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Dr. Barry Dworkin

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  • August 31, 2020

    California preschool protocols seem to be working well to reduce coronavirus transmission. Are preschoolers also uniquely resilient to coronavirus?

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for August 31, 2020 Source: Preschoolers are mask-licking germ bombs — yet few catch the coronavirus, data show

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    coronavirus, preschool
  • August 30, 2020

    Sunday House Call, #754, August 30, 2020: Are your stats relative? Absolutely!

    Sunday House Call, #754, August 30, 2020: Are your stats relative? Absolutely! @HealthNewsRevu outlines how politics clashes with science as FDA announces Emergency Use Authorization of Convalescent Plasma. The US government overhypes the treatment for political advantage. Your calls about: Collagen supplements Covid bubble rules Surgery required to repair a broken finger How safe are…

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    absolute risk, coronavirus, relative risk
  • August 28, 2020

    No evidence forthcoming from the CDC to explain the change in testing guidelines for asymptomatic people exposed to coronavirus.

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for August 28, 2020 Source:Updated CDC guidelines now say people exposed to coronavirus may not need to be tested

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    asymptomatic, coronavirus, testing
  • August 27, 2020

    Will drugstores be able to fulfill all the accepted public health operational guidelines and infrastructure if they are approved to provide COVID-19 testing centres? If yes, then there is no issue.

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for August 27, 2020 Source:Drugstores ramp up COVID-19 testing as part of health-care push amid pandemic

    tagged:

    pharmacy, testing
  • August 26, 2020

    SARS-CoV-2 reported to be transmitted through aerosols in addition to other modes.

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for August 26, 2020 Source:COVID-19 Is Transmitted Through Aerosols. We Have Enough Evidence, Now It Is Time to Act

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    aerosols, coronavirus, masks, SARS-CoV-2, ventilation
  • August 25, 2020

    #Obesity is a chronic brain- related disorder that can be successfully treated. Grave health consequences will continue until this concept is accepted, the blame game stops, and it is appropriately managed.

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for August 25, 2020 Must see video by Dr. David Macklin Source:We’re living with a global obesity epidemic

    tagged:

    leptin, obesity, weight loss
  • August 24, 2020

    Data shows that Canadians avoided emergency room visits during the first three months of the pandemic

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for August 24, 2020 Source:Canadian emergency room visits dropped 25 per cent in early stages of pandemic: report

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    coronavirus, Emergency rooms
  • August 23, 2020

    Sunday House Call, #753, August 23, 2020: Stop the old canards about #obesity and start treating it like the chronic disease it is by providing therapeutic support as outlined in the new Canadian management guidelines.

    Sunday House Call, #753, August 23, 2020: Stop the old canards about #obesity and start to treat it like the chronic disease it is. There are new treatments and solutions to help people who are confronting obesity. There is no need for promulgating the old stereotypes about obesity and focus on the fact that we…

    tagged:

    blood pressure, coronavirus, Covid 19, hypertension, muscle injuries, obesity, shingles, shingles vaccine, Shingrix, Vitamin D
  • August 21, 2020

    The importance of the flu vaccine as a risk mitigator for the school environment in the land of #coronavirus

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for August 21, 2020 Source: The time has come for all schools to require the flu shot

    tagged:

    coronavirus, flu, flu vaccine
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