Dr. Barry Dworkin

Wednesday House Call, December 18, 2019: I don’t smell a thing! Dr Barry Dworkin joins Matt Harris to discuss the latest health stories of the week. Today:Do women have a better sense of smell than men? A Ottawa city official seems to think so based on his observation of a N value of 1. The…

Wednesday House Call, December 11, 2019 Dr Barry Dworkin joins Dahlia Kurtz to discuss the latest health stories of the week. Today: Atriovenous malformations Hypothyroidism treatment of low back pain No evidence to support the use of cannabis to treat anxiety and depression Rabies vaccine prior to travel to Costa Rica PTSD

Wednesday House Call, December 4, 2019: All the news that should be fit to print but by the time it grinds through the internet, some sites will mutate it into a misrepresentation of the reality. Dr Barry Dworkin joins Matt Harris to discuss the reputable medical websites that should be your source of information. These…

Wednesday House Call, November 27, 2019 Dr Barry Dworkin joins Dahlia Kurtz to discuss the latest health stories of the week. Today:The unfounded claim making the rounds that yearly flu vaccination reduces your ability to fend off the flu. We discuss the real science that illustrates the revers effect. Your calls about: Post operative symptoms…

Wednesday House Call, November 20, 2019: Stem Cells Ruses and Prince Andrew’s Sweat Pseudoscience Dr Barry Dworkin joins Matt Harris to discuss a US company’s stem cell foray into Ottawa that mirrors the warnings about the industry as outlined in teh podcast Bad Batch. We review how Prince Andrew does indeed sweat and his claim…

Wednesday House Call, October 23, 2019: Great opportunities to help improve population health subordinated by media hype of minor issues Dr Barry Dworkin joins Dahlia Kurtz to discuss the latest health stories of the week. Today:Illness prevention. Hype over substance. How the media focuses on the minutiae of health prevention that will make little difference…

Wednesday House Call, October 16, 2019 : Cold and flu prevention hazarai Dr Barry Dworkin joins Rob Snow to discuss the the junk science that pervades health and lifestyle columns; in this case cold and flu prevention. Your calls about: Enlarged prostate management Worsening restless leg syndrome and the importance of checking your ferritin levels