Wednesday House Call July 12, 2017: Ya got the money?! Dr Barry Dworkin joins Rob Snow to discuss the latest health stories of the week. Today:The business of healthcare. Your calls about Baker’s cyst, inversion tables for sore backs, wait times for imaging studies, and are protein supplements necessary for health people eating real food? […]
Hospitals performing private operations despite delays for necessary surgeries (for which there is no money to pay for them and hence the ORs sit idle)
Health Headlines Commentary for July 12, 2017
Hospitals performing private operations despite delays for necessary surgeries (for which there is no money to pay for them and hence the ORs sit idle) Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadStudy states delayed emergency surgery increases mortality risk
Health Headlines Commentary for July 11, 2017
Health Canada investigating possible sunscreen photoreaction
Health Headlines Commentary for July 10, 2017
Sunday House Call, #621, July 9, 2017: Europe wakes up and tackles low vaccination rates
Sunday House Call, #621, July 9, 2017: Europe wakes up and tackles low vaccination rates Topics today include: How France and Italy have instituted laws mandating vaccination for all children (but allows for medical exemptions). The Guardian’s take on this. Your calls about what constitutes a rapid heart rate, steroid injections of the knee […]
Sunday House Call, #621, July 9, 2017: Europe wakes up and tackles low vaccination rates Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadHigh sugar intake in pregnancy cannot show any causal link to increased risk of childhood asthma.
Health Headlines Commentary for July 7, 2017
High sugar intake in pregnancy cannot show any causal link to increased risk of childhood asthma. Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadShould natural health products be sold alongside drugs? No, many have only their health claim as “evidence”.
Health Headlines Commentary for July 6, 2017
Should natural health products be sold alongside drugs? No, many have only their health claim as "evidence". Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadWednesday House Call July 5, 2017: Lyme disease in Ottawa
Wednesday House Call July 5, 2017 Dr Barry Dworkin joins Rob Snow to discuss the latest health stories of the week. Today: Lyme disease in Ottawa, carpal tunnel syndrome, kidney stones and stents, and PPIs link to early death study does not have legs
No causal link to proton pump inhibitor use and increased risk of early death. Results do not apply to general population
Health Headlines Commentary for July 5, 2017
No causal link to proton pump inhibitor use and increased risk of early death. Results do not apply to general population Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadGreater proportion of Lyme-disease-carrying ticks noted in Ottawa’s West End
Health Headlines Commentary for July 4, 2017
Greater proportion of Lyme-disease-carrying ticks noted in Ottawa's West End Play Now | Play in Popup | Download
