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Wednesday House Call, February 13, 2019
Wednesday House Call, February 13, 2019 Dr Barry Dworkin joins Rob Snow to discuss the latest health stories of the week.All calls today: Robotic surgery Sleep apnea Concussion and MRI shows incidental finding of a cyst Osteoporosis in a younger man. Treatment and reasons for this early occurrence. Patches of hair loss on the leg…
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Wednesday House Call, February 6, 2019: Autism treatment and changes to funding model in Ontario
Wednesday House Call, February 6, 2019 Dr Barry Dworkin joins Rob Snow to discuss the latest health stories of the week. Today: The Ontario Government releases new funding model for Autism management and treatment. We talk about the Measles outbreak in the Northwest US. Your calls about differentiating learning disabilities from autism spectrum disorder and…
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Wednesday House Call, January 30, 2019: Let’s talk about the difficulties people with mental health issues have accessing care. Dr Barry Dworkin joins Rob Snow to discuss mental health issues. Today: Is there evidence for using cannabis to treat confusion due to Alzheimer’s? Difficulties accessing mental health services Effects of concussion on depression [display_podcast]
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Wednesday House Call, January 23, 2019: The New Canada Food Guide
Wednesday House Call, January 23, 2019: The New Canada Food Guide Dr Barry Dworkin joins Rob Snow to discuss the latest health stories of the week. Today: The New Canada Food Guide represents a change for the better in terms of using evidenced- based Information as opposed to industry influence. Your calls: The difference between…
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Wednesday House Call, January 9, 2019
Wednesday House Call, January 9, 2019 Dr Barry Dworkin joins Rob Snow to discuss the latest health stories of the week. Today: How other countries fund their health care systems and some of the issues that influence hospital services and overcrowding. [display_podcast]
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Wednesday House Call, January 2, 2019
Wednesday House Call, January 2, 2019 Dr Barry Dworkin joins Rob Snow to discuss the latest health stories of the week. Today: Your calls about dizziness in the morning, baker’s cysts, virus-related hearing problems, fallen bladders and menopause. [display_podcast]
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Wednesday House Call, December 19, 2018: The Quackery List of 2018
Wednesday House Call, December 19, 2018: The Quackery List of 2018 Dr Barry Dworkin joins Rob Snow to discuss the latest health stories of the week. Today: Rob reviews the quackery of 2018 and we spend time explaining why these treatments do not even try to follow known physiological and pathophysiological principles. Your Calls: Sore…
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Wednesday House Call, December 12, 2018: Just show up!
Wednesday House Call, December 12, 2018 Dr Barry Dworkin joins Rob Snow to discuss the latest health stories of the week. Today: Access to physicians hampered by people not showing up for their appointments. Your calls about: Hip replacement and plantar fasciitis Longstanding fatigue Sciatic nerve pain Excessive sweating and its treatment [display_podcast]
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Wednesday House Call, December 5, 2018
Wednesday House Call, December 5, 2018 Dr Barry Dworkin joins Rob Snow to discuss the latest health stories of the week. Today: Rob and I discuss the failure of Public Health to deliver adequate supply of Flumist vaccine for children. Your calls about: Woman calls about a three-month history of headache Adolescents increasingly using vaping…