/oss/taxonomy/term/1460/all en /oss/article/medical/we-can-now-envision-end-cervical-cancer <hr /> <p><em>This article was first published in the <a href="https://montrealgazette.com/opinion/columnists/christopher-labos-we-can-now-envision-the-end-of-cervical-cancer">Montreal Gazette.</a></em></p> Fri, 02 Feb 2024 18:45:59 +0000 Christopher Labos MD, MSc 9822 at /oss /oss/article/history/immortality-lab-how-one-womans-cells-changed-medicine-and-ethics <p>Trust can disappear in an instant and take generations to gain back. The story of Henrietta Lacks’ immortal cancer cells is a stark reminder of that. Its loud echoes partly inform our present, as sections of the population disbelieve remarkable vaccine developments. If doctors treated your predecessors like second-class citizens, why should you trust them now?</p> Fri, 08 Apr 2022 14:49:56 +0000 Jonathan Jarry M.Sc. 9079 at /oss /oss/article/health-and-nutrition/what-we-can-learn-hpv-vaccine <hr /> <p>This article was originally published in <a href="https://montrealgazette.com/opinion/columnists/christopher-labos-what-we-can-learn-from-the-hpv-vaccine">the Montreal Gazette</a></p> Fri, 12 Nov 2021 21:26:26 +0000 Christopher Labos MD, MSc 8923 at /oss /oss/article/controversial-science-health-history-you-asked/you-asked-whats-truth-behind-gardasil <p>The more you get involved with science, especially when it comes to matters of health, the more you realize how hard it is to “know” anything. Basically we end up making educated guesses based on the evidence that has been accumulated. But the evidence rarely turns out to be white or black, it comes in various shades of gray. The reason for these philosophical musings is a quandry that many parents with teenage daughters are facing these days. Should the girls be vaccinated against HPV, the human papillomavirus?</p> Fri, 31 Jan 2014 08:42:16 +0000 Joe Schwarcz PhD 2081 at /oss