January 30, 2024 Gastroenterology Migraine linked to an absolute 1 in 100,000 person-year increased risk of IBD in new study. Needless to say more investigations are necessary before concluding that there is a causal link.
January 29, 2024 Food Science Add a grain of salt to an article about a study that claims “Eating Vegan Diet In Pregnancy Linked to Preeclampsia and Lower Birthweight”
January 26, 2024 Cancer/Oncology Some physicians advocating renaming low-grade cancers as “not cancer”. I do not think this is the correct path to take. It seems a bit patronizing presume how patients will respond to the news of their diagnosis.
January 25, 2024 Allergy/Immunology How COVID-19 vaccines and infections are tweaking our immunity to respond better than anticipated or extrapolated.
January 24, 2024 Cardiology New centre of excellence established at the Ottawa Heart Institute for rare cardiac diseases.
January 23, 2024 Cardiology Carrying emergency Aspirin for use for suspected heart attack can help reduce the risk of further heart damage. If used, you must call 911 for further assessment and treatment.
January 22, 2024 Allergy/Immunology A Canadian school has eased its nut ban, but it’s not a given others will follow
January 19, 2024 AI FDA approves AI scanner that increases the physician’s accuracy in identifying skin cancers like basal and squamous cell carcinoma and melanoma.
January 18, 2024 Clinical Research How Long Does It Take to Get COVID-19? Here’s What a New Study Says
January 17, 2024 Health Policy What’s Disease X? World leaders discuss next possible global health threat. Will it make a difference? Will we be prepared? I think how people/governments respond to theoretical risks answers this question.