By Colin McGregor The lack of doctors in Quebec is daily fodder for the media. Fully 1.2 million Quebecers don’t have a family physician at present. Yet there are hundreds, if not thousands, of fully qualified medical degree holders from abroad who can’t practice medicine […] See more
By Célie Dugand Out in the real world, it’s awful. Nothing’s written on my face saying I have to sit down.” Mélanie Parent has suffered from myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME), usually called chronic fatigue syndrome, ever since she was 18. Like 80% of those who are […] See more
By Colin McGregor I now live in a halfway house. But I will have to, one day or another, find myself an apartment. Which means I’ll be there alone. And living alone can be very bad for your health… I won’t be the only one […] See more
By Colin McGregor In the 2003 Quebec humorous film La grande séduction (Seducing Doctor Lewis), all the inhabitants of Sainte-Marie-la-Mauderne, a small village located in Quebec’s Lower North Shore region, accessible only by air and sea, try to convince Dr. Christopher Lewis of Montreal to […] See more
By Colin McGregor At the 24th International AIDS Conference held in Montreal last summer, a lot of thought went into describing how inequality perpetuates AIDS. But the coronavirus and monkeypox were also on the agenda as scientists, activists and UN agency workers alike struggle to fight […] See more
The Rumor Detector Agence Science-Presse (www.sciencepresse.qc.ca) The very idea that a dog’s exceptional sense of smell can be put to use identifying illnesses occasionally arises. The idea doesn’t easily go away; but there are obstacles, says the Rumor Detector and the McGill Office for Science […] See more
By Laurie Noreau – Agence Science-Pesse The message has been hammered into our heads for years – you have to eat at least 5 portions of fruits or vegetables per day. Where does this recommendation come from? And why the number 5? The Rumor Detectors […] See more
By Colin McGregor It’s not your imagination. Your youngster who sniffles and sneezes and erupts is more susceptible to allergies than were their parents and grandparents. Children are much more likely to be allergic than they were 25 or 50 years ago. Child allergies are […] See more
By Jean-Marc Beausoleil Emilie Harrison is an air nurse: “We’re on call. A little like a fire station. 24 hours out of 24. We wait until someone needs an air evacuation, and we get there by plane or by helicopter.” Emilie works for Airmédic, the […] See more
By Jean-Marc Beausoleil Emilie Harrison is an air nurse: “We’re on call. A little like a fire station. 24 hours out of 24. We wait until someone needs an air evacuation, and we get there by plane or by helicopter.” Emilie works for Airmédic, the […] See more
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