Antibiotic Stewardship

Despite the learning curve that pharmacists have experienced since the implementation of minor ailments prescribing, the benefit of these services is clearly recognized by patients and healthcare providers alike across Canada.

Researchers say there can be many benefits of finding the ideal timing and eligibility criteria for progressive oral treatment.

Getting food poisoning while travelling overseas gave an internationally renowned Canadian scientist some harrowing insights into antimicrobial resistance

Every ER doctor gets this question. ‘So, what’s the craziest thing you’ve ever seen?’

An intriguing case involving a child with a rash purportedly due to an amoxicillin allergy came to Dr. Robert Dickson’s walk-in clinic recently.

Norma Adas-Ataya. who gave an infant double the prescribed dose of antibiotics, should have rechecked her work, said the discipline council of the Ordre des pharmaciens du Québec.

An assistant fire chief with Vancouver Fire Rescue Services is recovering in a Hong Kong hospital after a bout with the infection forced the amputation of one of his legs above the knee.

Having local information is critical because infections and the recommended interventions for them often vary from one region to another, said Firstline co-founder Michael Long.