/oss/taxonomy/term/4446/all en /oss/article/covid-19-videos/oct-8-2020-covid-more-guest-dr-debbie-schwarcz <p></p><div class="media-youtube-video media-element file-default media-youtube-1"></div> Thu, 12 Nov 2020 20:58:54 +0000 OSS 8484 at /oss /oss/article/covid-19-videos/sept-24-2020-covid-more-guest-dr-paul-offit <p></p><div class="media-youtube-video media-element file-default media-youtube-2"></div> Thu, 12 Nov 2020 20:55:17 +0000 OSS 8483 at /oss /oss/article/covid-19-health/new-study-no-reason-stop-wearing-masks <p> </p> <hr /> <p><em>This article was first published in</em><span>聽</span><a href="https://montrealgazette.com/opinion/columnists/christopher-labos-new-study-is-no-reason-to-stop-wearing-masks">The Montreal Gazette<span>.</span></a></p> Fri, 02 Oct 2020 17:05:29 +0000 Christopher Labos MD, MSc 8435 at /oss /oss/article/covid-19-health-videos/aug-27-2020-covid-more-oss <p></p><div class="media-youtube-video media-element file-default media-youtube-3"></div> Thu, 10 Sep 2020 18:25:41 +0000 OSS 8398 at /oss /oss/article/covid-19-health/why-some-people-choose-not-wear-mask <p>Most people wear a mask as part of their pandemic-altered routine. That鈥檚 83% of Canadians and 67% of Americans by<a href="https://theconversation.com/canada-is-not-immune-to-the-politics-of-coronavirus-masks-144110"> recent estimates</a>. But there is a minority of people who don鈥檛, and their voices and protestations are getting louder. Pushback against the simple face covering often hides many bones of contention.</p> Fri, 04 Sep 2020 17:00:00 +0000 Jonathan Jarry M.Sc. 8393 at /oss /oss/article/covid-19-health/aug-27-2020-covid-more-conversations-mcgill-oss <p></p><div class="media-youtube-video media-element file-default media-youtube-4"></div> Thu, 27 Aug 2020 17:38:08 +0000 OSS 8384 at /oss /oss/article/covid-19-videos/covid-and-more-guest-dr-john-brownstein <p></p><div class="media-youtube-video media-element file-default media-youtube-5"></div> Thu, 13 Aug 2020 17:51:38 +0000 OSS 8362 at /oss /oss/article/covid-19-health-videos/july-16-2020-covid-more-conversations-mcgill-oss <p>Before technical difficulties got the best of us today, the OSSers had a whole lot to talk about. The Spanish Flu and herd immunity, Burger King's new methane-reduced burgers, low-dose radiation and COVID, and the mask "controversy".</p> Fri, 17 Jul 2020 15:31:04 +0000 OSS 8343 at /oss /oss/article/covid-19-health/what-makes-good-mask-lets-uncover-facts <p> </p> <hr /> <p><em>This article was first published in</em><span>聽</span><a href="https://montrealgazette.com/opinion/columnists/christopher-labos-what-makes-a-good-mask-lets-uncover-the-facts">The Montreal Gazette<span>.</span></a></p> Tue, 14 Jul 2020 18:28:36 +0000 Christopher Labos MD, MSc 8336 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-7"></div> Thu, 09 Jul 2020 17:36:06 +0000 OSS 8332 at /oss /oss/article/covid-19-health/lets-puncture-some-myths-about-masks <p> </p> <hr /> <p><em>This article was first published in</em><span>聽</span><a href="https://montrealgazette.com/opinion/columnists/christopher-labos-lets-puncture-some-myths-about-masks/wcm/9f9976a6-b044-44eb-b1a0-0b8c9353f56b/">The Montreal Gazette<span>.</span></a></p> <hr /> <p>The other day, while running on the mountain, I was stopped by a well-meaning bystander who warned me not to wear a mask while running. He had heard from a friend of a friend that if you exercise while wearing a mask, your lungs could explode. He then nodded knowingly and went along his way.</p> <p> </p> Thu, 02 Jul 2020 15:45:03 +0000 Christopher Labos MD, MSc 8318 at /oss /oss/article/covid-19-videos/july-2-2020-covid-and-more-conversations-mcgill-oss <p>The 黑料不打烊 Office for Science and Society returned with another 鈥淐OVID and More" this week. Some of the topics discussed included vaccine progress and sentiment, the sensitivity and specificity of testing, copper in facemasks, microplastics in face masks, & playing Mahjong outdoors!</p> Thu, 02 Jul 2020 17:04:26 +0000 OSS 8319 at /oss /oss/article/covid-19-videos/may-28-2020-covid-and-more-conversations-mcgill-office-science-and-society <p>On this week鈥檚 鈥淐OVID-19 and More: Conversations with the 黑料不打烊 Office for Science and Society鈥�, Joe Schwarcz Jonathan Jarry, Emily Shore, and guest Dr. Debbie Schwarcz Gonshor discuss the latest COVID-19 developments, including antibody testing (as accurate as some might be, technology isn't perfect!), what to do if you need the bathroom while on a road trip(!), Barry's Bootcamp's new COVID policies, indoor & outdoor spaces, swimming pools, air conditioners, and of course, face masks.</p> Fri, 29 May 2020 00:25:21 +0000 OSS 8262 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 黑料不打烊 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-23-2020-covid-19-and-more-conversations-mcgill-office-science-and-society <p></p><div class="media-youtube-video media-element file-default media-youtube-11"></div> Sun, 10 May 2020 02:06:56 +0000 OSS 8241 at /oss