As a medical student working with Alberta Health Services to vaccinate people against COVID-19, I have been asked my fair share of questions about the COVID-19 vaccines—from the need for booster doses...

Being a good conversationalist isn’t about waxing poetic on your own accomplishments, interesting as your life may be (sorry, pal). It’s about asking good questions and actively listening to...

‘My feet burn with pain if I go walking’: DR MARTIN SCURR answers your health questions I’m an avid walker aged 74, but now find after a few miles I get a tingling feeling in my little toe...

Today, Google revealed its annual Year In Search report, and of course the novel coronavirus was among the top searches, only second to the election results. People turned to Dr. Google to ask all sorts...

Reports that one of the vaccines for COVID-19 has shown highly promising results are a ray of hope for a world in the shadow of surging virus cases. But does it mean the pandemic is coming to an end?...

Brain-computer interface (BCI) technologies are no longer hypothetical, yet there are fundamental aspects of the technology that remain unaddressed by both ethicists and policy-makers. Two new papers...

Simple steps to deal with a blocked-up gut: Dr MARTIN SCURR answers your health questions QUESTION: My granddaughter, who is in her mid-20s, has always suffered from constipation. She sometimes goes for...

Intolerances to chemicals, foods and drugs impact 8%-33% of individuals, studies suggest, yet few people are screened for it at their doctors’ offices. To address this and increase awareness of...

Screening for symptoms of COVID-19 and self-quarantine are good at preventing sick people from spreading the coronavirus. But more and more evidence is suggesting that people without symptoms are spreading...

When Leonid Shlykov’s father, Sergei, died in a Moscow hospital last month after 11 days on a ventilator, the death certificate listed the coronavirus as an underlying condition but not the actual...