/oss/taxonomy/term/4975/all en /oss/article/covid-19/how-social-distance-university-residence-hall <p>Living for two semesters in ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ’s Upper Residence dorms, I dodged COVID-19 against all odds.</p> <p>But a couple of days after checking out of the university residence, unscathed and uninfected, the virus hunted me down in my private Montreal apartment.</p> <p>How did I survive the unsafe space of a university residence, untouched by outbreak after outbreak? After all, we shared dining halls and hallways, common rooms and dorm rooms, even bathroom sinks, showers and toilets in close proximity. All the while ordered to stay two metres apart.</p> Thu, 02 Jun 2022 20:31:28 +0000 Haleh Cohn 9124 at /oss /oss/article/covid-19-health/two-masks-are-better-one <p> </p> <hr /> <p><em>This article was first published in</em><span> </span><a href="https://montrealgazette.com/opinion/columnists/christopher-labos-two-masks-are-better-than-one">The Montreal Gazette<span>.</span></a></p> Wed, 17 Feb 2021 22:56:21 +0000 Christopher Labos MD, MSc 8622 at /oss /oss/article/covid-19-videos/covid-more-guest-dr-don-sheppard <p></p><div class="media-youtube-video media-element file-default media-youtube-1"></div> Fri, 22 Jan 2021 15:51:49 +0000 OSS 8573 at /oss /oss/article/covid-19-health/mouthing-about-mouthwash-covid <p>Can rinsing your mouth with the right mouthwash protect you from the novel coronavirus or reduce your risk of transmitting it to someone else? A recent study involving mouthwash and the coronavirus (but no actual mouth) gives us a great opportunity to dissect the many ways in which interesting laboratory results can end up getting distorted through a game of telephone. If your cousin told your family group chat that gurgling with cetylpyridinium chloride will end the pandemic, lend me your ear.</p> Fri, 27 Nov 2020 17:00:00 +0000 Jonathan Jarry M.Sc. 8492 at /oss