Christopher Labos

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NationalityCanadian
Education
  • McGill University Doctorate of Medicine
  • M.Sc. Epidemiology
  • University of Toronto Certificate Journalism
OccupationCardiologist

Christopher Labos is a Canadian cardiologist, science communicator and author. He is frequently interviewed as a medical expert by the Canadian news media and has regular columns and television appearances.

Early life and medical work

Labos grew up in Montreal from Greek parents.[1] Labos graduated high school at LaurenHill Academy in Saint-Laurent as part of the 1998-1999 cohort. He attended the English Montreal School Board's Hospital Opportunity Program and developed an interest in medicine.[2]

He got his medical training at McGill University, including his cardiology residency. In addition, he did a Master's degree in epidemiology at the same institution, where he became familiar with research methodology. Labos lived in Toronto in the late 2010s, where he obtained a journalism certificate from the University of Toronto and worked as a researcher and clinician.[1][3]

As of 2023, Labos has been involved in teaching, clinical work with patients and research, the latter on Pre-eclampsia.[1] He is a member of the Cardiovascular Prevention Centre at McGill University Health Centre.[4] He co-authored more than 40 publications journals.[5]

Science communication

Labos became interested in science communication during his epidemiology training, when he sent letters to the editor to newspapers, the first one correcting misleading news coverage on the impact of strawberries consumption on heart disease. His letters attracted the attention of other media outlets, leading to regular appearances in print and electronic media. He had moved back to Montreal when the COVID-19 pandemic started. His familiarity with the media and his expertise in epidemiology made him a valuable resource for local newsrooms.[1][6]

Since 2015, he co-hosts with Jonathan Jarry The Body of Evidence podcast. The podcast started after Jarry had him as a guest on his previous podcast, Within Reason.[7][6] It uses humour to present discussions on medical issues between Jarry and Labos (and sometimes guests). "I truly believe we are the only medical comedy podcast featuring a teddy bear. I don't think any other podcast can make that claim," according to Labos.[1] The podcast won the Canada’s Favourite Blog for 2017 award from Science Borealis.[6]

He is an associate at McGill University's Office for Science and Society.[7]

As of 2023, Labos is a freelance contributor for the Montreal Gazette (with a regular column since 20019),[8] CJAD's Sunday morning program (Sunday Morning House Call)[9] and has a regular segments on CBC and CTV, both locally and on the national network,[7][10] as well as on Odyssey TV in Greek.[1] He also writes for specialized publications such as Medscape.[11]

Aside from the podcast, Labos tends to work with traditional media for his science communication work. "It still has a massive audience. Where I think it becomes a little bit challenging is that you don't have the feedback that you would get from your own platform," he said in 2023.[1] He is often interviewed as a medical expert on news media such as The Canadian Press[12], Global News,[13] CTV News,[14] City News,[15] and the National Post.[16]

Book

Labos' book Does Coffee Cause Cancer?: And 8 More Myths about the Food We Eat was published in 2023.[17]

The book uses a fictional story to present and dispel misconceptions around nine topics related to food science, ranging from red meat, chocolate, coffee, eggs, salt and red wine to the virtues of vitamins C and D.[18][1]

The book aims to explain why food science is complex and to debunk some of the food myths that permeate our society, with an evolving relationship as a narrative. Labos' publisher suggested he emulate the fictional style of The Wealthy Barber. He ended up developing a nine-chapter story arc featuring conversations between fictional characters that mirror exchanges that Labos had with acquaintances in real life.[18][1][19][20] Mathematical and methodological discussions are appended to the text, on topics such as demographic selections Data dredging|p-hacking.[19]

Labos is hoping to write a sequel, for which he wrote a sample chapter.[1]

Selected journal articles

  • Daskalopoulou, Stella; Labos, Christopher; Defo, Alvin; Cooke, Alex; Kalra, Bhanu; Kumar, Ajay; Mantzoros, Christos (October 2023). "Analysis of Predictive Information from Biomarkers Added to Clinical Models of Preeclampsia: Consideration of PAPP-A2, Activin A and sFlt-1:PlGF Ratio". Canadian Journal of Cardiology. doi:10.1016/j.cjca.2023.10.017 – via ResearchGate.
  • Gasbarrino, Karina; Labos, Christopher; Mastropietro, Victoria; Hales, Lindsay; Khan, Nadia; Rabi, Doreen; Daskalopoulou, Stella (March 2020). "Sex differences in the efficacy of antihypertensive treatment in preventing cardiovascular outcomes and reducing blood pressure: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis". BMJ Open. pp. e036128. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2019-036128. PMC 7069325. PMID 32169929 – via ResearchGate.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 Hill, Adrienne (17 December 2023). "Dr. Christopher Labos - Extended interview. 17th of December 2023. Skeptic Zone Podcast" (Podcast).
  2. ↑ English Montreal school Board (7 November 2023). "EMSB Focus Newsletter". EMSB Focus. Archived from the original on 27 December 2023. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  3. ↑ "Let's Talk Vaccines with Dr. Christopher Labos". McGill University. Archived from the original on 27 December 2023. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  4. ↑ "Cardiovascular Prevention Centre team". McGill University Health Centre. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  5. ↑ "Christopher Labos Publications". ResearchGate. Archived from the original on 20 January 2024. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Fisher, Alina (6 December 2017). "Body of Evidence: debunking medical myths". Science Borealis. Archived from the original on 20 December 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 "Christopher Labos MD, MSc - Associate". Office for Science and Society. Archived from the original on 29 October 2023. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  8. ↑ "Christopher Labos, Special to Montreal Gazette". The Montreal Gazette. Archived from the original on 27 December 2023. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  9. ↑ "Sunday morning house call with Dr. Christopher Labos". CJAD. Archived from the original on 27 December 2023. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  10. ↑ "Christopher Labos". CBC. Archived from the original on 8 February 2023. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  11. ↑ "Christopher Labos". Medscape. Archived from the original on 27 December 2023. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  12. ↑ Couto Zuber, Melissa (13 November 2020). "Projections show health-care system strains in Ontario". Winnipeg Free Press. pp. A9. Retrieved 20 January 2024 – via The Canadian Press.
  13. ↑ "Dr. Christopher Labos on Global News Morning". CTV News. 19 December 2023. Archived from the original on December 19, 2023. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  14. ↑ Rail, Patrick (14 August 2023). "COVID: Study shows impact of hybrid immunity in Canada". CTV News. Archived from the original on 20 September 2023. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  15. ↑ "Misunderstanding of studies leads to misinformation: Dr. Christopher Labos". City News. 9 February 2023. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  16. ↑ Kirkey, Sharon (26 December 2018). "Is taking 10,000 steps every day really the magical path to achieving your fitness goals?". National Post. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  17. ↑ Labos, Christopher (2023). Does Coffee Cause Cancer?: And 8 More Myths about the Food We Eat. ECW Press. ISBN 978-1770417229.
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 Brian Kerby (15 December 2023). "Round Two ~ more about "Does Coffee Cause Cancer" plus this year in Cardiology". 502 Conversations (Podcast). Dedham TV. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 Hill, Adrienne (13 December 2023). "'Does Coffee Cause Cancer?' highlights poor science communication". AIPT. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  20. ↑ Cohen, Mike (3 January 2024). "Dr. Christopher Labos' first book is educational, funny and a bit romantic". The Suburban. Archived from the original on 7 January 2024. Retrieved 20 January 2024.

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