Dr. Barry Dworkin

  • About
  • Radio Interviews
    • Wednesday House Call
    • Sunday House Call Shows
  • Articles
    • Health Headlines
    • Prevention and Screening
    • Clinical Research
    • Health Policy
    • Cancer/Oncology
    • Neurology
  • New approach to studying blood vessels in eyes may add to the ability to predict heart disease and biological aging risk

    December 11, 2025

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for December 11, 2025 Source:Blood vessels in eyes may help predict heart disease and biological aging risk Reference:Mendelian randomization study implicates inflammaging biomarkers in retinal vasculature, cardiovascular diseases, and longevity

  • The conundrum of diagnosing aortic dissection.

    November 10, 2025

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for November 10, 2025 Source:Canadians have died suddenly from a torn aorta missed after ER visit. Here’s what you need to know Reference:Aortic dissection in the ED: a medico-legal perspective on diagnostic delays and failures

  • What to know about melatonin use and heart failure. Recent press release requires peer review and publishing before any further evaluations of its claims as it seems to be fraught with limitations.

    November 6, 2025

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for November 6, 2025 Source:What to know about melatonin use and heart failure

  • Nighttime light exposure may be linked with top killer disease worldwide

    October 29, 2025

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for October 29, 2025 Source:Nighttime light exposure may be linked with top killer disease worldwide

  • Huge Study Links 99% of Heart Attacks And Strokes With Four Risk Factors

    October 9, 2025

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for October 9, 2025 Source:Huge Study Links 99% of Heart Attacks And Strokes With Four Risk Factors Reference:Very High Prevalence of Nonoptimally Controlled Traditional Risk Factors at the Onset of Cardiovascular Disease

  • Half of Heart Attacks in Younger Women Aren’t From Clogged Arteries

    September 26, 2025

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for September 26, 2025 Source:Half of Heart Attacks in Younger Women Aren’t From Clogged Arteries Reference:Causes of Myocardial Infarction in Younger Patients: Troponin-Elevation in Persons ≤65 Years Old in Olmsted County

  • How low should blood pressure go? New study has the answer for people at high risk of heart and kidney disease. However for some, the side effects may not be tolerable. Individual assessment is required.

    September 3, 2025

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for September 3, 2025 Source:How low should blood pressure go? New study has the answer Reference: Effect of Systolic Blood Pressure Measurement Error on the Cost-Effectiveness of Intensive Blood Pressure Targets. Annals of Internal Medicine, 2025; DOI: 10.7326/ANNALS-25-00560

  • Trump diagnosed with chronic venous insufficiency (CVI), White House says. Think of mitre gates when discussing CVI and why it happens.

    July 18, 2025

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for July 18, 2025 Source:Trump diagnosed with chronic venous insufficiency, White House says

  • The Manchester Metropolitan University study into the long-term effects of vaping comes as a government ban on single-use vapes comes into force

    June 13, 2025

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for June 13, 2025 Source:Vaping’s sickening side effects as study shows it’s ‘even worse than smoking’

  • Facebook
  • X