Expert: Mifepristone under safety review in U.S. 

Published: 26 September 2025

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is reviewing the safety and efficacy of mifepristone, a drug used widely in medical abortions. The review has raised concerns about potential new restrictions...

Expert: Are mosquitoes driving you crazy?

Published: 24 July 2019

It is a particularly bad mosquito season in Montreal. "More snow in winter, more floods in spring, you'll get more mosquitoes." (Source: CBC)

Science and the media

Published: 11 October 2016

There is widespread worry today about the health effects of just about everything around us -- from the food we eat and water we drink, to the plastics we use and medications we take. A journalist...

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