-
Implantable device to prevent opioid overdose has some practical issues to surmount.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for October 25, 2024 Source:Implantable device may prevent death from opioid overdose
-
Ketamine therapy can help people with depression, but also requires professional supervision to mitigate risks.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for August 22, 2024 Source:Ketamine therapy can help people with depression, but also poses risks: experts
-
Scalp cooling therapy: The Ottawa Hospital could lose technology that helps prevent hair loss in cancer patients.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for July 3, 2024 Source:Scalp cooling therapy: The Ottawa Hospital could lose technology that helps prevent hair loss in cancer patients
-
Cannabis legalization coincided with uptick in ER visits from seniors in Ontario: study. Is anyone surprised?
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 21, 2024 Source:Cannabis legalization coincided with uptick in ER visits from seniors: study Reference:Edible Cannabis Legalization and Cannabis Poisonings in Older Adults
-
How preventive chemotherapy takes a toll on the body
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for March 25, 2024 Source:Kate Middleton news: How preventive chemotherapy takes a toll on the body
-
A man deliberately got 217 COVID shots. Here’s what happened
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for March 7, 2024 Source:A man deliberately got 217 COVID shots. Here’s what happened Reference:Adaptive immune responses are larger and functionally preserved in a hypervaccinated individual
-
Time Magazine piece on treatment of early Alzheimer’s Disease lacks balance. It reads as an ad for pharma company that made it. Side effects glossed over and relative instead of absolute risk reported. Clinical outcomes overstated.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for October 27, 2023 Source:Why Diagnosing Alzheimer’s Early Is So Important Reference:Lecanemab for Alzheimer’s disease: tempering hype and hope
-
Study evaluates observational studies to determine ten predictors of opioid overdose in chronic pain patients
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for October 25, 2023 Source:10 predictors linked to opioid overdose in chronic pain patients Reference:Predictors of fatal and nonfatal overdose after prescription of opioids for chronic pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies
-
Ontario study finds that driving while stoned leads to more traffic accidents in a country where marijuana is legal
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for September 8, 2023 Source:Driving while stoned leads to more traffic accidents in a country where marijuana is legal Reference:Cannabis-Involved Traffic Injury Emergency Department Visits After Cannabis Legalization and Commercialization