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A Hole in the Head

18 Jan 2023

Harvard University’s Warren Anatomical Museum is a must-visit for anyone interested in the history of medicine. Displays include an ether inhaler as used by dentist William Morton that allowed...

We can (mostly) stop worrying about triglycerides

13 Jan 2023

This article was originally posted in the Montreal Gazette.

Hype, Hope and Leqembi

11 Jan 2023

The word “qembi” roughly translates as beautiful, elegant or healthy and was somewhat ambitiously chosen as the root for “Leqembi,” the Alzheimer’s disease drug that recently made a big media...

Damar Hamlin and the Importance of Defibrillators

6 Jan 2023

This article was originally posted in the Montreal Gazette....

Edison's Inadvertant Folly

9 Dec 2022

It all started in Bavaria, southern Germany, 1895. Dr. Roentgen, a physicist, noticed a spooky greenish ray seeping through the completely sealed test tube and projected onto the screen wall. What...

Candy-Like Cannabis Edibles a Danger to Children

2 Dec 2022

This article was originally posted in the Montreal Gazette....

The Evidence Shows Masks Work

18 Nov 2022

This article was originally posted in the Montreal Gazette....

What HBO’s Euphoria Teaches Us About Opioid Use

11 Nov 2022

When season two of HBO’s Euphoria came out earlier this year, it painted a vivid picture of the chaotic lives of a group of high school students. From relationships, social media, to drug use and...

Claims of an Immunity Debt in Children Owe Us Evidence

11 Nov 2022

At the beginning of the fifth season of the television show Buffy the Vampire Slayer, we the audience are introduced to a character, Dawn, we have never seen before. Intriguingly, every character...

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