Infectious Diseases/Vaccines

Study assesses whether holding certain DMARD therapy for two weeks after COVID-19 vaccination improves vaccine immunogenicity or worsens arthritis disease activity.

The disease behind the Black Death is much more treatable nowadays.

A new analysis of incidence in 2024 breaks the connection down.

A randomized trial compared periurethral and intravaginal application techniques in postmenopausal women with recurrent urinary tract infections.

Pearls you can use in your practice right now.

Dalhousie researchers compared emergency room visits in Nova Scotia hospitals before and after pharmacists began prescribing preventative treatment in 2021.

The incubation period for pneumonic plague—which means lung-based, and is the most virulent form of the disease—can be as short as 24 hours.

Rabies occurs on all continents except Antarctica; however, risk varies significantly by geographic area.

The World Health Organization says this particular form of plague is always fatal if left untreated, but antibiotics are effective against the bacteria that causes plague if it is treated early.

Public health officials say the risk to the public remains low, as mpox is most commonly spread through close or sexual contact with someone who has the virus.