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Measles travel advisories, New Canadian Pharmacare not covering the cost of Ozempic for people with type 2 diabetes, and a possible new treatment pathway for people suffering from Crohn’s disease.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for February 26, 2024 Source:Treating newly-diagnosed Crohn’s patients with advanced therapy leads to dramatic improvements in outcomes
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Ottawa Public Health concerned about measles as March break approaches.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for March 1, 2023 Source: Measles a growing concern as March Break approaches
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When anti-vaxxers win, children die. So it did in Samoa.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for December 31, 2019 Source:Samoa ends state of emergency after 5,667 cases of measles
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Sunday House Call, #718, November 24, 2019: The completely preventable epidemic that is killing children by the tens of thousands
Sunday House Call, #718, November 24, 2019: The completely preventable epidemic that is killing children by the tens of thousands Measles continues it resurgence in many parts of the world. The latest reports from Samoa and the Democratic Republic of Congo illustrate how easy it is for the fire to spread. Your calls today include:…
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U.S. maintains its measles elimination status for now but vaccine misinformation by antivaxxers continues to whittle away at it. Your (grand)mother and (grand)father would not be proud;they remember our disease history. Children suffered damage and died.
Health Headlines Commentary for October 9, 2019 Source:‘Vaccine hesitancy’ almost cost the U.S. its measles elimination status
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Sunday House Call, #712, October 6, 2019: It’s Federal election time and no politician has the courage to discuss the meaningful changes to health care required to reduce suffering.
Sunday House Call, #712, October 6, 2019: It’s Federal election time and no politician has the courage to discuss the meaningful changes to health care required to reduce suffering. Topics today include:The hypocrisy of government health care policy is plain to see yet on all levels our politicians bury their heads in the sand waiting…
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Wednesday House Call, September 25, 2019: Calls for elimination of non-medical vaccine exemptions in Ontario
Wednesday House Call, September 25, 2019: Calls for elimination of non-medical vaccine exemptions in Ontario Dr Barry Dworkin joins Rob Snow to discuss Toronto Public Health’s call for the elimination of vaccine exemption for philosophical and religious reasons. Your calls about: Hayfever management Muscle fascia stretching is not a thing Whooping cough in a 75…
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Wednesday House Call, September 4, 2019: Misinformation abounds, people listen, and children suffer.
Wednesday House Call, September 4, 2019: Misinformation abounds, people listen, and children suffer. Dr Barry Dworkin joins Rob Snow to discuss the latest health stories of the week. Measles outbreak in NY City ends. Epidemic of measles in New Zealand. We talk about how the anti vaccine movement’s misinformation campaigns has caused great harm to…
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Sunday House Call, #707, September 1, 2019: A shot that should be heard and felt around the world. Too bad anti-vaxxers wear ear plugs and have “backfire-effect” armour.
Sunday House Call, #707, September 1, 2019: A shot that should be heard and felt around the world. Too bad anti-vaxxers wear ear plugs and have “backfire-effect” armour. Topics today include:The measles report. A conglomerate of news stories that show the inexorable increase in measles infections, children dying, hospitals in New Zealand, in the midst…