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Sunday House Call is an evidenced-based medicine and science show broadcast live from the studios of 580 CFRA in Ottawa, Canada. Its stated aim is to provide the opportunity for our guests to discuss their ideas and the basic science that led to their latest research without the need to encapsulate…

Dr. Barry Dworkin


    • May 26, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • weekly NEW EPISODES
    • 43m AVG DURATION
    • 264 EPISODES


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    May 25, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2025


    Dr. Barry Dworkin opens the phone lines and takes your calls! If you have any health questions in the meantime, toss them into the CFRA textboard and he will address them on a future broadcast.

    May 18, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2025 37:50


    Dr. Barry Dworkin opens the phone lines and takes your health-related questions!

    May 11, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2025 40:11


    Eli Lilly has plastered a 'fat tax' on the Canadian market for their weight loss drug. Dr. Yoni Freedhoff joins the program with his reaction. Then, Dr. Dworkin opens the phone lines and reads your texts.

    May 4, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2025 37:33


    Got a health question for Dr. Barry Dworkin? He's got the CFRA textboard to his right and the phone lines to his left!

    April 27, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2025 33:49


    Dr. Barry Dworkin opens the phone lines and reads your health-related questions on the CFRA textboard!

    April 20, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2025 35:30


    Dr. Barry Dworkin opens up the phone lines and takes your health-related questions! Easter treats are not included, though.

    April 13, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2025 42:53


    Dr. Barry Dworkin opens the phone lines and takes your health-related questions!

    April 6, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2025 46:41


    Dr. Barry Dworkin opens the phone lines and reads your health-related texts. But first, he breathes a sigh of relief, as his medical practice enters a new chapter.

    March 30, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2025 45:27


    Dr. Barry Dworkin sifts through the 580 CFRA textboard and opens the phone lines!

    March 16, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2025 42:24


    Dr. Barry Dworkin opens the phone lines and reads your texts!

    March 9, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2025 42:08


    Dr. Barry Dworkin takes your texts and health-related questions, as the clocks move ahead by 60 minutes.

    March 2, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2025 43:59


    Dr. Barry Dworkin reads your texts, takes your calls, and keeps you informed!

    February 23, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2025 44:22


    The phone lines are flooded this morning, so Dr. Barry Dworkin wastes little time addressing today's burning questions.

    February 16, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2025 41:27


    Dr. Barry Dworkin opens up the phone lines and takes your health-related questions!

    February 9, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2025 44:32


    Dr. Barry Dworkin opens the phone lines and takes your health-related questions!

    February 2, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2025 44:50


    Dr. Barry Dworkin takes your health-related calls, texts, and emails in under an hour. Because in the healthcare business, time is money, especially if you can't find a family doctor.

    January 26, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2025 44:31


    Dr. Barry Dworkin opens the show with a conversation about pure motives and goals, and how a complex process could damage the desired result. Plus, he opens the phone lines and reads your texts!

    January 19, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2025 39:00


    Dr. Barry Dworkin opens the phone lines and takes your health-related questions!

    January 12, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2025 42:52


    Dr. Barry Dworkin takes more of your health-related questions on CFRA House Calls!

    January 5, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2025 48:03


    Dr. Barry Dworkin rings in the new year and takes your health-related questions!

    December 22, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2024 41:41


    It's the final show of 2024, so call in and get your health-related questions ready!

    December 15, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2024 47:39


    Dr. Barry Dworkin is joined alongside Dr. Yoni Freedhoff to answer questions on all-things obesity. Then. he opens the phone lines and takes your calls.

    December 8, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2024 46:49


    Dr. Barry Dworkin turns off the Christmas music and takes your health-related questions!

    December 1, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2024 42:56


    Dr. Barry Dworkin takes your health-related calls and texts, as we prepare to do a speed-run of December.

    November 24, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2024 44:59


    Dr. Barry Dworkin opens the phone lines and takes your health-related questions! And as he mentions at the start of the show, always listen to what your body is telling you. Sometimes, trusting your gut could save your life.

    November 17, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2024 41:39


    Dr. Barry Dworkin takes your health-related questions on this fine Sunday morning, except this week's show quickly evolves into a text-only edition.

    November 10, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2024 44:01


    Dr. Barry Dworkin tackles all your medical health questions! Calls, texts, emails - doesn't matter.

