Afternoon Edition – Wednesday House Call April 15, 2015

Afternoon Edition – Wednesday House Call  April 15, 2015

Dr Barry Dworkin joins Rob Snow to discuss the latest health stories of the week.

Today:

1) What saved Gordie Howe? Gordie Howe was near death. His recovery seems almost miraculous.
https://ca.news.yahoo.com/howes-gritty-fight-hockey-great-now-87-midst-212412726–nhl.html
2) HPV Vaccine for Boys.
http://www.ctvnews.ca/health/hpv-vaccines-for-all-boys-could-save-millions-in-health-care-costs-study-suggests-1.2324004http://www.ctvnews.ca/health/hpv-vaccines-for-all-boys-could-save-millions-in-health-care-costs-study-suggests-1.2324004 (Do you have any data about how effective it has been for girls? Has there been a reduction in HPV cases, cervical cancer cases?)
3) Surgery wait times change little in 5 years. Perhaps we could go some some stories from you own practice about wait times for common procedures.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/surgery-wait-times-change-little-in-5-years-1.3032170