/oss/taxonomy/term/3522/all en /oss/article/covid-19-health/strange-case-dr-cahill-and-ms-hyde <p>“If you’re under, like, 70 or 65 and you’ve no underlying conditions,<a href="https://youtu.be/A4RvrEKoNxc?t=3542"> </a><a href="https://youtu.be/A4RvrEKoNxc?t=3542">this is all a hoax</a>.” You’d be forgiven for thinking that this wild assertion about a pandemic that has killed over 4.3 million people worldwide and caused sequelae for an untold number of survivors came from someone who knows nothing of medicine and immunology.</p> Fri, 13 Aug 2021 19:09:29 +0000 Jonathan Jarry M.Sc. 8805 at /oss /oss/article/covid-19-health/disinfectants-spray-or-not-spray-question <p>"The presence of a chemical does not equate to the presence of risk.” I have often used that argument when talking about potentially toxic substances that are present in the environment.</p> Tue, 01 Dec 2020 21:27:03 +0000 Joe Schwarcz PhD 8505 at /oss /oss/article/covid-19-health/how-long-does-covid-virus-live-surfaces <p> </p> <hr /> <p><em>This article was first published in</em><span> </span><a href="https://montrealgazette.com/opinion/columnists/christopher-labos-how-long-does-the-covid-virus-live-on-surfaces">The Montreal Gazette<span>.</span></a></p> Wed, 14 Oct 2020 19:38:05 +0000 Christopher Labos MD, MSc 8447 at /oss /oss/article/covid-19-videos/july-9-2020-covid-and-more-conversations-mcgill-oss-professor-tim-caulfield <p></p><div class="media-youtube-video media-element file-default media-youtube-1"></div> Thu, 09 Jul 2020 17:36:06 +0000 OSS 8332 at /oss /oss/article/covid-19-health-videos/june-18-2020-covid-and-more-conversations-mcgill-oss <p>Joe Schwarcz, Jonathan Jarry, and Emily Shore discuss a whole host of topics (some COVID, some not) on this week's "COVID and More". "Flushable" wipes, essential oils, design of a toilet seat, hydroxychloroquine, and washing fruits and vegetables with soap.</p> Thu, 18 Jun 2020 21:08:16 +0000 OSS 8299 at /oss /oss/article/covid-19-videos/may-14-2020-covid-19-and-more-conversations-mcgill-oss <p>This week's "COVID and More: Conversations with the ƽ���岻�� OSS" took a deep dive into face masks, Kawasaki Disease, buying food (and coffee, Emily Shore misses hers), different strains of the virus (thank you, Jonathan Jarry), expanding the family nucleus, human beings as social creatures, & the big question - is Debbie Schwarcz Gonshor letting @Joe Schwarcz see his grandchildren? (Added bonus: the 3 cute guest stars at the end of the video).</p> Fri, 15 May 2020 02:27:00 +0000 OSS 8246 at /oss /oss/article/covid-19-videos/april-16-2020-covid-and-more-conversations-mcgill-office-science-and-society <p></p><div class="media-youtube-video media-element file-default media-youtube-4"></div> Sun, 10 May 2020 02:05:33 +0000 OSS 8240 at /oss /oss/article/covid-19/dentistry-age-covid-19 <p>It’s definitely a lousy time to have a toothache. The recent pandemic has severely restricted access to dental care with most practitioners limited to practicing tele-dentistry, which surprisingly has been quite efficacious. Given the very intimate nature of the profession, reopening of dental clinics will entail many new protocols in order to maximize safety for both patients and staff. Fortunately, dentists are adept at employing infection control protocol, as current guidelines are already very strict. So how will things look in what will certainly be the new normal?</p> Tue, 05 May 2020 19:15:56 +0000 Mark Grossman BSc, DDS, Contributor 8235 at /oss /oss/article/covid-19/april-16-2020-covid-19-and-more-conversations-mcgill-office-science-and-society <p></p><div class="media-youtube-video media-element file-default media-youtube-5"></div> Mon, 20 Apr 2020 18:48:59 +0000 OSS 8221 at /oss /oss/article/covid-19-videos/april-9-2020-covid-19-and-more-conversations-mcgill-office-science-and-society <p></p><div class="media-youtube-video media-element file-default media-youtube-6"></div> Thu, 09 Apr 2020 21:27:24 +0000 OSS 8214 at /oss /oss/article/environment-general-science/can-rain-extract-blood-stone <p>When the land has been dry and it starts to rain, there is a peculiar smell in the air, an earthy scent called petrichor. In the 1960s, two Australian scientists, Isabel Bear and Richard Thomas, began to steam-drill rocks exposed to dry conditions and they discovered the oil that serves as a precursor to petrichor. This oil is secreted by plants during the dry season and seeps into rocks and clay-based soils. When it finally rains down on the porous ground, small air bubbles containing this oil form and migrate to the surface of the soil and become air borne.</p> Tue, 20 Nov 2018 17:23:31 +0000 Jonathan Jarry, MSc 7457 at /oss