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Looking after coughs and colds – The Ultimate Compilation From the Archives
Below is a compilation of the most popular cold and flu posts from last couple of years. This project has been myth-busting and directing you to resources you can trust for 4 years... This is a compilation of the archived discussions on viral illness. You can also...
Holiday Hangover Cures
This is the shortest post ever: there are no hangover cures. Need more? The best way is to prevent a hangover and limit the amount of alcohol you consume. Did you know? Besides a “hangover”, too much alcohol can also make you feel depressed, anxious, and...
Healthy Holidays – A Virtual Advent Calendar
#HealthyHolidays is a virtual advent calendar, posting one-minute tips on staying mentally and physically health this holiday season. Book mark this page and check-in daily - or follow on social media (FB or IG) as we add a square every day. ...
Ask Her
"The woman who kept walking into doors. - How are you? - Grand. Ask me. In the hospital. Please, ask me. In the clinic. In the church. Ask me ask me ask me. Broken nose, loose teeth, cracked ribs. Ask me.” [From The Woman Who Walked Into Doors by Roddy Doyle 1996]...
Winter Virus Season is Here! RSV and the “Tripledemic”
RSV This past week, my 4 y.o. C. became very unwell with high fevers and cough. Despite having asthma, he actually didn't have much trouble breathing or wheezing. I took him to the urgent care when he developed rigors - that is a shaking associated with high...
Ochpas ventures to the ED again…his top tips this winter
It's been a busy week and 4 y.o. C. has been unwell. In a dramatic turn of events, we ended up for a couple of days in CHI Crumlin with fevers 😱. Don't worry - he's fine. He's only delighted with the amount of apple juice and cartoons to be found in hospital. A trip...
What works for coughs?
"I was always under the impression that under 6's should not be giving cough bottles as they find it trickier to cough up their mucus in the first place so shouldn't be further discouraged but I have recently learned that bronchio stop markets itself for over...
I have patients on Ozempic. What did they get right (and wrong!)?
The reporting in The Guardian is usually not bad, but I think this article missed the mark a bit. Semaglutide is a once-a-week injectable medication used in Type 2 diabetes, and is now also as a treatment for obesity.** Their headline "I miss eating" is catchy. But...
Just a quick call?
Why doesn't my doctor just call me with my results? Sometimes, a phone call to touch base with a patient with results is the right thing to do. And doctors do. But what do doctors think about before just picking up the phone to you? There must be a reason besides...
Fact-check: Does your immune system need boosting this winter?
In this economy, when money is tight, it is important to highlight that your – and your child’s -immune system does not require the purchase of supplements, tonics, homeopathy, pre/probiotics, salt therapy, any physical manipulations, restrictive diet/meal plans......