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Dr. Barry Dworkin

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  • Woman with rare double uterus gives birth to twins

    October 2, 2024

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for October 2, 2024 Source:Woman with rare double uterus gives birth to twins

  • Mothers with obesity at greater risk of stillbirth: Canadian study

    March 6, 2024

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for March 6, 2024 Source:Mothers with obesity at greater risk of stillbirth: Canadian study Reference:The impact of isolated obesity compared with obesity and other risk factors on risk of stillbirth: a retrospective cohort study

  • Short bursts of intense exercise may be fine during pregnancy, a new study suggests. But the type of activity depends on the individual and what they did before pregnancy

    August 16, 2023

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for August 16, 2023 Source:Short bursts of intense exercise may be fine during pregnancy, a new study suggests Reference:Maternal and Fetal Cardiovascular Responses to Acute High-Intensity Interval and Moderate-Intensity Continuous Training Exercise During Pregnancy: A Randomized Crossover Trial

  • One in five chance of natural pregnancy after IVF baby according to review of 11 international studies.

    June 22, 2023

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for June 22, 2023 Source:One in five chance of natural pregnancy after IVF baby

  • Doctors concerned more people using cannabis during pregnancy

    May 24, 2023

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 24, 2023 Source:Doctors concerned more people using cannabis during pregnancy Reference:Acute care related to cannabis use during pregnancy after the legalization of nonmedical cannabis in Ontario

  • Cryopreservation of ova a growing choice for many women who wish to have children later in their lives.

    April 17, 2023

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for April 17, 2023 Source:More Canadians are freezing their eggs. Why and what to know about the process

  • Calgary obstetric clinic posts notice not to bring unvaccinated children to their office to reduce the risk of harm to pregnant women and their newborn children. To those complaining, what are your health policy reasons for rejecting this proposal?

    March 21, 2019

    Health Headlines Commentary for March 21, 2019 Source: Calgary clinic to parents: Please don’t bring unvaccinated kids

  • Study result that herpes in pregnancy linked to autism is not reliable

    March 3, 2017

    Health Headlines Commentary for March 3, 2017 Source: Study Builds Argument That Infections May Cause Autism Link between herpes in pregnancy and autism is unconfirmed Reference: Mahic M, Mjaaland S, Bøvelstad HM, et al. Maternal Immunoreactivity to Herpes Simplex Virus 2 and Risk of Autism Spectrum Disorder in Male Offspring. mSphere. Published online February 22…

  • Uterine transplants seem to contravene the do-not-harm tenet of medicine

    October 7, 2014

    Madely Health Headlines Commentary for October 7, 2014 Source: World first: baby born after womb transplantation Reference: Livebirth after uterus transplantation, Mats Brännström, et al., The Lancet, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(14)61728-1, published online 3 October 2014, abstract.

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