November 9, 2020 Cancer/Oncology Observational study concludes that month-long delays for treatment of specific cancers increases risk of mortality. Especially relevant when Covid is affecting provision of health services.
May 20, 2020 Allergy/Immunology Although no plausible cancer-causing biological mechanism has been proven, J & J throws in the towel. Also, virus exposure time a factor in risk of successful infection among other factors.
February 27, 2020 Cancer/Oncology Canada does little to stem the purveyors of quackery and their ads that promote cancer cures.
January 23, 2020 Cancer/Oncology Basic science mouse study of a common protein target shared in multiple cancers warrants further assessment in humans. No treatments on the horizon but this epitomizes good scientific research.
June 2, 2019 Sunday House Call Shows Sunday House Call, #696, June 2, 2019: All the medical news that is fit to print is rife with perception and sensational bias
April 17, 2019 Bariatric Medicine Tobacco soon to be shoved off its perch as the number one cause of preventable cancers by increasing obesity rates
March 22, 2019 Cancer/Oncology Study finds that people are more likely to opt for unnecessary surgery when they hear the words “cancer, nodule, and tumour”
February 4, 2019 Bariatric Medicine Study suggests increasing obesity rates in young people seem to be resulting in an increase in certain cancers. However there are some caveats.
December 28, 2018 Cancer/Oncology Do not announce a cancer treatment “breakthrough” when you have not even done a human trial.
September 9, 2018 Sunday House Call Shows Sunday House Call, #666, September 9, 2018: Cannabis marketing ads using observational in-house studies to bolster claims for use. Get back to me with real studies then we will talk.
