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Genicular (knee) artery embolization is helping people with mild to moderate osteoarthritis delaying the time to knee replacement surgery and improving quality of life.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for June 24, 2026 Source:This emerging treatment is helping people avoid knee replacement surgery
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House Calls, #1017, June 7, 2026: Bang the Drum!
A new study reviews the impact of screentime on the brain development of children and adolescents and the imprinting of neurological changes that remain permanent and not in a good way. Summer season and the mosquitos are out. A review of DEET and alternatives especially for young children. Info below. Your Calls and Comments: Playlist…
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A new mouse model approach to treating osteoarthritis by encouraging cartilage regeneration.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for March 17, 2026 Source:A hopeful future for Arthritis Treatment
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New agent blocks the degradation pathway in cartilage and restores cartilage in mice and in vitro human cartilage. If it is shown to work in humans, it will have great potential to mitigate osteoarthritic age-related changes.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for January 13, 2026 Source:Anti-Aging Injection Regrows Knee Cartilage and Prevents Arthritis Reference:Inhibition of 15-hydroxy prostaglandin dehydrogenase promotes cartilage regeneration
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Single-course radiotherapy used to treat osteoarthritic pain seemed to work however the practicality is limited.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for November 13, 2025 Source:Could just 1 course of radiotherapy help treat osteoarthritis pain? Reference:Clinical Effectiveness of Single Course Low-Dose Radiation Therapy in Knee Osteoarthritis: Short-term Results from the Randomized, Sham-Controlled Trial
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House Calls, #948, November 24, 2024: Listen to Yourself
You never know what a seemingly innocent act of kindness will do when it reverberates and travels through a person’s life. I received this lovely letter from a listener that I read on the air because of its message that reflects a caring for the well-being of others. I have kept this anonymous and have…
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Small study with caveats suggests that osteoarthritic knees worsen after steroid injections. I am not convinced but open to further evidence to establish veracity.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for December 1, 2022 Source:A common treatment for your knee osteoarthritis may be making it worse, studies say Reference:Steroid Injections Worsen Knee Arthritis
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Sunday House Call, #853, October 2, 2022: The Road to Ruin
More family doctors are retiring and the number of Ontarians without one continues to grow. While academics, pontificating physician organizations, special interest groups continue to push on the same repetitive singular solutions on our craven governments, people cannot get access to timely care. No one listens to family doctors who run actual multidisciplinary practices for…
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Sunday House Call, #792 , May 30, 2021: The Best Before Date
Health Canada extends the expiry date of the AstraZeneca vaccine. It would be helpful if they released all the data to help health care providers explain the rationale to the public. Mandating that the job prerequisite for health care providers with direct contact with patients especially those who are vulnerable, be vaccinated, in this case…