The surgical mask is a bad fit for risk reduction
The following article was written for CMAJ by Canadian physician and poet, Shane Neilson. Written in 2016, Neilson exposed the...
Year: 2020
It is time to question what you know about COVID
In this article by Makia Freeman reveals the 11 assumptions about COVID-19 that are based on fear, not facts. Here...
Study shows coronavirus can be transmitted in utero
A study published by Nature Communications last July 14, 2020 shows evidence that the coronavirus may be transmitted by pregnant women to...
Expert panel recommends reopening of schools for young children and children with special needs
A new report released by the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) recommends that younger children and those with special...
Study: People who cross-check claims of mainstream media on COVID-19 get branded as “conspiracy theorists“
A newly published study from Cambridge University shows that people who mainly use social media for news tend to believe...
What does the WHO say about masking?
The following is a Q&A about masks and COVID-19 taken directly from the WHO website. It discusses the WHO’s stand...
Mandatory masking interferes with personal autonomy
The imposition of province-wide masking for indoor spaces interferes with personal autonomy. This is the position set out by the Justice...
The return of plastic
Before the pandemic, the call for eradicating plastic was resounding. But the pandemic has brought with it the resurgence of...
Immune systems of recovered COVID-19 patients recognize SARS-COV-2
This May 15, 2020 article published by Science Daily summarizes the findings of a study conducted by the La Jolla Institute for...
Johan Giesecke: Why lockdowns are the wrong approach
In this May 17, 2020 interview with RNZ, Johan Giesecke, physician and professor emeritus at the Karolinska Institute in Sweden, offers...