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Dr. Barry Dworkin

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  • AI-calculated brain age predicts dementia risk years before doctors can see it

    August 21, 2026

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for August 21, 2026 Source:AI-calculated brain age predicts dementia risk years before doctors can see it Reference:Comparison of Brain Age With Standard MRI Assessment for Dementia Risk Stratification in Subjective and Mild Cognitive Impairment

  • A 25-year Crohn’s disease mystery seems to have been solved using AI to analyze a plethora of genomic data

    November 19, 2025

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for November 19, 2025 Source:A 25-year Crohn’s disease mystery finally cracked by AI Reference:Distinct colitis-associated macrophages drive NOD2-dependent bacterial sensing and gut homeostasis.

  • AI antibiotics for superbugs could lead to ‘golden age of discovery’

    August 15, 2025

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for August 15, 2025 Source:AI antibiotics for superbugs could lead to ‘golden age of discovery’

  • How The Ottawa Hospital uses AI ambient voice capture to reduce physician burnout by 70%, achieve 97% patient satisfaction

    May 12, 2025

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 12, 2025 Source:How The Ottawa Hospital uses AI ambient voice capture to reduce physician burnout by 70%, achieve 97% patient satisfaction

  • AI technologies have the potential to provide benefits to patient’s and healthcare providers alike but more high-quality data is required to improve system dependability and accuracy.

    February 18, 2025

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for February 18, 2025 Source:‘A real-game changer’: Digital twins help doctors predict risk and avoid costly mistakes

  • AI stethoscope demonstrates ‘the power as well as the risk’ of emerging technology

    June 13, 2024

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for June 13, 2024 Source:AI stethoscope demonstrates ‘the power as well as the risk’ of emerging technology

  • Will AI replace doctors who read X-rays, or make them better? The latter is more likely. Too many nuances to diagnostics and radiologists do much more than interpret imaging studies.

    May 15, 2024

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 15, 2024 Source:Will AI replace doctors who read X-rays, or make them better?

  • FDA approves AI scanner that increases the physician’s accuracy in identifying skin cancers like basal and squamous cell carcinoma and melanoma.

    January 19, 2024

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for January 19, 2024 Source:FDA Approves AI Device That Helps Spot Skin Cancer

  • AI shows major promise in breast cancer detection, new studies suggest

    September 12, 2023

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for September 12, 2023 Source:AI shows major promise in breast cancer detection, new studies suggest Reference:Artificial intelligence-supported screen reading versus standard double reading in the Mammography Screening with Artificial Intelligence trial (MASAI): a clinical safety analysis of a randomised, controlled, non-inferiority, single-blinded, screening accuracy study

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