Dr. Barry Dworkin

  • Waiting for the hip train to pull out of the station

    Madely Health Headlines Commentary for September 3, 2012 [display_podcast] Source: Eastern Ontario has province’s longest delays for hip replacements  

  • The bionic eye takes first steps

    Madely Health Headlines Commentary for August 31, 2012 [display_podcast] Source: Bionic Eye Restores Sight For Australian Woman Who Was Blind For 30 Years Reference:

  • ASA may improve survival for men with aggressive prostate cancer

    Madely Health Headlines Commentary for August 30, 2012 [display_podcast] Source: Aspirin May Prolong Prostate Cancer Survival Reference: “Aspirin Use and the Risk of Prostate Cancer Mortality in Men Treated With Prostatectomy or Radiotherapy”; Kevin S. Choe, Janet E. Cowan, June M. Chan, Peter R. Carroll, Anthony V. D’Amico, and Stanley L. Liauw; Journal of Clinical Oncology,…

  • Blue-light sleep-aid device will help the makers of the device sleep well as they roll in your dough

    Madely Health Headlines Commentary for August 29, 2012 [display_podcast] Source: A New Glow in the Dark: Sleeping With Blue Light On  

  • Survival after heart attack vastly improved over past 15 years

    Madely Health Headlines Commentary for August 28, 2012 [display_podcast] Source: Why Severe Heart Attacks Are Becoming Less Deadly  

  • Circumcision health policy statement from American Academy of Pediatrics draws criticism

    Madely Health Headlines Commentary for August 27, 2012 [display_podcast] Source: Circumcision pluses outweigh risks: U.S. pediatricians  

  • Trying to improve heart disease risk prediction for those who are misclassified as intermediate risk

    Madely Health Headlines Commentary for August 24, 2012 [display_podcast] Source: Heart Risk Prediction Improves With Calcium Scan Reference: “Comparison of Novel Risk Markers for Improvement in Cardiovascular Risk Assessment in Intermediate-Risk Individuals”; Yeboah J, McClelland RL, Polonsky TS, and others; JAMA, 308(8):788-795, published online 22 August 2012; DOI:10.1001/jama.2012.9624; Link to Abstract. Additional source: Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center.

  • Does obesity hasten cognitive decline?

    Madely Health Headlines Commentary for August , 2012 [display_podcast] Source: Obesity May Hasten Cognitive Decline Reference: Avoid obesity to stave off mental decline “Obesity phenotypes in midlife and cognition in early old age: The Whitehall II cohort study”; Archana Singh-Manoux, Sébastien Czernichow, Alexis Elbaz, Aline Dugravot, Séverine Sabia, Gareth Hagger-Johnson, Sara Kaffashian, Marie Zins, Eric…

  • Women's risk of heart attack

    Madely Health Headlines Commentary for August 22, 2012 [display_podcast] Source: ‘Know the symptoms ladies,’ O’Donnell warns after heart attack