Subscribe to the OSS Weekly Newsletter!

The Blood Microbiome Is Probably Not Real

28 Jun 2024

Up until recently, if bacteria were detected in your blood you would be in a world of trouble. Blood was long considered to be sterile, meaning free of viable microorganisms like bacteria. When...

Your Appendix May Not Be Useless After All

21 Jun 2024

What does the appendix even do? When we think about this little finger-shaped pouch hanging off of our digestive tract, it’s often as a ticking time bomb.

Facial Creams and Lotions Offer Hope in a Jar

14 Jun 2024

This article was first published in The Montreal Gazette....

Protect Yourself Against Sunscreen Myths

14 Jun 2024

This article was first published in The Montreal Gazette.

Time To Dampen the Enthusiasm For Energy Drinks

13 Jun 2024

Yes, Max Verstappen, world champion Formula 1 driver, does drink Red Bull. How could he not? After all, he drives for the Red Bull racing team! Max has said that he may drink as many as six cans of...

Spikeopathy Speculative Fiction Contaminates the Blood Supply

8 Jun 2024

We have to talk about the word “spikeopathy,” not to be confused with “psychopathy.”...

Diet and Exercise in a Post-Ozempic World

24 May 2024

This article was first published in The Montreal Gazette.

Reports of the Death of Dental Cavities Are Greatly Exaggerated

17 May 2024

If I asked you to name the most common chronic disease in children, what would you say?

Pages

Back to top