August 31, 2023 General information Nearly half of dog owners are hesitant to vaccinate their pets. Some believe their dogs will develop autism. I kid you not.
August 30, 2023 General information Diagnostic puzzle solved when live, wriggling worm pulled from brain of woman hospitalized with ‘mystery illness’
August 29, 2023 Cancer/Oncology Headlines misinterpret study finding that most cancer screenings don’t extend life. They may not extend it, but they certainly will get you close to what your expected life span would be if caught early and treated.
August 28, 2023 AI AI brain implant helps woman speak for the 1st time in 18 years after suffering a stoke when she was 30 that resulted in locked-in syndrome
August 24, 2023 Dementia New diagnostic test for early Alzheimer’s does not prove that you will develop the disease and requires more biomarkers to ensure accuracy.
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
August 22, 2023 Clinical Research Long COVID symptoms create a greater burden of disability than heart disease or cancer, new study shows
August 21, 2023 Epidemiology Listeria noted in poorly sanitized ice cream machine in Tacoma Washington. Three deaths and three other hospitalized.
August 18, 2023 General information @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.
August 17, 2023 Dementia A plausible biological mechanism is not well elucidated when study suggests long-term use of certain reflux medications is associated with a higher risk of dementia. No proof of causality and is confounded by other life factors