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Dr. Barry Dworkin

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  • July 4, 2022

    Fourth COVID vaccine dose should be available to all adults who want it just as Quebec has done.

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for July 4, 2022 Source:Doctors urge Ontario to open 4th doses of COVID-19 vaccine to all adults

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    covid vaccine
  • July 3, 2022

    Sunday House Call, #841, July 3, 2022: Whistling The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly

    Three stories today: The Good: ‘It saves lives’: Medical study says established heart drug good for strokes, too The Bad: Man Comes To Hospital With Mysterious Case Of “Whistling Scrotum”, And – Wait, What? The Ugly: There’s A Really Creepy Reason Why Women Mainly Give Birth Lying Down Your Calls about: The fourth dose of…

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  • June 30, 2022

    Regulatory bodies in the EU and US imposing strict regulations and bans on heated tobacco-containing products and nicotine vaping products from Juul Labs respectively.

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for June 30, 2022 Source:EU proposes ban on flavoured heated tobacco productsFDA orders Juul Labs to remove products from US market

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    e-cigarettes, vaping
  • June 29, 2022

    Brushing the tree pollen off our cars in the morning as if it is like snow and allergy sufferers are living it.

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for June 29, 2022 Source:Everyone is complaining about seasonal allergies. What gives?

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    allergic rhinitis, seasonal allergies, tree pollen
  • June 28, 2022

    Could a ‘quick and easy’ bone density test help predict risk for vascular dementia late in life? Study suggests this is possible but does not have the power to demonstrate causality.

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for June 28, 2022 Source:‘Quick and easy’ bone density test could help predict risk for dementia late in life, study finds Reference:Abdominal aortic calcification on lateral spine images captured during bone density testing and late-life dementia risk in older women: A prospective cohort study

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    bone density, vascular dementia
  • June 24, 2022

    End of week wrap up: Not being able to stand on one legs means you die earlier?, Alzheimer an autoimmune disease?, and COVID vaccines saved millions of lives according to Lancet-published study.

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for June 22, 23, 24, 2022 Source:Can YOU stand on one leg for 10 seconds? You’re at twice the risk of dying early if you can’t balance like a flamingo in your 60s, scientists warn What if Alzheimer’s is an autoimmune disease? Toronto neurologist awarded for work on unconventional hypothesis COVID vaccines…

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    alzheimer, covid vaccine
  • June 21, 2022

    Deep Brain Stimulation eliminated the self-harming behaviours of a child suffering from a rare severe form of self-harming autism, Pitt-Hopkins syndrome.

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for June 21, 2022 Source:Canadian girl with autism in world-first test on how brain stimulation could stop severe self-harm

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    autism, deep brain stimulation
  • June 20, 2022

    Another study confirms the safety and efficacy of peanut powder to desensitize infants and children with peanut allergy.

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for June 20, 2022 Source:Peanut allergy treatment most effective when started early in infants :Study

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    peanut allergy
  • June 19, 2022

    Sunday House Call, #840, June 19, 2022: The Father’s Day Edition

    A potpourri of positive stories today for Father’s Day. HPV Vaccination: A Prevention Measure Against Numerous Cancers A new molecule kills hard-to-treat cancers in tissue samples and mice, study shows A synthetic antibiotic may help turn the tide against drug-resistant pathogens Trove of tumour genomes offers clues to cancer origins and a question about elbow…

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