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Dr. Barry Dworkin

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  • 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.

    January 26, 2024

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

  • A Canadian school has eased its nut ban, but it’s not a given others will follow

    January 22, 2024

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for January 22, 2024 Source:A Canadian school has eased its nut ban, but it’s not a given others will follow

  • How Long Does It Take to Get COVID-19? Here’s What a New Study Says

    January 18, 2024

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for January 18, 2024 Source:How Long Does It Take to Get COVID-19? Here’s What a New Study Says Reference:Digital measurement of SARS-CoV-2 transmission risk from 7 million contacts

  • What’s Disease X? World leaders discuss next possible global health threat. Will it make a difference? Will we be prepared? I think how people/governments respond to theoretical risks answers this question.

    January 17, 2024

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for January 17, 2024 Source:What’s Disease X? World leaders discuss next possible global health threat

  • Which gym surface is the germiest?

    January 16, 2024

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for January 16, 2024 Source: Which gym surface is the germiest?

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

    December 8, 2023

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

  • Ottawa Public Health warns of possible tuberculosis exposure at Sacred Heart High School

    December 5, 2023

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for December 5, 2023 Source:Ottawa Public Health warns of possible tuberculosis exposure at Sacred Heart High School

  • Ottawa family doctor denied permanent residency over marital status, age. With two million people in Ontario without a family doctor the federal government should be bending over backwards to recruit more into Canada and not throw up roadblocks

    December 2, 2023

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for December 1, 2023 Source:Ottawa family doctor denied permanent residency over marital status, age

  • Life expectancy in Canada fell for the 3rd year in a row. What’s happening?

    November 29, 2023

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for November 29, 2023 Source:Life expectancy in Canada fell for the 3rd year in a row. What’s happening? Reference:Deaths, 2022

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