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Dr. Barry Dworkin

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  • November 15, 2023

    We really need flavoured nicotine pouches in candy coloured packages so that only adults will use them for smoking cessation and not attract minors from using then too. Should be just fine since Health Canada approved this “Natural Health Product”. Right.

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for November 15, 2023 Source:‘Take immediate action’: Canadian health organizations call on health ministers to suspend flavoured nicotine pouch sales Reference:Health Canada Approval Notice

    tagged:

    nicotine
  • November 14, 2023

    Just move! You don’t need an observational study to tell you that physical activity is a good way to mitigate the negative effects of sitting/sedentary activity

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for November 14, 2023 Source:Best ways to counter the harmful effects of sitting, according to research Reference:Device-measured physical activity and cardiometabolic health: the Prospective Physical Activity, Sitting, and Sleep (ProPASS) consortium

    tagged:

    exercise, sitting
  • November 13, 2023

    Obesity drug Wegovy cut risk of serious heart problems by 20 per cent, study finds

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for November 13, 2023 Source:Obesity drug Wegovy cut risk of serious heart problems by 20 per cent, study finds Reference:Semaglutide and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Obesity without Diabetes

    tagged:

    heart disease, obesity, semaglutide
  • November 12, 2023

    Sunday House Call, #901, November 12, 2023: Antisemitism in medical academia and the damage it is causing to patients, faculty, and students

    The contact for trust in the doctor-patient relationship and the damage to it that ensues when antisemitic comments professed from said physicians and medical students spews forth. Antisemitism today, another group tomorrow. Physicians must be held to a higher standard. Are physicians held to a different ethical standard?  Is there a distinction between our professional…

    tagged:

    antisemitism
  • November 10, 2023

    Canada must study psychedelic treatment for veteran PTSD ‘immediately’: Senate report. Yes they should and now.

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for November 10, 2023 Source:Canada must study psychedelic treatment for veteran PTSD ‘immediately’: Senate report

    tagged:

    psychedelics, PTSD
  • November 8, 2023

    Scientists grow whole model of human embryo, without sperm or egg

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for November 8, 2023 Source:Scientists grow whole model of human embryo, without sperm or egg Reference:Complete human day 14 post-implantation embryo models from naive ES cells

    tagged:

    human embryo models
  • November 7, 2023

    Ontario expanding prescribing powers for registered nurses is a good idea but it will not have much impact on reducing the strain on family medicine practices

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for November 7, 2023 Source:Ontario expanding prescribing powers for registered nurses

    tagged:

    health care reform, registered nurses
  • November 6, 2023

    ‘A public health concern’: Should Canadians stop turning back the clocks? Well, everyday millions of people travel with changes in time zones. How will this impact health if one hour of change is purported to be a risk?

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for November 6, 2023 Source:‘A public health concern’: Should Canadians stop turning back the clocks?

    tagged:

    Daylight Savings Time, time zone changes
  • November 5, 2023

    Sunday House Call, #900, November 5, 2023: Breast Cancer Screening now extended to include women over 40 years of age. Dr. David Jacobs (@DrJacobsRad), President of the Ontario Association of Radiologists, reviews the evidence for this change

    Sunday House Call, #900, November 5, 2023: Breast Cancer Screening now extended to include women over 40 years of age. My friend and colleague Dr. David Jacobs (@DrJacobsRad), President of the Ontario Association of Radiologists, reviews the evidence that led to this change for the better. New breast screening guidelines have been established in Ontario.…

    tagged:

    breast cancer screening
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