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Dr. Barry Dworkin

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  • Diabetes in pregnancy may increase child’s autism, ADHD risk

    May 5, 2025

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 5, 2025 Source:Diabetes in pregnancy may increase child’s autism, ADHD risk Reference:Association between maternal diabetes and neurodevelopmental outcomes in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 202 observational studies comprising 56·1 million pregnancies

  • Many hypotheses surround the question and observation about why you can’t remember being a baby, new study finds

    March 21, 2025

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for March 21, 2025 Source:You can’t remember being a baby for a reason, new study finds Reference:Hippocampal encoding of memories in human infants

  • A test that aims to rule out autism using a strand of hair is now available to the public. Caveat emptor: Limited data and no FDA approval.

    February 7, 2025

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for February 7, 2025 Source:A test that aims to rule out autism using a strand of hair is now available to the public

  • Parents, but not parenting, to blame for picky eating in kids, says new study

    September 25, 2024

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for September 25, 2024 Source:Parents, but not parenting, to blame for picky eating in kids, says new study Reference:Nature and nurture in fussy eating from toddlerhood to early adolescence: findings from the Gemini twin cohort

  • There are relatively straightforward ways to determine the normal development of your child from weight to height to meeting their milestones.

    August 20, 2024

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for August 20, 2024 Source:Are you worried about your child’s size? Here’s why it may not be an issue

  • Study reports lack of sleep linked to high blood pressure in children and teens but selection bias and self-reported data cloud the results

    June 19, 2024

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for June 19, 2024 Source:Lack of sleep linked to high blood pressure in children and teens

  • More corroborating evidence that introducing peanut butter during infancy can help protect against a peanut allergy later on

    May 30, 2024

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 30, 2024 Source:Introducing peanut butter during infancy can help protect against a peanut allergy later on, new study finds Reference:Follow-up to Adolescence after Early Peanut Introduction for Allergy Prevention

  • What is Fifth Disease or ‘slapped cheek disease’ and should parents be concerned? In short and for most, no.

    May 24, 2024

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 24, 2024 Source:What is ‘slapped cheek disease’ and should parents be concerned?

  • Whooping cough resurgence in Europe. The reasons are straightforward enough yet…

    May 9, 2024

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 9, 2024 Source:What is whooping cough and should Canadians be concerned as Europe declares outbreak?

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