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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 [display_podcast] 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 [display_podcast] 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 [display_podcast] 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…
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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 [display_podcast] 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 [display_podcast] 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 [display_podcast] 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