This article was first published in The Montreal Gazette. In the early days of the pandemic, one of the big worries was the possibility that COVID-19 could survive and be spread by inanimate objects. This idea of fomite transmission led many to disinfect their groceries, put their mail in quarantine for three days before opening it, and worry excessively about touching any physical surface. This…
What if I told you that every morning you needed to bounce up and down on a trampoline simply to activate your brain? That, somehow,…
As promising new discoveries are made in the health sciences, the telephone game begins. Scientists put their best foot forward when presenting their results. The…
Pre-pandemic, the question I would most often get was, “How do I know whom to trust when it comes to health and science information?” Over…
Pre-pandemic, the question I would most often get was, “How do I know whom to trust when it comes to health and science information?” Over…
As Robert F. Kennedy Jr. throws his hat in the latest American presidential race, it would be easy to confine his bad ideas to the…
This article was originally posted in the Montreal Gazette. For the past decade, whenever someone asked about testosterone therapy, we had to be cautious. We…
As medicine uses more and more complex tools to treat illness, I worry that these newer interventions will be seen as impenetrable black boxes. A…
As medicine uses more and more complex tools to treat illness, I worry that these newer interventions will be seen as impenetrable black boxes. A…
Two U.S. food companies have received the go-ahead to sell chicken grown from cultivated animal cells in a production facility. It’s the first time meat…
OTTAWA – The global rise in misinformation threatens national institutions and processes that underpin democracy, warns Canada’s chief justice.
