ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR
- 9/21/2021
Myocarditis and pericarditis following mRNA COVID-19 vaccination in youth
Canadian Paediatric Society provides guidance on identification, suggested investigations, management and follow-up in youth. - 9/16/2021
Safety of SSRI/SNRI antidepressants in pregnancy
Canadian Paediatric Society position statement reviews neonatal outcomes, infant monitoring and whether mothers using an SSRI/SNRI should breastfeed. - 9/14/2021
New Canadian public health guidance on using MMR vaccine in mumps outbreaks
Off-label administration of a third dose of measles-mumps-rubella vaccine in individuals previously vaccinated with two doses can be considered in mumps outbreaks. - 9/11/2021
Drug News—September 2021
A review of new launches, new indications, new dosage forms and Health Canada advisories - 9/10/2021
New brand of BCG now available in Canada for treatment of bladder cancer
Availability of Verity-BCG will help overcome years of intravesical BCG shortage, dose rationing and dose reductions. - 9/7/2021
Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine unlikely to cause relapse of Guillain-Barré syndrome
Study suggests minimal risk of relapse when Pfizer-BioNTech mRNA COVID-19 vaccine is given to patients with a history of GBS. - 9/2/2021
Ivermectin: efficacy and safety data lacking for COVID-19 prevention or treatment
Health Canada advises consumers not use veterinary or human dosage forms of ivermectin to prevent or treat COVID-19. - 8/31/2021
Six things to tell patients about the Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2
Spreads faster than early forms of SARS-CoV-2 and is now the predominant variant in Canada and the United States - 8/26/2021
2021 Canadian guidelines now available for management of asthma
Canadian Thoracic Society issues updated guidelines for the diagnosis and management of asthma in preschoolers, children and adults. - 8/24/2021
U.S. task force recommends screening for type 2 diabetes starting at age 35
Recommends screening for prediabetes and type 2 diabetes in overweight or obese adults who are 35 to 70 years of age.