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House Calls Playlist (updated weekly)
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The Singular Triumph of Driving Down Peanut Allergies
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for September 1, 2026 Source:The Singular Triumph of Driving Down Peanut Allergies Related posts: Do nut-free zones on airplanes make sense to…
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eScooters: Children should not be high-speed pedestrians. The physics is devastating for head injuries amongst other body-slam-to-pavement injuries and trauma at 25 – 40 kph.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for August 31, 2026 Source:These Ontario doctors know how dangerous e-scooters can be. But telling their own kids ‘tough s—-’ isn’t easy…
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House Calls, #1027, August 30, 2026: Canadian health care system survey illustrates the contradictions and clear tension between diagnoses of systemic failure and preferred solutions (or non-solutions)
The majority of Canadians, according to this latest survey view our health care system to be in crisis yet offer solutions that have repeatedly failed…
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New insights into the pathophysiology of inflammatory bowel diseases like Crohn’s using mouse model and lab-grown organoids.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for August 28, 2026 Source:Crohn’s breakthrough? Your gut may never forget inflammation, Israeli scientists find Related posts: Vaccine implant destroys cancer tumours…
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Still too early to determine severity of seasonal (fall and winter) respiratory viruses
Categories: EpidemiologyMedical Mythbusting Commentary for August 27, 2026 Source:Why respiratory viruses could surge across Ontario this fall Related posts: The spread of newly-discovered coronavirus in China…
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Arthritis drug may help regrow up to 80% of hair for people with widespread alopecia areata. However there are other same-class drugs that are already approved for this condition.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for August 26, 2026 Source:Arthritis drug may help regrow up to 80% of hair in alopecia areata Reference:Upadacitinib for Severe Alopecia Areata…
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Small study with many limitations cannot show that there is a causative relationship between Vitamin D supplementation and improved cognitive scores for people with mild cognitive impairment
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for August 25, 2026 Source:This common vitamin was linked to 13% better cognitive scores Reference:Vitamin D supplement intake is associated with better…
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Newer understanding of new blood vessel growth after heart attack may lead to treatments to promote better bypass circulation.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for August 24, 2026 Source:Your Heart Can Actually Build Its Own Bypass After a Heart Attack Reference:Tracing the origins of de novo…
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House Calls, #1026, August 23, 2026: Lifestyle and food choices still matter towards preventing disease but alas not necessarily for the treatment of cancer.
Categories: Sunday House Call ShowsThe concept of prevention and treatment regarding cancer management. Food may play a role more so in prevention rather than treatment. Your Calls and Comments:…