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Dr. Barry Dworkin

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  • The Singular Triumph of Driving Down Peanut Allergies

    September 1, 2026

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for September 1, 2026 Source:The Singular Triumph of Driving Down Peanut Allergies

  • New insights into the pathophysiology of inflammatory bowel diseases like Crohn’s using mouse model and lab-grown organoids.

    August 28, 2026

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for August 28, 2026 Source:Crohn’s breakthrough? Your gut may never forget inflammation, Israeli scientists find

  • Arthritis drug may help regrow up to 80% of hair for people with widespread alopecia areata. However there are other same-class drugs that are already approved for this condition.

    August 26, 2026

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for August 26, 2026 Source:Arthritis drug may help regrow up to 80% of hair in alopecia areata Reference:Upadacitinib for Severe Alopecia Areata in Adults and Adolescents

  • An anti-cancer drug has been successfully repurposed to quiet a hyper-reactive immune system, giving hope to a kidney transplant who previously had none

    July 31, 2026

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for July 31, 2026 Source:Medical breakthrough allows kidney transplant for patient with zero options Reference:T-Cell Engager–Mediated HLA Antibody Depletion before Kidney Transplantation.

  • Study reveals how gum disease drives systemic inflammation

    July 30, 2026

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for July 30, 2026 Source:Study reveals how gum disease drives systemic inflammation Reference: CHAC2-mediated glutathione metabolic reprogramming drives N1 polarization of bone marrow neutrophils and exacerbates inflammatory comorbidities.

  • Scientists decipher how T cells sense enemies—such as cancer—at point of contact

    July 29, 2026

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for July 29, 2026 Source:Scientists decipher how T cells sense enemies—such as cancer—at point of contact Reference:PD-1 signaling and PD-1 blockade–mediated tumor control are established at microvillar T cell contacts

  • Montreal study sheds light on little-known childhood food allergy

    July 20, 2026

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for July 20, 2026 Source:Montreal study sheds light on little-known childhood food allergy Reference:FPIES is technically classified as a food allergy, but it is a fundamentally different type of allergy than what the general public understands by that term. It is not a misnomer — it is a true immune-mediated reaction to…

  • Conflicting studies evaluating cancer risk after removal of the thymus.

    June 18, 2026

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for June 18, 2026 Source:A ‘Useless’ Organ That Doctors Often Remove May Actually Fight Cancer Reference:The Thymus: Function and the Debate Over Its Removal The thymus is a small organ located behind the breastbone, in front of the heart. It serves as the “training ground” for T cells — the immune system’s soldiers that…

  • Childhood egg allergies fall as early introduction becomes more common, new study finds

    June 9, 2026

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for June 9, 2026 Source:Childhood egg allergies fall as early introduction becomes more common, new study finds Reference:Guidelines for Early Food Introduction and Patterns of Food Allergy

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