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Wednesday House Call, October 2, 2019: What lives in your ear canal.
Wednesday House Call, October 2, 2019: What lives in your ear canal. Dr Barry Dworkin joins Rob Snow to discuss the latest health stories of the week. Rob talks about changes to OHIP coverage with the elimination of coverage for non-evidenced-based medical procedures including the routine removal of ear wax. Rob wanted to know what…
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Wednesday House Call, September 25, 2019: Calls for elimination of non-medical vaccine exemptions in Ontario
Wednesday House Call, September 25, 2019: Calls for elimination of non-medical vaccine exemptions in Ontario Dr Barry Dworkin joins Rob Snow to discuss Toronto Public Health’s call for the elimination of vaccine exemption for philosophical and religious reasons. Your calls about: Hayfever management Muscle fascia stretching is not a thing Whooping cough in a 75…
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Wednesday House Call, September 18, 2019: Source of vaping-induced respiratory injuries remain elusive for now.
Wednesday House Call, September 18, 2019 Dr Barry Dworkin joins Rob Snow to discuss the latest health stories of an Ontario teenage admitted to hospital with a respiratory ailment seemingly linked to vaping. Several sports injuries: A Ottawa Senator’s player shoulder labral tear and an ulnar collateral ligament tear experienced by an NFL quarterback. Your…
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Wednesday House Call, September 11, 2019: Gluten-free is hype for vast majority of people
Wednesday House Call, September 11, 2019 Dr Barry Dworkin joins Rob Snow to discuss vaping deaths, fractured kneecaps, gluten-free does nothing for those with celiac and gluten sensitivity, and drug shortages. Your calls about The Fecal Immunochemical Test (FIT) for colon cancer screening Use of topical analgesics The importance of using a statin after stenting…
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Wednesday House Call, September 4, 2019: Misinformation abounds, people listen, and children suffer.
Wednesday House Call, September 4, 2019: Misinformation abounds, people listen, and children suffer. Dr Barry Dworkin joins Rob Snow to discuss the latest health stories of the week. Measles outbreak in NY City ends. Epidemic of measles in New Zealand. We talk about how the anti vaccine movement’s misinformation campaigns has caused great harm to…
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Wednesday House Call, August 28, 2019: CBD, the new Soma being pitched by celebrity near you!
Wednesday House Call, August 28, 2019: CBD, the new Soma being pitched by celebrity near you! Dr Barry Dworkin joins Rob Snow to discuss celebrities jumping on the greed, er, CBD oil bandwagon with all the pseudoscience included in their pitch. The opioid crisis is going to court and pharma is paying large settlements for…
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Wednesday House Call, August 21, 2019
Wednesday House Call, August 21, 2019 Dr Barry Dworkin joins Rob Snow to discuss the latest health stories of the week. Today we discuss the Toronto Star’s report “Ontario to end funding for ‘inappropriate’ medical procedures“. Your calls about: Management of a burn on a 91 year old woman and signs of infection A man…
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Wednesday House Call, July 31, 2019: Why would a serial killer use insulin overdoses to kill her victims?
Wednesday House Call, July 31, 2019: Why a serial killer used insulin overdoses on her victims Dr Barry Dworkin joins Rob Snow to discuss the latest health stories of the week. How insulin overdoses cause harm. Your calls about: Baker’s Cyst treatment New aspirin use guidelines for the prevention of heart disease. It is not…
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Wednesday House Call, July 24, 2019: Use critical thinking instead of celebrity-endorsed colon cleanses to stay healthy
Wednesday House Call, July 24, 2019: Use critical thinking instead of celebrity-endorsed colon cleanses to stay healthy Dr Barry Dworkin joins Rob Snow to discuss the latest health stories of the week.Today: The colon cleanse myth lives on. Celebrity endorsements continue unabated for this worthless and harmful practice. Your calls about Popping sounds in the…