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Dr. Barry Dworkin

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  • September 21, 2025

    House Calls, #982, September 21, 2025: My guide to the nuances of diagnosis and what you should expect from your pharmacists given the additional services that they now can provide.

    With the expansion of Ontario pharmacist services, I review what should be done in order to maintain the standard of care especially for people who do not have a family doctor. I am all for collaboration as long as the same evaluation process and testing procedure that physicians do are followed by pharmacists. Your Calls…

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  • September 19, 2025

    Ontario pharmacists expanding role in provision of health care services.

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for September 19, 2025 Source:Ontario Taking Next Steps to Improve Health-Care Access

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    pharmacists
  • September 18, 2025

    Can being significantly underweight be more damaging than overweight? Many factors not addressed in this body-mass-index observational study of 85K people of mean age of 66.4 years.

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for September 18, 2025 Source:Being too thin can be deadlier than being overweight, Danish study reveals

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    BMI, overweight, underweight
  • September 17, 2025

    Meta-analysis of 48 observational studies notes that gestational diabetes may be tied to huge rises in ADHD and autism.

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for September 17, 2025 Source:Gestational diabetes tied to huge rises in ADHD and autism

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    ADHD, autism, gestational diabetes
  • September 16, 2025

    A common nasal spray may help prevent Covid. What a new study shows and the many caveats within it.

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for September 16, 2025 Source:A common nasal spray may help prevent Covid. What a new study shows Reference:Azelastine Nasal Spray for Prevention of SARS-CoV-2 InfectionsA Phase 2 Randomized Clinical Trial

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    antihistamines, covid
  • September 15, 2025

    Exercise is an excellent first-line adjunct for the treatment of depression. However the patient’s motivation to do so hinges upon the severity of symptoms of the disease.

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for September 15, 2025 Source:Exercise should be first-line treatment for depression, Ottawa researcher says

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    depression, exercise
  • September 14, 2025

    House Calls, #980, September 14, 2025: To be silenced is not golden

    The health claims about Beer Spas.Pancreatic islet cell transplant successful with genetic modification of transplanted cells to mitigate rejection. Your Calls and Comments: Playlist 1st segment Intro:  For What It’s Worth – Buffalo Springfield Outro: Sunday Bloody Sunday – U2 2nd segment Intro: Zombie – The Cranberries Outro: Sympathy for the Devil – Rolling Stones 3rd segment Intro: Civil War –…

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  • September 12, 2025

    Pig kidney transplants take a step forward with approval of human trials

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for September 12, 2025 Source:Pig kidney transplants take a step forward with approval of human trials

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    kidney failure, kidney transplant
  • September 11, 2025

    New medication in the research pipeline designed to improve upon the efficacy of semaglutide and tirzepatide (Ozempic and Mounjaro) and mitigate side effect profile. Still years to go.

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for September 11, 2025 Source:Scientists create new drug that could be the ‘next Ozempic’… it’s twice as effective without nasty side effects

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    Diabetes, obesity, ozempic, weight loss
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