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Dr. Barry Dworkin

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  • December 17, 2023

    Sunday House Call, #906, December 17, 2023: New info on why some women have extreme nausea and vomiting during pregnancy, weight bias, and other news.

    Hyperemesis: Scientists make pregnancy sickness cure breakthrough Weight Gain Common After Stopping New Obesity Drugs, Study Shows Many Canadians have had long COVID for almost 4 years. Researchers say there’s hope Stay home from holiday gatherings if sick, Ottawa Hospital chief of staff urges as COVID, flu cases surge Your Calls and Comments:

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  • December 15, 2023

    U.S. pharmacies that are compounding unregulated vials of semaglutide for sale during the Ozempic shortage has led to Poison centers reporting a 1,500% increase in calls related to accidental overdose.

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for December 15, 2023 Source:Poison centers see nearly 1,500% increase in calls related to injected weight-loss drugs as people accidentally overdose

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    Generic Drugs, ozempic, semaglutide
  • December 14, 2023

    AI recognition of changes in sugar molecules within saliva may help detect early stage cancer within the next five years according to researchers.

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for December 14, 2023 Source:Here’s how a ‘little saliva’ could detect Stage 1 cancer Reference:Decoding glycomics with a suite of methods for differential expression analysis

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  • December 13, 2023

    Fantastic application of virtual reality tech allows Ottawa Hospital surgeons to walk around a tumour and its surrounding anatomical structures. This can help to plan surgical strategies that reduce procedure risks.

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for December 13, 2023 Source:‘We’re inside the patient, looking directly at the tumour’: Gaming experience aids surgery

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    virtual reality, VR
  • December 12, 2023

    Do we really need a digital pill as an internal vital sign tracker? Much ado from an article that seems more to be an ad for the company that makes it.

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for December 12, 2023 Source:This Pill Tracks Your Vitals From the Inside

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    digital pill
  • December 11, 2023

    The First Crispr Medicine Is Now Approved in the US to Treat Sickle Cell Anemia

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for December 11, 2023 Source:The First Crispr Medicine Is Now Approved in the US

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    CRISPR, Sickle Cell Anemia
  • December 10, 2023

    Sunday House Call, #905, December 10, 2023: Your Friendly Neighbourhood Insurance Company Beancounter

    Insurance company personnel determine whether your prescription, that has overwhelming evidence to be prescribed for your medical condition, is acceptable by acting as judge, jury, and executioner. My patients have suffered because of their consistent refusal to cover the medications that will provide dramatic improvements in their quality of life and health. Need Ozempic? Good…

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  • December 8, 2023

    Dammit Jim! We’re doctors, not social justice warriors! You do you and leave me the hell alone with my medical expertise.

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for December 8, 2023 Source:Controversial proposal seeks to shift medical training focus from expertise to values

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    CanMEDS, Social justice
  • December 7, 2023

    Beneath the CBD Hype Lies a Lot of Uncertainty. Cannabidiol is all the rage but its true effectiveness is in doubt, as is its long-term safety

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for December 6, 2023 Source:Beneath the CBD Hype Lies a Lot of UncertaintyCannabidiol is all the rage but its true effectiveness is in doubt, as is its long-term safety

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    CBD, CBD oil
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