/oss/taxonomy/term/2141/all en /oss/article/medical-general-science/athletes-vaccines-and-cardiac-deaths <hr /> <p><em>This article was originally posted in the</em> <a href="https://montrealgazette.com/opinion/columnists/christopher-labos-athletes-vaccines-and-cardiac-deaths"><em>Montreal Gazette.</em></a></p> <hr /> <p>It beggars belief, but I still sometimes hear people claim that waves of young athletes have died suddenly after being vaccinated. It is a pervasive hoax and still repeated by people to express doubts about the safety of the COVID-19 vaccines. Fortunately, we don’t have to speculate about whether young athletes are dying or not. We can simply check.</p> Fri, 24 Nov 2023 14:41:35 +0000 Christopher Labos MD, MSc 9740 at /oss /oss/article/did-you-know/dressing-look-certain-way-athletes-and-jersey-numbers <p>Why do athletes choose a certain jersey number? Sometimes it might just be a superstition. Maybe it's their birthday, like Sidney Crosby <a href="https://bleacherreport.com/articles/796087-heinze-57-commodore-64-and-the-25-most-meaningful-jersey-numbers-in-nhl-history">#87</a> born on 8/7/87.</p> Tue, 12 Sep 2023 20:57:49 +0000 Ada McVean M.Sc. 9638 at /oss /oss/article/medical/damar-hamlin-and-importance-defibrillators <hr /> <p><em>This article was originally posted in the <a href="https://montrealgazette.com/opinion/columnists/christopher-labos-damar-hamlin-and-the-importance-of-defibrillators">Montreal Gazette.</a></em></p> <hr /> <p>It is terrible to see a young, healthy man go into cardiac arrest on live TV. Damar Hamlin’s teammates and the opposing players were visibly shaken by his sudden collapse, and with good reason. While we cannot yet know for sure what happened to Hamlin, most people who witnessed the event believe he suffered from commotio cordis.</p> Fri, 06 Jan 2023 11:00:00 +0000 Christopher Labos MD, MSc 9350 at /oss /oss/article/covid-19-health-and-nutrition/lets-play-jeopardy-clue-quarterback-who-believes-homeopathic-immunization <p>That would be the same Aaron Rodgers, MVP quarterback for the Green Bay Packers, who filled in admirably as guest host on the popular game show that is associated with intelligence. In this case, his choice of being immunized, not with a vaccine, but rather with a homeopathic remedy, does not scream intelligence. Rodgers claims that he is “not an anti-vax flat earther,” he is a “critical thinker.” Really? How much critical thinking did he do before jumping on the homeopathy bandwagon? </p> Fri, 05 Nov 2021 21:04:17 +0000 Joe Schwarcz PhD 8917 at /oss /oss/article/controversial-science-health-news/know-or-not-know <p>In the past we heard in the news about a shocking admission from the execs at the National Football League in the USA that they may finally admit to believing that there is a link between football-related head trauma and chronic traumatic encephalopathy or CTE, a degenerative brain disease that is well known to be caused by repeated trauma to the head, such as from concussions.</p> Sat, 02 Apr 2016 14:04:45 +0000 Adam Oliver Brown PhD 2330 at /oss