Fight Back With Libby Znaimer

THE MEDICAL RECORD: BOOSTER SHOTS, VITAMINS AND ASPIRIN Marissa Lennox is filling in for Libby Znaimer today. She is joined by Dr. Amol Verma, a staff physician in General Internal Medicine at St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto, Dr. Aaron Schimmer, the Director of Research at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre as well as a staff physician and a senior scientist and Dr. Alisa Naiman, Family Physician and Founder and Medical Director of The Medical Station in Toronto. A study by Canadian researchers points to keeping up to date with your booster shots rather than relying on previous infections as the best defense against getting future infections of COVID-19. Meanwhile, another study from the Journal of Clinical Investigation shows that vitamins could contribute to the growth of Cancerous tumours. Additionally, new research reveals how low doses of the Aspirin drug can reduce the risk of Type 2 Diabetes in adults 65 years of age and older. Our panel of doctors weigh in on the latest. THE BANK OF CANADA INTER