Infectious Diseases/Vaccines

The U.S. took the unprecedented step Monday of cutting the number of vaccines it recommends for every child—a move that leading medical groups said would undermine protections against a half-dozen diseases.

When it comes to the risk of contracting water borne illness, the past 20 years has seen a significant reduction in risk for travellers.

Year after year, the Christmas season brings a predictable set of medical issues through our doors or into the emergency departments. Here’s an informal peek at the medical mayhem underneath the Christmas tree.

Led by the U.S. National Cancer Institute, the study enrolled more than 20,000 girls between ages 12 and 16.

The survey conducted by Leger Healthcare and released on Tuesday says 74% of respondents said they were either ‘very confident’ or ‘somewhat confident’ in the safety and effectiveness of vaccines. But about a quarter of respondents said they are less confident than they were before.

This comes a day after health officials in the Ottawa area announced that three children between the ages of five and nine had died of influenza A complications in the first two weeks of December.

Researchers led by the University of British Columbia analyzed data on almost 20,000 pregnant people infected with COVID between April 5, 2021 and Dec. 31, 2022.

Study shows respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection increases risk of adverse cardiovascular events throughout one year of follow-up in adults age 45 or older.