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How a new ‘super screener’ is helping detect cancer in patients without a family doctor. Half measures are better than nothing I guess.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for November 17, 2023 Source:How a new ‘super screener’ is helping detect cancer in patients without a family doctor
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Large scale study planned to evaluate cancer-screening blood tests. Lost in this is what screening is trying to achieve and not simply diagnosing disease earlier.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for April 11, 2022 Source:Can cancer blood tests live up to promise of saving lives? Reference:What screening aims to achieve and why evidence matters
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Ontario Science Table’s report and review of the data on Covid-19 screening of LTC home staff states, “there is no available real-world evidence to support or refute the benefits of screen testing in preventing LTC home COVID-19 outbreaks”.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for March 25, 2021 Source:Harms of weekly COVID-19 testing in Ontario long-term care may outweigh benefits, science table says Reference:Routine Asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 Screen Testing of Ontario Long-Term Care Staff After COVID-19 Vaccination
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Fever as a school screening parameter for potential COVID-19 infections in children is problematic for many reasons. This includes inaccurate devices, choice of location (oral, ear, etc), and that a majority of children with COVID-19 will not have a fever.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for September 23, 2020 Source:Temperature Isn’t a Good Litmus Test for Coronavirus, Doctors Say Reference: From UpToDate.com (last updated September 14, 2020) In children of all ages — The symptoms of COVID-19 are similar in children and adults, but the frequency of symptoms varies. COVID-19 appears to be milder in children than in adults and…
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We will find out over the next few months, as more data is collected and studied, what combination of approaches to reducing school Covid-19 outbreak risk achieves its goals.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for September 4, 2020 Source:Ontario’s back-to-school plan has no mandatory COVID-19 testing. Here’s why experts say it’s the right call
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The false sense of security from asymptomatic testing. Why testing before getaways or visiting family may not be as accurate as you believe.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for August 19, 2020 Source:Some Canadians are getting COVID-19 tests before cottage getaways and visits with grandma
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US Mammogram guidelines gravitate towards towards the evidence
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for October 21, 2015 Source: US Mammogram guidelines gravitate towards towards the evidence Reference: American Cancer Society’s New Breast Cancer Screening Guideline Our assumptions about screening tests only look at half the story
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Overdiagnosis of lung cancer through CT screening does lead to harm for those whose cancers do not require treatment
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for December 10, 2013 [display_podcast] Source: Many lung cancer tumours prove harmless, study says Reference: Overdiagnosis in Screening for Lung Cancer Harms of Screening
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The rationale of why testicular cancer screening using a pregnancy test is not recommended
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for November 9, 2012 [display_podcast] Source: Reddit comic about Canadian man’s positive pregnancy test sparks cancer diagnosis