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Barry Dworkin, MD

@drbarrydworkin

Family Physician, Asst Prof, Fam Med, U Ottawa. Host, House Calls 580 CFRA, Medical Mythbusting with @billcarrolltalk

House Calls, #985, October 12, 2025: The wait is not over. drbarrydworkin.com/sunday-house-c…


After the meeting of the Social Media Narcissists and Medical Nomenclature Fantasy Club, a new disease moniker symbolizing nothing. drbarrydworkin.com/health-headlin…


Huge Study Links 99% of Heart Attacks And Strokes With Four Risk Factors drbarrydworkin.com/health-headlin…


Sulphur Dioxide pollutant in fossil fuels has been estimated through mathematical models to be linked but not causally-related with ALS. drbarrydworkin.com/health-headlin…


New study evaluates the effect of low B12 levels on cognition in a cohort of 231 people without cognitive impairment and dementia. drbarrydworkin.com/health-headlin…


Everything you need to know about ‘ear seeding’, the present Andy Warhol 15-minute wonder. drbarrydworkin.com/health-headlin…


House Calls, #984, October 7, 2025:City of Ottawa bureaucrats delve into physician recruitment plans. Their 10-point strategy leads me to ask if they even talked to front-line physicians who actively work to recruit new docs. drbarrydworkin.com/sunday-house-c…


Scientists Discover Cancer’s “Power-Up” – and a New Way To Switch It Off drbarrydworkin.com/health-headlin…


Cannabis-derived medication for the treatment of chronic low back pain seeks licensing approval in the U.S. and Europe drbarrydworkin.com/health-headlin…


Huntington’s disease: Neurological illness treated in ‘one shot,’ researcher says. Slows progression up to 75% in phase I/II trial drbarrydworkin.com/health-headlin…


House Calls, #983, September 28, 2025: Holy Confounders Batman! drbarrydworkin.com/sunday-house-c…


Half of Heart Attacks in Younger Women Aren't From Clogged Arteries drbarrydworkin.com/health-headlin…


There are likely multiple reasons for men to have irritability, depression and diminished strength as they age. I am not convinced that it all falls under the moniker of Irritable Male Syndrome. drbarrydworkin.com/health-headlin…


Low dose aspirin reduced the risk of recurrence for a specific genetic type of colon cancer. It offers a glimpse into understanding the mechanism of the disease. drbarrydworkin.com/health-headlin…


There is insufficient evidence that acetaminophen taken during pregnancy increases the risk of autism. U.S. using one study's results to establish health warnings cannot demonstrate causality. drbarrydworkin.com/health-headlin…


The Ontario Breast Screening Program has a protocol that automatically adds further testing for dense breast tissue that is suspected of obscuring potential cancer drbarrydworkin.com/health-headlin…


House Calls, #982, September 21, 2025: My guide to the nuances of diagnosis and what you should expect from your pharmacists given the additional services that they now can provide. drbarrydworkin.com/health-headlin…


Ontario pharmacists expanding role in provision of health care services. drbarrydworkin.com/health-headlin…


Can being significantly underweight be more damaging than overweight? Many factors not addressed in this body-mass-index observational study of 85K people of mean age of 66.4 years. drbarrydworkin.com/health-headlin…


Meta-analysis of 48 observational studies notes that gestational diabetes may be tied to huge rises in ADHD and autism. drbarrydworkin.com/health-headlin…


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