December 5, 2022 Clinical Research Study evaluates the placebo effect in randomized clinical trials assessing cannabis-based pain management therapies. It seems that there was no difference between them. Let the fireworks begin.
December 2, 2022 Food Science Green tea extract may harm liver in people with certain genetic variations. More is not necessarily better especially when evidence is limited about its health benefits.
December 1, 2022 Orthopedics Small study with caveats suggests that osteoarthritic knees worsen after steroid injections. I am not convinced but open to further evidence to establish veracity.
November 30, 2022 General information Flu shot uptake below targets, particularly for older adults amid ‘multi-demic’ of viruses: survey.
November 29, 2022 Bariatric Medicine Just a little, ok, a lot of hyperbole in this article reviewing this observational study that claims intermittent fasting can “send you to an early grave”. Once again, no causal relationship and plenty of confounding factors.
November 28, 2022 Cancer/Oncology New insights into how prostate cancer protects itself from latest therapies after researchers uncover the gene responsible for this resistance while investigating new drug that circumvents these protective mechanisms.
November 25, 2022 Infectious Disease Hopefully, RSV vaccine data submissions will fulfill Health Canada’s approval criteria so that our older folks and infants will be better protected in the new year.
November 24, 2022 Health Policy The Ontario Ministry of Health’s new physician work mantra should adopt The Beatles song “Eight Days a Week” as their anthem. Their clear lack of understanding what it takes to run a family practice is shamefully evident. And we are already doing it.
November 23, 2022 Neurology Many hypotheses under investigation to understand what leads to dementia. Creating a preventative vaccine will be difficult and take time because we need to test these hypotheses to determine why and how this occurs.
