Infectious Diseases/Vaccines

Tick season is here—are you ready to counsel with confidence?
To prepare you for patient conversations this summer, we'll discuss the mechanism by which Lyme disease is transmitted, the various clinical presentations of Lyme disease, key tips on how to prevent Lyme disease and when to recommend treatment.
POP QUIZ: Antibiotic prophylaxis to prevent Lyme disease
Pharmacists in Ontario and some other provinces are allowed to assess patients and prescribe an antibiotic to prevent Lyme disease after a high-risk tick bite.

First human case of West Nile virus acquired in Canada this year confirmed

Toronto Public Health says symptoms usually begin between two to 14 days after a mosquito bite and can include fever, headache, nausea, vomiting, body aches, skin rash, swollen lymph glands or a stiff neck.
QUIZ: How much do you know about helicobacter pylori?

Have you kept up with the latest on testing and treatment for H. pylori infection? Find out here!
McGill University team develops AI that can detect infection before symptoms appear

Researchers at McGill University say they developed an artificial intelligence platform that can predict when someone is about to come down with a respiratory tract infection before they start to feel sick.
A new tick-borne disease is here. Rocky Mountain spotted fever can be fatal. Here’s what you need to know.

Rocky Mountain spotted fever has been uncommon in Ontario, but the new medical officer of health for Grand Erie encountered it when he was working in the central Appalachia region of the United States.
Updated Canadian guidelines for management of chronic hepatitis B

2025 CASL/AMMI Canada guidelines present recommendations for universal adult HBV screening, vaccination, laboratory assessment and treatment.
Some people are turning to nicotine gum and patches to treat long COVID brain fog

Some people with long COVID are turning to an unlikely remedy: nicotine gum and patches. Though typically used to quit smoking, nicotine is now being explored as a possible way to ease symptoms such as brain fog and fatigue.
‘She could have died.’ Alberta mother feared the worst for 4-month-old with measles

Months after fearing she would lose her baby girl to measles, Morgan Birch says she wants Canadians to educate themselves more about the importance of vaccines.
B.C. Health officials set up mosquito traps in the Sea to Sky region for study

Vancouver Coastal Health said Friday that there were four cases of mosquito-borne illnesses late last year, that resulted in swelling of the brain.

Tick season is here—are you ready to counsel with confidence?

POP QUIZ: Antibiotic prophylaxis to prevent Lyme disease

First human case of West Nile virus acquired in Canada this year confirmed

QUIZ: How much do you know about helicobacter pylori?

McGill University team develops AI that can detect infection before symptoms appear

A new tick-borne disease is here. Rocky Mountain spotted fever can be fatal. Here’s what you need to know.

Updated Canadian guidelines for management of chronic hepatitis B

Some people are turning to nicotine gum and patches to treat long COVID brain fog

‘She could have died.’ Alberta mother feared the worst for 4-month-old with measles

B.C. Health officials set up mosquito traps in the Sea to Sky region for study