    November 3, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2024 42:09


    Dr. Barry Dworkin opens the phone lines and sifts through the CFRA textboard, as he tackles your medical questions!

    October 27, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2024 43:34


    Dr. Jane Philpott, Canada's former Health Minister under the Trudeau Liberals, is joining the Ontario government that is currently led by a Progressive Conservative regime. Local journalist Randall Denley says this move is an effort to silence health critics. Dr. Dworkin delivers his two cents on the matter. Then, he sifts through the textboard and takes your calls.

    October 20, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2024 45:06


    When it comes to today's medical professionals, how much does a person's credentials matter to you? For some, it's everything. Dr. Barry Dworkin opens that can of worms to start today's broadcast. Then, he opens the phone lines and tackles your medical questions.

    October 13, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2024 44:31


    Dr. Barry Dworkin puts aside the pumpkin pie and Thanksgiving turkey to take your calls and texts!

    October 6, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2024 44:40


    Dr. Barry Dworkin navigates through your health-related questions, reads your texts and emails, and also finds some time to react to the biggest Health headlines of the week.

    September 29, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2024 43:27


    Dr. Barry Dworkin has returned from a relaxing vacation, hoping to put your mind at ease with some helpful health insights. And as he explains in his opening monologue, hearing what your patients are telling you should be a doctor's non-negotiable standard.

    September 1, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2024


    Dr. Barry Dworkin opens the phone lines and dissects your health-related questions!

    August 25, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2024 39:45


    Dr. Barry Dworkin opens the phone lines and dissects your health-related questions!

    August 18, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2024


    Dr. Barry Dworkin has returned once again, and he's taking all your health-related texts and calls until Noon! And if you have an annoying song that keeps getting stuck in your head for no reason, there is a life hack for that. We describe what 'earworms' are, and how we counter them.

    August 11, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2024


    Dr. Barry Dworkin opens the phone lines and takes your health-related questions. He also delivers information about artificial sweeteners and how to prevent bloating.

    August 4, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2024


    Dr. Barry Dworkin opens the phone lines and takes your health-related questions during this August heatwave. He also delivers information about CPAP machines and a certain bug that has health benefits.

    July 28, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2024 45:59


    Dr. Barry Dworkin opens the phone lines and takes your health-related questions on this sunny July day. And as you'll hear throughout today's playlist, the main theme is linked to a man's best friend. The opening monologue, however, is taking aim at a well-known health organization.

    July 21, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2024 46:47


    Dr. Barry Dworkin opens the phone lines and takes your calls on another edition of CFRA House Calls!

    July 14, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2024 46:03


    Dr. Barry Dworkin opens the phone lines and takes your health-related questions on a sunny Sunday morning.

    July 7, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2024 45:40


    Dr. Barry Dworkin takes your health-related questions and texts!

    June 30, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2024 47:23


    The calls are rolling in fast and furious, as Dr. Barry Dworkin takes your health-related questions on the eve of Canada Day. Meantime, there is a Meningitis vaccine that post-secondary students should be getting. We explain further right off the top of the show. Plus, can living skin be attached to the surface of a robot? We stir up that scientific debate as well!

    June 16, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2024 46:03


    June 9, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2024 46:30


    Dr. Barry Dworkin returns from a two-week break and opens the conversation with a lesson on why words matter in today's healthcare system. Later in the show, he chats with Dr. David Jacobs about cancer screenings, and the debate surrounding mandatory screening requirements. And in between, he takes your calls and emails!

    May 19, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2024 43:13


    Dr. Barry Dworkin is here on STAT weekends, and the phone lines are open! Get your health-related questions answered on CFRA's House Calls!

    May 12, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2024 44:24


    The next medication battle has begun. Are we about to see Ozempic 2.0? Dr. Barry Dworkin elaborates further in Segment 1. Then, he opens up the phone lines and takes your calls!

    May 5, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2024 45:11


    Dr. Barry Dworkin opens the phone lines and takes your health-related questions!

    April 28, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2024 44:43


    Dr. Barry Dworkin opens the show with a tough conversation about weight loss management. Then, he opens the phone lines and takes your texts.

    April 21, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2024 41:36


    Dr. Barry Dworkin sifts through the CFRA textboard and takes your health-related questions!

    April 14, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2024 44:57


    Dr. Barry Dworkin opens the phone lines and takes your texts!

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