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Dr. Barry Dworkin

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  • 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.

  • Outaouais public health unit investigating cases of Legionnaires’ disease in Aylmer, Que.

    July 17, 2026

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for July 17, 2026 Source:Outaouais public health unit investigating cases of Legionnaires’ disease in Aylmer, Que.

  • A ‘rapidly rising’ tick-borne disease is making rounds in Canada. It’s not Lyme disease.

    July 14, 2026

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for July 14, 2026 Source:A ‘rapidly rising’ tick-borne disease is making rounds in Canada. It’s not Lyme disease.

  • What to know about cyclospora, the gut-churning parasite causing illness in several U.S. states, and how to avoid it

    July 9, 2026

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for July 9, 2026 Source:What to know about cyclospora, the gut-churning parasite causing illness in several U.S. states, and how to avoid it

  • Health sleuths are watching for disease threats during the World Cup. Measles is at the top of the list.

    June 11, 2026

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for June 11, 2026 Source:Health sleuths are watching for disease threats during the World Cup

  • New antibiotic kills drug-resistant bacteria by targeting previously unknown vulnerability

    June 8, 2026

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for June 8, 2026 Source:New antibiotic kills drug-resistant bacteria by targeting previously unknown vulnerability Reference: A natural depsipeptide antibiotic binds the E-site of the bacterial ribosome

  • Ebola public health policy released in Canada.

    May 22, 2026

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 22, 2026 Source:Detroit-bound flight diverted to Canada after Congolese passenger boarded ‘in error’ amid Ebola outbreak

  • Rare hantavirus infection kills three people on cruise ship.

    May 5, 2026

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 5, 2026 Source:3 Cruise Ship Passengers Dead, Multiple Others Infected After Outbreak of Rare Virus Spread by Rats Reference:Summary of the article (in chronological order of events): Brief description of the pathophysiology of hantavirus (in plain English), including treatment and management: Once inside the body (usually after being inhaled), the…

  • Ex Vivo Study Examines an Invented Chewing Gum That Might Help Fight Oral Cancers Caused by HPV….. Some Day, Maybe.

    May 1, 2026

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 1, 2026 Source:Scientists Invented a Chewing Gum That Might Help Fight Cancer Some Day Reference:Ex vivo HNSCC clinical studies using saliva and antiviral or antibacterial chewing gums reveal reduction in carcinogenic microbes

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