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Dr. Barry Dworkin

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  • September 25, 2020

    Ontario’s confirmed cases’ trend matches March’s exponential curve. Do governments act now restricting access to “non-essential” businesses or wait to see what happens? Unchecked exponential growth can lead to even harsher decisions down the line.

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for September 25, 2020 Source:Hospital group calls for tighter COVID-19 restrictions on, gyms, restaurants, other venues

    tagged:

    coronavirus, epidemic, exponential growth
  • September 25, 2020

    It will happen when it does; Predicting when the vaccine will be approved and ready for use is a mug’s game.

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for September 24, 2020 Source:Fauci ‘cautiously optimistic’ about coronavirus vaccine approval by end of 2020

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    Vaccines
  • September 23, 2020

    Fever as a school screening parameter for potential COVID-19 infections in children is problematic for many reasons. This includes inaccurate devices, choice of location (oral, ear, etc), and that a majority of children with COVID-19 will not have a fever.

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for September 23, 2020 Source:Temperature Isn’t a Good Litmus Test for Coronavirus, Doctors Say Reference: From UpToDate.com (last updated September 14, 2020) In children of all ages — The symptoms of COVID-19 are similar in children and adults, but the frequency of symptoms varies. COVID-19 appears to be milder in children than in adults and…

    tagged:

    Covid-19, fever, screening tests
  • September 22, 2020

    Ottawa school board to review enacting mandatory facemask policy for younger children

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for September 22, 2020 Source:Ottawa’s largest school board debates mandatory masks for younger children — again

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    facemasks, schools
  • September 21, 2020

    CDC updates guidance acknowledging what most everyone else accepted months ago that coronavirus spreads through airborne respiratory droplets and aerosols.

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for September 21, 2020 Source:Updated CDC guidance acknowledges coronavirus can spread through the air

    tagged:

    aerosols, coronavirus, virus transmission
  • September 20, 2020

    Sunday House Call, #757, September 20, 2020: Why respectful debunking of pseudoscience is important. A conversation with Jonathan Jarry (@CrackedScience) from the @McGillOSS

    Sunday House Call, #757, September 20, 2020: Why respectful debunking of pseudoscience is important. A conversation with Jonathan Jarry (@CrackedScience) from the @McGillOSS The McGill Office for Science and Society or McGill OSS (@McGillOSS) is one of my go to websites with respect to analysis of scientific discoveries, hypotheses, reviews of science reporting, and areas…

    tagged:

    debunking, Pseudoscience
  • September 18, 2020

    Overlap between allergy and cold/ COVID -19 symptoms can lead to inaccurate assumptions and unfortunate consequences. @billcarrolltalk and I talk about this issue in the context of Pembroke school staff with COVID-19 who thought they had allergies.

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for September 17, 2020 Source:Pembroke school staff with COVID-19 thought they had allergies

    tagged:

    allergic rhinitis, Allergy, common cold, Covid-19
  • September 17, 2020

    When should you get tested for COVID-19 infection? Ottawa Public Health has guidelines to help.

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for September 17, 2020 Source:COVID-19 Testing Information

    tagged:

    Covid-19, testing
  • September 16, 2020

    CDC study associates restaurant dining with increased risk of COVID-19 positivity. It used self-reporting among four other limitations e.g. it did not ask if people were indoors or outside when they ate. No correlation can be drawn.

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for September 16, 2020 Source:People who tested positive for COVID-19 were twice as likely to have dined at a restaurant: CDC study Reference:Community and Close Contact Exposures Associated with COVID-19 Among Symptomatic Adults ≥18 Years in 11 Outpatient Health Care Facilities — United States, July 2020

    tagged:

    Covid-19, restaurants
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