Radio Interviews – Page 7 – Dr. Barry Dworkin

Study shows less testing for women with stage 1 and 2 breast cancer leads to the same outcomes as using more tests

June 23, 2015

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for June 23, 2015 Source: Early-stage breast cancer patients get too much testing: study Reference: Imaging for distant metastases in women with early-stage breast cancer: a population-based cohort study
Angelina Jolie's decision to have surgery based on significant family and personal genetic history

March 25, 2015

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for March 25, 2015 Source: Angelina Jolie’s latest surgery ‘a huge benefit’ to prevent ovarian cancer
Sunday House Call, #518, January , 2015: Who Da Thunk It? Your Favourite Hollywood Celebrity is Also Your Doctor!

January 25, 2015

Sunday House Call, #518, January , 2015: Who Da Thunk It? Your Favourite Hollywood Celebrity is Also Your Doctor! In his new book, “Is Gwyneth Paltrow Wrong About Everything: When Celebrity Culture and Science Clash”, University of Alberta Professor Timothy Caulfield argues that celebrity culture has emerged as one of our society’s most pernicious…
Ottawa Heart Institute launches Women's Heart Health Centre

November 6, 2014

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for November 6, 2014 Source: Heart disease in women targeted by new Ottawa centre Reference:
The consequences of discovering a solid ovarian mass

November 3, 2014

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for November 3, 2014 Source: Lisa Raitt to get surgery for ‘growth’ on ovaries
Sunday House Call, #507, October 19, 2014 – Ebola risk in perspective with Dan Gardner

October 19, 2014

Sunday House Call, #507, October 19, 2014 Topics today include:An interview with Dan Gardner, award-winning author of Risk: The Science and Politics of Fear”. We discuss the fear that had been generated by media reporting of Ebola in North America and the political and public reaction. Should we be surprised by the reaction? What psychology…
Uterine transplants seem to contravene the do-not-harm tenet of medicine

October 7, 2014

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for October 7, 2014 Source: World first: baby born after womb transplantation Reference: Livebirth after uterus transplantation, Mats Brännström, et al., The Lancet, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(14)61728-1, published online 3 October 2014, abstract.
Chronic Idiopathic Urticaria; hives that erupt without warning

September 21, 2014

There are some people who break out in hives and in medical parlance is called urticaria. Some know that it is because they are allergic to something they have eaten or have been exposed to through contact. There is another group of people for whom the association of cause and effect is not as clear…
Sunday House Call, #503, September 21, 2014

September 21, 2014

Sunday House Call, #503, September 21, 2014 Topics today include: An interview with Allergist and Immunologist Dr Gordon Sussman on Chronic urticaria (hives) and new treatment options, your calls about hives and skin reactions, muscles cramps in the jaw and neck, and developing itch skin on the abdomen when running.