Dr. Barry Dworkin

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  • PCOS (polycystic ovary syndrome), which affects tens of millions of women, is now known as PMOS (polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome)to better reflect what it actually represents.

    May 14, 2026

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 14, 2026 Source:PCOS, which affects tens of millions of women, is now known as PMOS. Here’s why the renaming is important Reference:Polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome, the new name for polycystic ovary syndrome: a multistep global consensus process

  • Science gets closer to understanding how a psychedelic trip changes the brain

    May 6, 2026

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 6, 2026 Source:Science gets closer to understanding how a psychedelic trip changes the brain

  • PTSD leaves detectable marks in blood, new research reveals

    April 29, 2026

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for April 29, 2026 Source:PTSD leaves detectable marks in blood, new research reveals Reference:Towards scalable biomarker discovery in posttraumatic stress disorder: triangulating genomic and phenotypic evidence from a health system biobank

  • Irritable Male Syndrome (IMS) Is Not An Actual Condition

    April 7, 2026

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for April 7, 2026 Source:Irritable Male Syndrome (IMS) Is An Actual Condition — And It Could Explain A Lot Irritable Male Syndrome (IMS) is not a true, distinct medical condition in humans. The HuffPost article accurately summarizes symptoms (irritability, fatigue, low libido, mood changes) linked to gradual testosterone decline after age 40, citing…

  • Many caveats and confounding factors inherent in this study that claims irregular bedtime doubles cardiovascular disease risk.

    April 2, 2026

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for April 2, 2026 Source:Irregular Bedtime Doubles Cardiac Risk Reference:Sleep timing irregularity in midlife: association with incident major adverse cardiac events and cardiovascular disease mortality over a 10-year follow-up

  • Vaping: Emerging harms health systems can’t ignore, How vaping product producers are preying upon your children with enticing marketing strategies.

    March 16, 2026

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for March 16, 2026 Source:Vaping: Emerging harms health systems can’t ignore

  • Limited power study with negligible clinical significant reports low doses of lithium may slow verbal memory decline from Alzheimer’s

    March 10, 2026

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for March 10, 2026 Source:Low doses of lithium may slow verbal memory decline from Alzheimer’s Reference:Low-Dose Lithium for Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial

  • What is the evidence that GLP-1 medications such as Ozempic and Mounjaro might help treat addiction?

    March 9, 2026

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for March 9, 2026 Source:What to know about how GLP-1 medications such as Ozempic and Mounjaro might fight addiction Reference:Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists and risk of substance use disorders among US veterans with type 2 diabetes: cohort study

  • New rapid five-day protocol application of transcranial magnetic stimulation brain for the treatment of treatment-resistant depression seems to be of equal efficacy of the standard six- week treatment cycle.

    February 26, 2026

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for February 26, 2026 Source:New brain stimulation approach could treat depression in just 5 days Reference:Efficacy of 5 × 5 accelerated versus conventional repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) for treatment-resistant depression. 

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