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Christopher Labos
Publishing · On our record since 2013
Where this writer stands
Fiscal policy1 piece
Higher taxes and public spendingLower taxes and tighter spending
“Saving money by cutting back on disease surveillance causes more problems in the long run. It is penny wise and pound foolish.” Read the piece
Health1 piece
Expand public coverageMore private delivery
“I have often found it difficult to explain why the public system will cover bariatric surgery but not these weight loss medications.” Read the piece
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Recent work
- Labos: Time to stop switching our clocks? Quebec says yes. But which way?Opinion · Montreal Gazette · Oct 28, 2026
- Labos: I've got no time for Apple Watch's new Health Sensing SystemOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Oct 7, 2026
- Labos: Coffee and cancer: Are there grounds for concern?Opinion · Montreal Gazette · Sep 23, 2026
- Labos: A pill for obstructive sleep apnea?Opinion · Montreal Gazette · Sep 9, 2026
- Labos: Lessons in food safety from a parasite outbreakOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Jul 14, 2026
- Labos: The mosquitoes are coming. Here’s how to bite backOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Jun 30, 2026
- Labos: Kids and energy drinks don't mixOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Jun 18, 2026
- Labos: Dr. Google is always in, but too often wrongOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Jun 3, 2026
- Labos: How new data cast doubt on an old surgeryOpinion · Montreal Gazette · May 19, 2026
- Labos: Is the stress of playoff hockey bad for your heart?Opinion · Montreal Gazette · May 5, 2026
- Labos: Diamonds are forever. Your thyroid medication may not have to beOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Apr 21, 2026
- Labos: Breast vs. bottle. How much does it matter?Opinion · Montreal Gazette · Apr 7, 2026
- Labos: The cold hard truth about cold medicationsOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Mar 24, 2026
- Labos: The cold hard truth about cold medicationsOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Mar 23, 2026
- Labos: Cholesterol in kids: If you don’t look for it, you won’t find itOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Mar 10, 2026
- Labos: Cholesterol in kids: If you don’t look for it, you won’t find itOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Mar 9, 2026
- Labos: Nasal strips don't pass the sniff testOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Feb 25, 2026
- Labos: Nasal strips don't pass the sniff testOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Feb 24, 2026
- Labos: Washing your hands isn't an Olympic featOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Feb 10, 2026
- Labos: Don’t like needles? The weight-loss pills are comingOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Jan 27, 2026
- Labos: Ozempic is now generic. The consequences are weightyOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Jan 12, 2026
- Labos: Ozempic is now generic. The consequences are weightyOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Jan 12, 2026
- Labos: Food allergies are a hard nut to crack, but there's some good newsOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Dec 2, 2025
- Labos: Should you worry about your mercury fillings?Opinion · Montreal Gazette · Nov 18, 2025
- Labos: Bothered by bunions? Take it one step at a timeOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Nov 4, 2025
- Labos: The raw truth about the risks of food poisoningOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Oct 21, 2025
- Labos: Red-light mask for better skin? Here's what I told my wifeOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Oct 7, 2025
- Labos: A new contender in the weight loss warsOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Sep 24, 2025
- Labos: RFK Jr.'s report on autism may inflict more harm on public healthOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Sep 9, 2025
- Labos: Cracking the case on seeds, nuts and bowel issuesOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Jul 15, 2025
- Labos: Cracking the case on seeds, nuts and bowel issuesOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Jul 15, 2025
- Labos: Canada needs to ignore whatever the Trump administration says about vaccinesOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Jul 1, 2025
- Labos: Canada needs to ignore whatever the Trump administration says about vaccinesOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Jul 1, 2025
- Labos: What we know — and don’t — about vitamin D and multiple sclerosisOpinion · Montreal Gazette · May 19, 2025
- Labos: What we know -- and don't -- about vitamin D and multiple sclerosisOpinion · Montreal Gazette · May 19, 2025
- Labos: Ozempic's oral counterpart hasn't caught on yetOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Apr 21, 2025
- Christopher Labos: Ozempic’s oral counterpart hasn’t caught on yetOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Apr 21, 2025
- Labos: Measles, vitamin A and RFK Jr.’s about-faceOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Apr 8, 2025
- Labos: Measles, vitamin A and RFK Jr.'s about-faceOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Apr 8, 2025
- Labos: Populism, politics and animal fatOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Mar 25, 2025
- Labos: Populism, politics and animal fatOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Mar 25, 2025
- Labos: Tariffs could take a toll on our physical healthOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Mar 10, 2025
- Labos: Tariffs could take a toll on our physical healthOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Mar 10, 2025
- Labos: Sports supplements are not always what they appear to beOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Feb 25, 2025
- Labos: Big Tobacco gets a boost from TrumpOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Jan 27, 2025
- Labos: No, ivermectin doesn’t cure cancer, eitherOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Jan 14, 2025
- Christopher Labos: Filler treatments for smoother skin aren't without their wrinklesOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Dec 3, 2024
- Christopher Labos: Vitamin K2's social-media hype is overblownOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Nov 18, 2024
- Christopher Labos: Why Ozempic should be covered by medicare for weight lossOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Nov 5, 2024
- Christopher Labos: Let's put water fluoridation myths to restOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Oct 22, 2024
- Christopher Labos: Let’s put water fluoridation myths to restOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Oct 22, 2024
- Christopher Labos: Child's death shows need for rabies awarenessOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Oct 7, 2024
- Christopher Labos: Hyperbaric oxygen therapy may just be hot air for manyOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Sep 23, 2024
- Christopher Labos: Beware of buying drugs onlineOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Sep 9, 2024
- Christopher Labos: Study gets to the heart of controversial chelation therapyOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Aug 27, 2024
- Christopher Labos: Food for thought on swimming after eatingOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Aug 13, 2024
- Christopher Labos: Why Aspirin isn't routinely prescribed for cancer preventionOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Jul 16, 2024
- Christopher Labos: Too many take Aspirin when they shouldn'tOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Jul 2, 2024
- Christopher Labos: Perspiration is (usually) nothing to sweatOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Jun 17, 2024
- Christopher Labos: Protect yourself against sunscreen mythsOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Jun 3, 2024