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Dr. Barry Dworkin

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  • Sunday House Call, #518, January , 2015: Who Da Thunk It? Your Favourite Hollywood Celebrity is Also Your Doctor!

    January 25, 2015

    Sunday House Call, #518, January , 2015:  Who Da Thunk It? Your Favourite Hollywood Celebrity is Also Your Doctor!   In his new book, “Is Gwyneth Paltrow Wrong About Everything: When Celebrity Culture and Science Clash”, University of Alberta Professor Timothy Caulfield argues that celebrity culture has emerged as one of our society’s most pernicious…

  • Sunday House Call, #507, October 19, 2014 – Ebola risk in perspective with Dan Gardner

    October 19, 2014

    Sunday House Call, #507, October 19, 2014   Topics today include:An interview with Dan Gardner, award-winning author of Risk: The Science and Politics of Fear”. We discuss the fear that had been generated by media reporting of Ebola in North America and the political and public reaction. Should we be surprised by the reaction? What psychology…

  • Sunday House Call, #472, January 26, 2014: Dr. Yoni Freedhoff discusses new childhood obesity program

    January 26, 2014

    Sunday House Call, #472,  January 26, 2014: Dr. Yoni Freedhoff discusses new childhood obesity program Plus your calls about fat burning pills, soy milk, dairy consumption, and chocolate milk.

  • The Ontario Government's decides to replace old mammography tech but not the most ancient machines in use

    May 19, 2013

    The Ontario Government has decided to replace about 25 percent of mammography machine in use because of new information that reveals that they are less sensitive than newer technology in detecting breast cancer.   Joinnig us today is Dr, David Jacobs, Chair of the  Diagnostic Imaging Sectionof the Ontario Medical Association. [display_podcast]

  • Sunday House Call, #430, February 17, 2013: An interview with Dr. Ben Goldacre about his new book Bad Pharma

    February 17, 2013

    Sunday House Call, #430,  February 17, 2013 When Dr. Ben Goldacre was last on Sunday House Call, we were discussing his international bestseller, Bad Science. His recent book released on February 5, Bad Pharma, exposes the multitude of problems inherent in the drug approval process, the manner in which clinical studies are conducted, how negative…

  • Late night with John Counsell: Losing Family Doctors thanks to McGuinty's health care decisions

    May 17, 2012

    Late night with John Counsell, May 17, 2012 We discuss my reasons for posting this and how patient access to care and their doctor will suffer [display_podcast]

  • Why the H1N1 vaccine program is focusing on high-risk groups first

    November 2, 2009

    Madely Health Headlines Commentary for November 2, 2009 Reference: Experts advise WHO on pandemic vaccine policies and strategies – Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 briefing note 14 A million doses of swine-flu drugs given in Canada – National Post ( As of Oct. 24, a total of 1,779 hospitalized cases, including 351 cases admitted to an intensive-care…

  • Waiting Your Turn: Hospital Waiting Lists in Canada

    November 1, 2009

    When we last spoke to Nadeem Esmail in October 2007 regarding a report on efforts to reduce hospital wait times in Canada, the results were less than stellar.: wait times remained a major problem and barrier for prompt care. The Fraser Institute’s annual report on hospital wait times, the 19th edition of Waiting Your Turn:…

  • Canadian Cancer Statistics 2009

    April 26, 2009

    Original broadcast date: April 26, 2009 The Canadian Cancer Society recently released its report Canadian Cancer Statistics 2009 with a specific focus on cancer in adolescents and young people 15 to 29 years of age. It looked at some of the specific challenges that confront young people diagnosed with cancer. Dr. Ronald Barr, Professor in…

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