It’s the case of the woman who was too tired to “par-tay!” What is afflicting her? It’s something that we don’t about enough. Plus: what is happening with avian flu and should you keep using Q-tips in your ears to remove earwax?

A Block: The Case of the Woman Who Was Too Tired to Party

(0:58) A woman falls asleep at work and has a constant headache. It also took her much longer than four years to complete her undergrad. What could be causing this?

B Block: Avian Flu

(25:36) An update on the avian flu situation

C Block: Earwax

(36:03) What should you do about your earwax? Use it as lip balm? Actually….

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* Assistant researcher: Aigul Zaripova

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References:

1) Inspection Canada webpages on avian flu: https://inspection.canada.ca/animal-health/terrestrial-animals/diseases/reportable/avian-influenza/facts-about-avian-influenza/eng/1356193731667/1356193918453 & https://inspection.canada.ca/animal-health/terrestrial-animals/diseases/reportable/avian-influenza/latest-bird-flu-situation/hpai-in-livestock/eng/1711895796746/1711895797730

2) Nature News Explainer on avian flu: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-01036-1

3) WHO surveillance page on avian flu: https://www.who.int/westernpacific/wpro-emergencies/surveillance/avian-influenza

4) Case report on the man who caught H5N1: https://www.cdc.gov/ncird/whats-new/human-infection-H5N1-bird-flu.html

What does the body of evidence say on measles, that scourge we thought we’d gotten rid of? Plus: do you need to drink AG1 every day for the rest of your life, and Chris explains what doctors do and don’t control when you see them at the clinic.

A Block: Measles

(0:57) How many people have measles; how measles is transmitted; how the disease progresses; complications; vaccination; treatments

B Block: AG1

(34:27) AG1 by Athletic Greens: what it contains and whether or not there’s good evidence that you need it

C Block: A Day in the Life of a Doctor

(50:13) Do doctors decide how many patients they see in a day? The answer may surprise you!

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* Assistant researcher: Aigul Zaripova

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References:

Origin of the measles virus:

1) https://virologyj.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1743-422X-7-52

Measles epidemiology:

2) https://www.cdc.gov/measles/hcp/index.html

3) https://www.cdc.gov/measles/downloads/measlesdataandstatsslideset.pdf

4) https://www.cdc.gov/measles/downloads/IntroToMeaslesSlideSet.pdf

5) https://doi.org/10.1086/368114

6) https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.o2844

7) https://www.cdc.gov/globalhealth/measles/news/covid-impact-on-measles-vaccination.html

8) https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/66/wr/mm6642a6.htm

Clinical progression of the disease:

9) https://dermnetnz.org/topics/measles

10) https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/22421609

11) https://dermnetnz.org/topics/measles-images

12) https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(21)02004-3

Atypical measles:

13) https://www.nature.com/articles/nm918

Complications from measles:

14) https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aay6485

State of measles in Canada:

15) https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/diseases/measles/surveillance-measles/measles-rubella-weekly-monitoring-reports.html

State of measles in the United States:

16) https://www.cdc.gov/measles/cases-outbreaks.html

17) Jonathan’s article on AG1: https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/critical-thinking-health-and-nutrition/you-probably-dont-need-green-ag1-smoothie

It’s Not Twitter, But It’ll Do:

1) Jonathan’s article on leaky gut syndrome: https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/medical-critical-thinking/you-probably-dont-have-leaky-gut

2) Appearances on CTV Montreal News: https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/video?binId=1.1332485

3) Chris will be in Ottawa on April 13: https://allevents.in/ottawa/dr-labos-live-in-person/200026332496559?ref=eventlist-cat

4) Jonathan will be at WeCanReason on May 4: https://wecanreason.com/

It’s episode 100! For this very special episode, Jonathan and Chris do the Wired autocomplete interview; they answer listeners’ personal and health-related questions; and they make an announcement that will forever change the face of the podcast.

A Block: The Wired Interview

(1:14) What happens when you google “Jonathan Jarry” and “Christopher Labos,” and why do so many people want to know if Chris is married (and is he? Is he, though? Can we know, please?)

B Block: Listeners’ Questions

(22:42) Health-related questions

(47:55) Personal questions

C Block: The Future Is Here

(1:26:15) Chris has no idea what he’s about to hear.

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* Assistant researcher: Aigul Zaripova

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