Dr. Barry Dworkin

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  • RFK Jr. Links Aluminum in Vaccines to Peanut Allergies. Here Are the Facts

    November 25, 2025

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for November 25, 2025 Source:RFK Jr. Links Aluminum in Vaccines to Peanut Allergies. Here Are the Facts

  • New Jersey man is first known death from alpha-gal meat allergy triggered by tick bites

    November 21, 2025

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for November 21, 2025 Source:New Jersey man is first known death from meat allergy triggered by tick bites Reference:Implications of a fatal anaphylactic reaction occurring 4 hours after eating beef in a young man with IgE antibodies to galactose-α-1,3-galactose

  • A common nasal spray may help prevent Covid. What a new study shows and the many caveats within it.

    September 16, 2025

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for September 16, 2025 Source:A common nasal spray may help prevent Covid. What a new study shows Reference:Azelastine Nasal Spray for Prevention of SARS-CoV-2 InfectionsA Phase 2 Randomized Clinical Trial

  • Pig kidney transplants take a step forward with approval of human trials

    September 12, 2025

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for September 12, 2025 Source:Pig kidney transplants take a step forward with approval of human trials

  • Development of microchip antibody testing against viral proteins has streamlined the ability to test efficacy of immune response.

    August 19, 2025

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for August 19, 2025 Source:Breakthrough microchip reveals how your body fights viruses—in just 90 minutes Reference:Microfluidics combined with electron microscopy for rapid and high-throughput mapping of antibody–viral glycoprotein complexes

  • Specialized JAK inhibitor anti-inflammatory drugs may leave body open to viral attacks, study suggests

    June 9, 2025

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for June 9, 2025 Source:Common anti-inflammatory drugs may leave body open to viral attacks, study suggests Reference:JAK inhibitors remove innate immune barriers facilitating viral propagation

  • Creators of no-needle COVID-19 vaccine made in Hamilton seeking participants

    April 25, 2025

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for April 25, 2025 Source:Creators of no-needle COVID-19 vaccine made in Hamilton seeking participants

  • Why You Suddenly Have Horrendous Allergies This Spring

    April 10, 2025

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for April 10, 2025 Source:Why You Suddenly Have Horrendous Allergies This Spring

  • Vaccine recommendation for winter: RSV, Flu, and Covid are getting together for lunch.

    October 1, 2024

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for October 1, 2024 Source:Get vaccinated for winter — the ‘tripledemic’ could be on its way

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