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Dr. Barry Dworkin

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  • Naturopathic doctors aren’t solution to primary care crisis: doctors, health experts.

    March 26, 2024

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for March 26, 2024 Source:Naturopathic doctors aren’t solution to primary care crisis: doctors, health experts

  • The CDC recommends people use distilled water instead of tap water, which is not sterile, for nasal irrigation practices to reduce infection risks

    March 19, 2024

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for March 19, 2024 Source:Neti Pots Linked to Eye, Brain and Spinal Cord Infections Caused by Amoeba in Water

  • Unless I am missing something, I have ethical concerns about the EpiDose study because people cannot give verbal or written consent to participate.

    March 11, 2024

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for March 11, 2024 Source:Adrenalin can save a heart but hurt the brain. Canadian research aims to find best dose for a potent drug Reference:EpiDOSE

  • One hospital’s push to bring genetic cancer testing to more Black women

    March 1, 2024

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for March 1, 2024 Source:One hospital’s push to bring genetic cancer testing to more Black women

  • Can your doctor dump you as a patient for going to a walk-in clinic? No, but in Ontario, if you are signed-up to your family doctor’s practice, your family doctor will have to foot the bill for your walk-in clinic visit.

    February 27, 2024

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for February 27, 2024 Source:Can your doctor dump you as a patient for going to a walk-in clinic?

  • Measles travel advisories, New Canadian Pharmacare not covering the cost of Ozempic for people with type 2 diabetes, and a possible new treatment pathway for people suffering from Crohn’s disease.

    February 26, 2024

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for February 26, 2024 Source:Treating newly-diagnosed Crohn’s patients with advanced therapy leads to dramatic improvements in outcomes

  • ‘We have a very large problem’: Why Ontario is dealing with syphilis rates it hasn’t seen in decades

    February 12, 2024

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for February 12, 2024 Source:‘We have a very large problem’: Why Ontario is dealing with syphilis rates it hasn’t seen in decades

  • I have encountered some pharmacists who provided unsolicited and inappropriate patient management advice because they did not have all the details. I respect their expertise in their specialty; so too that it be reciprocated.

    February 7, 2024

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for February 7, 2024

  • Are people with non-urgent problems clogging up Ontario ERs? Here’s what the data shows

    February 5, 2024

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for February 5, 2024 Source:Are people with non-urgent problems clogging up Ontario ERs? Here’s what the data shows

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