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Doctors concerned more people using cannabis during pregnancy
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 24, 2023 Source:Doctors concerned more people using cannabis during pregnancy Reference:Acute care related to cannabis use during pregnancy after the legalization of nonmedical cannabis in Ontario
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Hormone therapy should be offered to more women with severe menopause: review
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 17, 2023 Source:Hormone therapy should be offered to more women with severe menopause: review Reference:A pragmatic approach to the management of menopause
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FDA data shows that mifepristone safety-use profile is better than some common, low-risk prescription drugs including penicillin and Viagra. Some U.S. judicial rulings claiming the contrary are not supported by the evidence.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for April 25, 2023 Source:How safe is the abortion pill compared with other common drugs
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Cryopreservation of ova a growing choice for many women who wish to have children later in their lives.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for April 17, 2023 Source:More Canadians are freezing their eggs. Why and what to know about the process
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For women seeking relief from menopausal symptoms that are negatively impacting their quality of life, there are solutions that work.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for February 27, 2023 Source:‘Not true’: Menopause myths and common misconceptions debunked
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Sunday House Call, #867, February 26, 2023: Fun and informative interview with Dr. David Jacobs, @DrJacobsRad, President of the Ontario Association of Radiologists discussing the role of radiologists, what they do, and about the technologies in use today.
Lots of info about imaging technologies and the differences between them eg. CT vs MRI. Also discussed evidence for starting screening mammograms at age 40. Topics today include:
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Study prompts doctors to renew recommendations for fallopian tube removal to prevent ovarian cancer
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for February 6, 2023 Source:Study prompts doctors to renew recommendations for fallopian tube removal to prevent ovarian cancer Reference:Ovarian cancer population screening and mortality after long-term follow-up in the UK Collaborative Trial of Ovarian Cancer Screening (UKCTOCS): a randomised controlled trialOvarian Cancer Screening and Symptom Awareness Consensus Statement
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Health Canada rightly conducts safety review on off-label prescribing of breastfeeding drug, domperidone, amid psychiatric concerns as well as risk of cardiac arrhythmia. Available in US as investigational drug but banned for general use.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for February 1, 2023 Source:Health Canada conducts safety review on breastfeeding drug amid psychiatric concerns
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The closest we have to time travel and suspended animation: Parents welcome twins from embryos frozen 30 years ago
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for November 22, 2022 Source:Parents welcome twins from embryos frozen 30 years ago