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Dr. Barry Dworkin

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  • February 4, 2024

    Sunday House Call, #912, February 4, 2024: Sorry, your suffering does not count, only your lab number

    The hoops one has to jump through to get the tests required so that you qualify for an appointment at the Cancer Center. Your Calls and Comments:

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  • February 2, 2024

    A new study, published in the journal Qualitative Health Research, found that yo-yo dieting or weight cycling can have long-lasting negative effects on dieters. No new ground here. Well known physiologic and mental health effects.

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for February 2, 2024 Source:‘Medically unnecessary’ diets risk a ‘lifelong struggle’ of yo-yo dieting, ‘real harm’: shocking study Reference:A Qualitative Model of Weight Cycling

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  • February 1, 2024

    Gene therapies that let deaf children hear bring hope—and many questions

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for February 1, 2024 Source:Gene therapies that let deaf children hear bring hope—and many questions

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    Gene Therapy, hearing loss
  • January 31, 2024

    Rare cases of possible Alzheimer’s transmission uncovered in recipients of discontinued cadaver-based growth hormone treatments

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for January 31, 2024 Source:Rare cases of possible Alzheimer’s transmission uncovered in recipients of discontinued medical treatment Reference:Iatrogenic Alzheimer’s disease in recipients of cadaveric pituitary-derived growth hormone

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    alzheimer, prion disease
  • January 30, 2024

    Migraine linked to an absolute 1 in 100,000 person-year increased risk of IBD in new study. Needless to say more investigations are necessary before concluding that there is a causal link.

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for January 30, 2024 Source:Migraine linked to increased risk of IBD in new study Reference:Migraine is associated with the development of adult patients with inflammatory bowel disease: a nationwide, population-based study

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    IBD, migraine
  • January 29, 2024

    Add a grain of salt to an article about a study that claims “Eating Vegan Diet In Pregnancy Linked to Preeclampsia and Lower Birthweight”

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for January 29, 2024 Source:Eating Vegan Diet In Pregnancy Linked to Preeclampsia and Lower Birthweight Reference:Adherence to different forms of plant-based diets and pregnancy outcomes in the Danish National Birth Cohort: A prospective observational study

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    preeclampsia, pregnancy, vegan diet
  • January 28, 2024

    Sunday House Call, #911, January 28, 2024: Betrayal and Slimy Politics

    Information from the Ontario Medical Association is bad news for family doctors who are trying to stay afloat and maintain their practices. Doctors are being held accountable and responsible for population increases and demands on providing care. Your Calls and Comments:

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  • January 26, 2024

    Some physicians advocating renaming low-grade cancers as “not cancer”. I do not think this is the correct path to take. It seems a bit patronizing presume how patients will respond to the news of their diagnosis.

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for January 26, 2024 Source:The Cancer That Doctors Don’t Want to Call Cancer

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    prostate cancer
  • January 25, 2024

    How COVID-19 vaccines and infections are tweaking our immunity to respond better than anticipated or extrapolated.

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for January , 2024 Source:How COVID-19 Vaccines and Infections Are Tweaking Our Immunity Reference:TGFβ prevents IgE-mediated allergic disease by restraining T follicular helper 2 differentiation

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    Covid 19, covid vaccine, t-cells
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