’: 1 month of no alcohol makes real difference to health, study confirms. No so fast. Although the campaign’s aim are to be commended, long-term outcomes are not reported.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for January 14, 2026 Source:‘Dry January’: 1 month of no alcohol makes real difference to health, study confirms Reference:A scoping review of Dry January: evidence and future direction