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Dr. Barry Dworkin

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  • Second-hand human-interest retelling of a family’s account of a ten year delay of Lyme disease diagnosis with other suspect claims creates doubt of its overall veracity.

    August 20, 2026

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for August 20, 2026 Source:Four siblings battled the same symptoms for a decade. The family dog had already been diagnosed with what they had. WARNING: Link is here but be warned it has been scanned and has been determined to be a malicious website) Reference:Here is a review of the details to…

  • Warming climate affecting infectious disease risk from tropical/semitropical organisms in Canada

    May 27, 2024

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 27, 2024 Source: As Canada warms, infectious disease risks spread north

  • A Pill That Kills Ticks Is a Promising New Weapon Against Lyme Disease

    March 18, 2024

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for March 18, 2024 Source:A Pill That Kills Ticks Is a Promising New Weapon Against Lyme Disease

  • Canadians are travelling to Mexico for Lyme disease treatments. That worries health experts. Chronic disease outcome not of bacterial origin but as a consequence of immune function gone awry.

    October 10, 2023

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for October 10, 2023 Source:Canadians are travelling to Mexico for Lyme disease treatments. That worries health experts

  • Neuroimaging study reveals functional and structural brain abnormalities in people with post-treatment Lyme disease

    October 28, 2022

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for October 28, 2022 Source:Neuroimaging study reveals functional and structural brain abnormalities in people with post-treatment Lyme disease Reference:A multimodal neuroimaging study of brain abnormalities and clinical correlates in post treatment Lyme disease

  • A vaccine for Lyme disease is in its Phase 3 trial. Results to date show efficacy and safety. If trial is successful, official authorization expected in 2025.

    August 10, 2022

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for August 10, 2022 Source:A vaccine for Lyme disease is in its final clinical trial

  • Prolonged use of antibiotics for Lyme disease is not helpful nor recommended.

    March 18, 2019

    Health Headlines Commentary for March 18, 2019 Source: Canadian experts say prolonged antibiotic treatment for Lyme disease ‘harmful’ Reference:  Association of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Disease Canada

  • Lyme disease awareness advocacy group wants more studies to determine if Lyme disease can be transmitted to fetus.

    January 22, 2019

    Health Headlines Commentary for January 22, 2019 Source: Mothers on a mission to prove Lyme disease can be passed to unborn child

  • Lyme disease testing has recognized standards. More investigations into other methods are ongoing.

    June 8, 2018

    Health Headlines Commentary for June 8, 2018 Source: Doctor calls for standard Lyme disease testing  

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