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Olympian Noah Lyles COVID run. Little risk to others while running the heat but it is the close exposure thereafter when he hugged others and was treated by medical staff when he collapsed thereafter. Let people decide but he should have disclosed his status prior to the event.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for August 9, 2024 Source: https://x.com/devin_heroux/status/1821632583127404565?s=42
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Millennials and Gen Xers face higher risk of 17 cancers than previous generations, study suggests but reasons are varied and not clearly established.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for August 8, 2024 Source:Millennials and Gen Xers face higher risk of 17 cancers than previous generations, study suggests Reference:Differences in cancer rates among adults born between 1920 and 1990 in the USA: an analysis of population-based cancer registry data
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Vision and hearing loss among growing list of risk factors for dementia, study says
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for August 7, 2024 Source:Time to get your eyes checked: Vision loss among growing list of risk factors for dementia, study says Reference:Dementia prevention, intervention, and care: 2024 report of the Lancet standing Commission
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Bill and I review (sun)burn management
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for August 6, 2024 Source:The Do’s and Don’ts of Burn First Aid
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Lots of limitations in this study that states that bowel movement frequency can affect your gut health as well as kidney and liver function.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for July 19, 2024 Source:How often you poop can affect your health well beyond the gut, study suggests Reference:Aberrant bowel movement frequencies coincide with increased microbe-derived blood metabolites associated with reduced organ function
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Women with endometriosis face fourfold higher relative risk of ovarian cancer, study suggests. This accounts for 10-20 more women per 10,000 per year for women suffering with endometriosis.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for July 18, 2024 Source:Women with endometriosis face fourfold higher risk of ovarian cancer, study suggests Reference:Endometriosis Typology and Ovarian Cancer Risk
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The relationship between how mental health is affected following a cardiac event
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for July 17, 2024 Source:What a doctor needs to check after cardiac arrest, according to new research Reference:Long-Term Socioeconomic and Mental Health Changes After Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest in Women and Men
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Study suggests limiting the amount of prescribed opioid tablets after an emergency room visit.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for July 16, 2024 Source:Prescribed opioids in the ER? You may be getting too many pills, study suggests Reference:Opioid prescribing requirements to minimize unused medications after an emergency department visit for acute pain: a prospective cohort study
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Night owls’ cognitive function ‘superior’ to early risers, study suggests but cannot prove.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for July 15, 2024 Source:Night owls’ cognitive function ‘superior’ to early risers, study suggests