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Dr. Barry Dworkin

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  • Time Magazine piece on treatment of early Alzheimer’s Disease lacks balance. It reads as an ad for pharma company that made it. Side effects glossed over and relative instead of absolute risk reported. Clinical outcomes overstated.

    October 27, 2023

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for October 27, 2023 Source:Why Diagnosing Alzheimer’s Early Is So Important Reference:Lecanemab for Alzheimer’s disease: tempering hype and hope

  • 1 in 3 Canadians don’t know the difference between heart attack and cardiac arrest, poll finds.

    October 19, 2023

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for October 19, 2023 Source:1 in 3 Canadians don’t know the difference between heart attack and cardiac arrest, poll finds

  • New diagnostic test for early Alzheimer’s does not prove that you will develop the disease and requires more biomarkers to ensure accuracy.

    August 24, 2023

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for August 24, 2023 Source:Commercially available Alzheimer’s blood test could help early diagnosis

  • Study points to a group of proteins that may be associated with future dementia outcomes.

    July 24, 2023

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for July 24, 2023 Source:Protein imbalance during middle age linked to dementia risk 25 years later Reference:Proteomics analysis of plasma from middle-aged adults identifies protein markers of dementia risk in later life

  • Mild first-time concussions have no impact on children’s IQ, Canadian study finds

    July 19, 2023

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for July 19, 2023 Source:Concussions have no impact on children’s IQ, Canadian study finds Reference:IQ After Pediatric Concussion

  • Ontario researchers investigate treatments for post-COVID smell problems (parosmia)

    July 18, 2023

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for July 18, 2023 Source:Post-COVID smell problems? Ontario researchers investigate treatments Reference:COVID-19-Related Parosmia: An Exploratory Survey of Demographics and Treatment Strategies

  • New non-invasive tool can detect early stages of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. However device is in prototype stage with further testing and evaluation to follow.

    June 5, 2023

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for June 5, 2023 Source:New non-invasive tool can detect early stages of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s

  • Misleading headline misrepresents risk when it implies airborne trichloroethylene exposure is linked to increasing risk of developing Parkinson’s when the study was based on water supply contamination at Camp Lejeune.

    May 18, 2023

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 18, 2023 Source:Chemical detected in the air inside Canadian homes linked to increase in developing Parkinson’s disease, says new report Reference:Risk of Parkinson Disease Among Service Members at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune

  • Brain activity before death: Study pinpoints a ‘hot zone’ surge

    May 16, 2023

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 16, 2023 Source:Brain activity before death: Study pinpoints a ‘hot zone’ surge Reference:Surge of neurophysiological coupling and connectivity of gamma oscillations in the dying human brain

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