Dr. Barry Dworkin

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  • Genetic tendency to sedentary behavior linked to higher heart disease risk

    April 15, 2025

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for April 15, 2025 Source:Genetic tendency to sedentary behavior linked to higher heart disease risk Reference:Genetic liability to sedentary behaviour and cardiovascular disease incidence in the FinnGen and HUNT cohorts

  • Your cholesterol levels are a starting point to calculating your ten-year risk of heart disease. What other factors are involved and when are medications recommended in addition to lifestyle modifications?

    January 10, 2025

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for January 10, 2025 Source:Got high cholesterol? Here are 5 ways to manage it.

  • Metabolically-active visceral abdominal fat linked to signs of Alzheimer’s. However, given its propensity to contribute to heart disease and diabetes risk, these factors are likely a major contributing factor too.

    December 3, 2024

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for December 3, 2024 Source:Belly fat linked to signs of Alzheimer’s 20 years before symptoms begin, study says

  • Wegovy (semaglutide) now approved by Health Canada to reduce the risk of non-fatal heart attack in people with known cardiovascular disease in addition to its use for weight loss management.

    November 28, 2024

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for November 28, 2024 Source:Wegovy is a weight-loss drug. Health Canada says it can now be used to curb heart-attack risk

  • Another observational food study with its inherent self-reporting bias this time about the link between fizzy drinks, coffee, and fruit juice consumption and increasing stroke risk.

    October 7, 2024

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for October 7, 2024 Source:Frequent drinking of fizzy beverages and fruit juice linked to an increased risk of stroke: research Reference:Frequent fizzy or fruit drinks and high coffee consumption linked to higherstroke risk

  • Not much evidence based on study design to suggest that catching up on sleep on weekends may help lower heart disease risk.

    August 30, 2024

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for August 30, 2024 Source:Sleeping longer on the weekend may help lower heart disease risk

  • Vision and hearing loss among growing list of risk factors for dementia, study says

    August 7, 2024

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for August 7, 2024 Source:Time to get your eyes checked: Vision loss among growing list of risk factors for dementia, study says Reference:Dementia prevention, intervention, and care: 2024 report of the Lancet standing Commission

  • The relationship between how mental health is affected following a cardiac event

    July 17, 2024

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for July 17, 2024 Source:What a doctor needs to check after cardiac arrest, according to new research Reference:Long-Term Socioeconomic and Mental Health Changes After Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest in Women and Men

  • Popular weight loss and diabetes drugs linked to increased risk of rare form of blindness. Study authors state that causality is not established. The health benefits of controlling diabetes, reduced heart, liver, kidney, and brain disease need to be considered with its use.

    July 4, 2024

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for July 4, 2024 Source:Popular weight loss and diabetes drugs linked to increased risk of rare form of blindness

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