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Sunday House Call, #904, December 3, 2023: Make Mine a Double Double!
Story of a woman with a double uterus is expecting babies in both. What makes your stomach rumble? Your Calls and Comments:
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Sunday House Call, #903, November 26, 2023: “Dammit Jim, I’m a doctor, not a social justice activist!”
I came across this document recently from CanMEDS. It is a competency framework for medical practice that the findings the rules and skills of learners and experts and different disciplines. It includes organizations such as The College of Family Physicians of Canada, The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada The Association of Faculties…
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Sunday House Call, #902, November 19, 2023: The Chosen Ones.
How some pharmacies are deciding that people with type 2 diabetes supersede people with obesity respecting their prescriptions for Ozempic due to shortages. I discuss why this is completely unethical and how other pharmacies are staying away from this bad decision. Your Calls and Comments:
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Sunday House Call, #901, November 12, 2023: Antisemitism in medical academia and the damage it is causing to patients, faculty, and students
The contact for trust in the doctor-patient relationship and the damage to it that ensues when antisemitic comments professed from said physicians and medical students spews forth. Antisemitism today, another group tomorrow. Physicians must be held to a higher standard. Are physicians held to a different ethical standard? Is there a distinction between our professional…
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Sunday House Call, #900, November 5, 2023: Breast Cancer Screening now extended to include women over 40 years of age. Dr. David Jacobs (@DrJacobsRad), President of the Ontario Association of Radiologists, reviews the evidence for this change
Sunday House Call, #900, November 5, 2023: Breast Cancer Screening now extended to include women over 40 years of age. My friend and colleague Dr. David Jacobs (@DrJacobsRad), President of the Ontario Association of Radiologists, reviews the evidence that led to this change for the better. New breast screening guidelines have been established in Ontario.…
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Sunday House Call, #899, October 29, 2023: Health Insurance Companies Math
How purchasing prescription medication costs $187 for three months but if you renew every month instead of every three, it will cost you $10 per month. Go figure. A review of Fentanyl and the misunderstanding of what happens if it comes in contact with your skin. Your Calls and Comments:
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Sunday House Call, #898, October 22, 2023: The Danger Lurking Under Every Rock
Some perspective is required when we discuss food additives and health risk. This excellent article by Dr Joe Schwarcz of the McGill Office for Science and Society provides a cogent review of California’s ban of four additives. Your Calls and Comments:
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Sunday House Call, #897, October 15, 2023: Phar Phrom Perfect: Some of the issues with Canada’s pharmacare proposals
I am usually leery of economic projections for health care programs to be administered by government. I point out some of my concerns about this news report. Your Calls and Comments:
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Sunday House Call, #896, October 8, 2023: Nursing a Grudge
A primary care practice is sent to open up in Ottawa and plans to have several nurse practitioners on staff to provide additional support and care. The practice is planning to charge an annual $400 per year fee to cover the cost of the nurse practitioners services. These services are not covered under the Ontario…