Podcast Episodes

What are some simple tips to help prevent falls?

For seniors, falls are the number one cause of ending up in hospital due to injuries. And about half of these hospitalizations result from a fall in …

4 years, 4 months ago

What do we know about kids and COVID vaccines?

COVID vaccines are already approved in Canada for people aged 12 and older. Now, PfizerBioNTech says it plans to apply to Health Canada to authorize …

4 years, 5 months ago

What’s the latest in treatments for COVID-19?

Season 2 Episode 6

The first experimental pill to fight the virus that causes COVID-19 is on the way, according to the drug company Merck & Co. We hear from Dr. Lynora …

4 years, 5 months ago

What do we need to know about rapid testing?

Some experts are calling for more rapid antigen testing for COVID-19 in Canada. But how accurate are rapid tests and when should you use them?

4 years, 5 months ago

If it's not Covid, what is it?

Season 2 Episode 4

Viruses dampened by Covid-19 restrictions last year are coming back strong this fall. If you take a Covid test and it's negative, how can you figure …

4 years, 5 months ago

Who needs a third shot and why?

Season 2 Episode 3

Canada's vaccine advisory body has recommended booster shots for certain immunocompromised individuals. But other countries such as Israel and the U.…

4 years, 6 months ago

How can you use science to talk to someone you know who is vaccine hesitant?

Season 2 Episode 2

Canadians aged 12 to 39 now have the lowest vaccination rates in the country. And with the majority of COVID-19 cases appearing in unvaccinated peopl…

4 years, 6 months ago

Can we avoid a lockdown this fall?

Season 2 Episode 1

Delta has become the predominant strain of COVID across the country. Dr. Brian Goldman talks to Nazeem Muhajarine, professor of Community Health and …

4 years, 6 months ago

Why the new drug for Alzheimer's disease is causing controversy

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration gave "accelerated approval" this month to the first new drug to treat Alzheimer's disease in nearly two decades…

4 years, 8 months ago

The pandemic and vaping — despite a drop last year, teen vaping on the rise again

The pandemic led to a drop in the rates of smoking and vaping tobacco. But while smoking rates continue to fall, vaping rates especially in teens are…

4 years, 9 months ago