Healthcare

Is this common cold virus plus rheumatic disease a recipe for long COVID?
Previous infection to another coronavirus may weaken immune response.
Eli Lilly starts U.S. website to connect patients with new obesity treatment, Zepbound, other drugs
The drugmaker said Thursday it will use the site, called LillyDirect, to pair visitors with third-party mail-order pharmacies for prescriptions and to care providers through a virtual medical weight-loss clinic.

Put the brakes on allowing Medical Assistance in Dying for those with mental illness

Studies of prognostic accuracy show psychiatrists are wrong half the time. I have cared for patients struggling with chronic suicidality; patients I worried might one day take their lives.
The ‘more or less’ model of not-New-Year’s resolutions for busy MDs

Patients ask us for advice. They demand ‘medical clearance’ to embark on elaborate plans of self-flagellation. They tell us what they are going to do, whether we agree or not.
Third child under 10 dies of complications linked to influenza in B.C.

Thursday’s report says cases of influenza are rising in B.C., along with RSV, while hospitalizations and deaths linked to COVID-19 have decreased since early November.
Health Canada approves RSV vaccine for use in pregnancy to immunize infants

Pfizer says the vaccine, called Abrysvo, is also approved for adults aged 60 and older.
The bad side of good cholesterol

Study finds association between high HDL and increased dementia risk.
Crib videos offer clue to mysterious child deaths, showing seizures sometimes play a role

The new study is very small but offers the first direct evidence of a seizure link.
Using identical twins: Study tests whether vegan or omnivorous diet is better for cardiometabolic health

Twin study shows greater drop in LDL-C, weight and insulin levels.
Alzheimer’s drugs might get into the brain faster with new ultrasound tool, study shows

The novel experiment was a first attempt in just three patients.
The science behind building healthy habits can help you keep your New Year’s resolution

Every New Year, millions of people make resolutions, with the most common resolutions being health-related. Despite their popularity, up to 80% of resolutions fail.
ER doctors don’t want to deter people from seeking care amid crowding: association

Quebec Health Minister Christian Dube made comments recently suggesting people avoid unnecessary emergency department visits—rhetoric the Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians took issue with.

Is this common cold virus plus rheumatic disease a recipe for long COVID?

Eli Lilly starts U.S. website to connect patients with new obesity treatment, Zepbound, other drugs

Put the brakes on allowing Medical Assistance in Dying for those with mental illness

The ‘more or less’ model of not-New-Year’s resolutions for busy MDs

Third child under 10 dies of complications linked to influenza in B.C.

Health Canada approves RSV vaccine for use in pregnancy to immunize infants

The bad side of good cholesterol

Crib videos offer clue to mysterious child deaths, showing seizures sometimes play a role

Using identical twins: Study tests whether vegan or omnivorous diet is better for cardiometabolic health

Alzheimer’s drugs might get into the brain faster with new ultrasound tool, study shows

The science behind building healthy habits can help you keep your New Year’s resolution

ER doctors don’t want to deter people from seeking care amid crowding: association

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