House Calls, #1038, November 15, 2026: Slow but steady progress for the better

Special request:

My son Steven Dworkin is in the quarter finals in the iHeart Radio and Ryan Seacrest Foundation competition to be the top podcast host. He is a professional voice actor and trying to pursue his career goals. Voting starts Monday November 16 at 1 PM.

I truly appreciate your help in voting for him. He one of the few Canadians running. You can voye daily and can find the link here.

New application of CAR-T Cell Therapy is being used to treat Stiff-Person Syndrome.

Pfizer announces that it will no longer be selling estrogen products in Canada due to shortages and increase global demand.

Your Calls and Comments:

  • A 97 year old man using furosemide for leg swelling. Daughter wants to know if there are any withdrawal effects from discontinuing the drug
  • A woman reports delirium after infection, collapsed lung and heart surgery and wonder if this is a harbinger for dementia
  • Improper injection technique causes three days of arm pain.

My son Steven Dworkin is in the quarter finals in the iHeart Radio and Ryan Seacrest Foundation competition to be the top podcast host. Voting starts Monday November 16 at 1 PM.

I truly appreciate your help in voting for him. He one of the few Canadians running. You can voye daily and can find the link here.

Playlist

1st segment

Intro: Fever – The Black Keys

Outro: All I have to Do Is Dream – The Everly Brothers

2nd segment

Intro: Seven Nation Army – The White Stripes

Outro: And So It Goes – Billy Joel

3rd segment

Intro: The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead – Crash Test Dummies, Ellen Reid

Outro:  If Everyone Was Listening – Supertramp

4th segment

Intro:  Believer – Imagine Dragons

Outro: Beyond the Sea – Bobby Darin