/oss/taxonomy/term/4959/all en /oss/article/medical-critical-thinking/skeletons-closet <p>Dr. David Franklin’s conscience was bothering him. At first, the job he had secured in 1996 with Parke-Davis, a division of the Warner-Lambert pharmaceutical company, seemed ideal. Armed with a PhD in microbiology and three years of research experience at the prestigious Dana Farber Cancer Institute, he felt ready to take on the challenge of acting as a “medical liaison” with physicians. He would not be a drug salesman, the company told him, but would answer physicians’ questions about medications so that they could practice the best medicine that science allowed.</p> Wed, 03 Jan 2024 22:24:04 +0000 Joe Schwarcz PhD 9773 at /oss /oss/article/covid-19-health/how-much-benefit-there-first-dose-covid-vaccine <hr /> <p>This article was originally published in the <a href="https://montrealgazette.com/opinion/columnists/christopher-labos-how-much-benefit-from-first-dose-of-covid-vaccine">Montreal Gazette</a></p> Fri, 14 May 2021 23:52:58 +0000 Christopher Labos MD, MSc 8735 at /oss /oss/article/covid-19-health/our-mix-and-match-vaccination-strategy <hr /> <p>This article was first published in <a href="https://montrealgazette.com/opinion/columnists/christopher-labos-our-mix-and-match-vaccination-strategy">The Montreal Gazette.</a></p> Fri, 30 Apr 2021 21:57:06 +0000 Christopher Labos MD, MSc 8719 at /oss /oss/article/covid-19-health/i-felt-sick-after-getting-vaccine-why <p>Many years ago, I received the flu shot for the very first time and, later that day, I began to feel sick. Fatigue, body temperature on the rise and a general unease made me think I actually had the flu. “Why get a flu shot if it’s going to give you the flu?” I thought at the time and skipped that shot for a few years before being convinced to get it again.</p> Fri, 09 Apr 2021 19:15:21 +0000 Jonathan Jarry M.Sc. 8693 at /oss /oss/article/health-videos/march-18-2021-dose-science <p></p><div class="media-youtube-video media-element file-default media-youtube-1"> <iframe class="media-youtube-player" id="media-youtube-8woab-refko" width="640" height="390" title="March 18, 2021; A Dose of Science" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/8WOAb_rEfKo?wmode=opaque&controls=&enablejsapi=1&modestbranding=1&playerapiid=media-youtube-8woab-refko&origin=https%3A//www.mcgill.ca&rel=0" name="March 18, 2021; A Dose of Science" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="">Video of March 18, 2021; A Dose of Science</iframe> </div> Mon, 22 Mar 2021 18:13:55 +0000 OSS 8662 at /oss /oss/article/covid-19-health/johnson-johnson-vaccine-welcome-addition-toolbox <p>There are several take-away’s from the Johnson & Johnson trial but most worthy is the 85% efficacy in preventing severe illness and 100% efficacy in preventing deaths in the 28 day period following vaccination. The efficacy in preventing any symptoms was 66%, significantly less than the 90-95% for the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines, and this will likely be portrayed as disappointing. It should not be.</p> Fri, 29 Jan 2021 20:27:19 +0000 Joe Schwarcz PhD 8583 at /oss /oss/article/covid-19/jan-21-2021-covid-more-guest-dr-don-sheppard <p></p><div class="media-youtube-video media-element file-default media-youtube-2"></div> Thu, 21 Jan 2021 19:16:47 +0000 OSS 8569 at /oss /oss/article/covid-19-health/risks-altering-vaccination-protocols-are-unknown <p> </p> <hr /> <p><em>This article was first published in</em><span> </span><a href="https://montrealgazette.com/opinion/columnists/christopher-labos-risks-of-altering-vaccination-protocols-are-unknown">The Montreal Gazette<span>.</span></a></p> Fri, 08 Jan 2021 11:00:00 +0000 Christopher Labos MD, MSc 8546 at /oss /oss/article/covid-19-health/have-no-fear-vaccine-here <p>No, we will not become genetic mutants when we finally get to roll up our sleeves and agree to be jabbed with a vaccine containing modified messenger RNA (mod-mRNA). That scare is making the rounds as the vaccine rollout begins, a culmination of a spectacular nine-month research effort. The term “modified” triggers alarm bells for some people, especially those who have bought into the often-misleading information about genetically modified organisms (GMOs) spread by activist groups.</p> Tue, 15 Dec 2020 20:23:15 +0000 Joe Schwarcz PhD 8537 at /oss /oss/article/covid-19-videos/dec-10-2020-covid-more-oss <p></p><div class="media-youtube-video media-element file-default media-youtube-3"></div> Thu, 10 Dec 2020 18:10:58 +0000 OSS 8527 at /oss /oss/article/covid-19-critical-thinking-health/reassuring-data-pfizers-covid-19-vaccine <p>Pfizer and BioNTech’s RNA vaccine against COVID-19 has just been authorized by Health Canada. There will be many Internet whispers, half-truths and lies about how it works and how safe it is, so let’s delve into the recently released analysis of data from over 36,000 people who participated in the clinical trial.</p> Thu, 10 Dec 2020 16:05:51 +0000 Jonathan Jarry M.Sc. 8526 at /oss /oss/article/covid-19-videos/nov-12-2020-covid-more-guest-dr-david-zlotnick <p></p><div class="media-youtube-video media-element file-default media-youtube-4"></div> Thu, 12 Nov 2020 21:03:15 +0000 OSS 8486 at /oss