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Did you know that 17th century plague doctors wore scary bird-like masks? Why would they do that? In episode one of 3Qs at the…
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Donna Ruffo typically works as a nurse practitioner on the geriatric medicine outreach team at North York General Hospital. An alumna of the…
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Fear that so-called murder hornets are invading North America after the large, deadly predators were spotted on the West Coast are “overblown,” says…
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The highly infectious nature of the novel coronavirus has presented doctors with a difficult dilemma: how to treat those who may have COVID-19 while…
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University of Toronto researchers have found the first hard evidence that hot weather doesn’t help in the fight against COVID-19 – but that closing…
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Anver Emon, a professor at the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Law and Faculty of Arts & Science, has helped create a Canadian tribute…
Across Canada, provinces are planning for the gradual reopening of businesses and social functions – but how will it work? “We will need to…
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The University of Toronto community is mourning the passing of Arthur Scace, a lifelong supporter of his alma mater and a greatly valued citizen of…
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The pandemic has infiltrated long-term care facilities, infecting staff and residents alike, and resulting in scores of deaths. Now one University of…
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The structure of SARS-CoV-2 is now all too recognizable, resembling a soccer ball covered in spiky protrusions. Now, a team of University of…
Download a transcript From professional singers serenading passers-by from their balconies to the cacophony of neighbours banging pots every…
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A group of researchers from the University of Toronto and the Hospital for Sick Children have developed a new way to deliver molecules that…