Dr. Barry Dworkin

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  • Iron deficiency diagnostic lab tests standardized at a threshold level more in line with the evidence in order to ensure prompt treatment.

    September 24, 2024

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for September 24, 2024 Source:More Ontarians will be flagged for iron deficiency after doctors advocate for change to guidelines

  • Daily iron supplements in pregnancy reduces risk of smaller babies and vaccines exonerated as a cause of Guillain Barre Syndrome

    June 25, 2013

    Madely Health Headlines Commentary for June 25, 2013 [display_podcast] Source: Daily iron in pregnancy ‘reduces small baby risk Guillain-Barre syndrome and vaccines not linked Reference: Anaemia, prenatal iron use, and risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes: systematic review and meta-analysis Lack of Association of Guillain-BarrĂ© Syndrome With Vaccinations

  • New noninvasive treatments for uterine fibroids

    February 3, 2008

    Original broadcast date: February 3, 2008 There are different approaches to treating uterine fibroids ranging from medical therapy to surgery including hysterectomy. A report appearing in the Aug. 1 issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology by the Mayo Clinic and its collaborators, the Magnetic Resonance Imaging Guided Focused Ultrasound for Uterine Fibroid Group at Brigham and…

  • Low-iron formula can slow development

    August 12, 2003

    Dumb and dumber. That’s what Dr. David Mack, chief of pediatric gastroenterology at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, thinks about low-iron infant formulas.

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