Infectious Diseases/Vaccines

In Ontario, the latest available data shows cervical cancer screening rates steadily declined over the course of a decade, dropping from about 67% in 2007 to 2009, to 54.5 in 2019 to 2021.

Researchers say their inhaled vaccine could potentially offer even better protection than the currently available needle-based vaccines.

Study examines whether treating women and their male partners results in lower rates of bacterial vaginosis recurrence compared to treating women only. 

The immune system is incredibly complex—as are the reasons why certain cohorts are more likely to develop asthma, allergies and autoimmune disorders.

NACI issues updated guidance for use of human immunoglobulin products and vaccines for measles post-exposure prophylaxis.

Robust guidelines from the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine offer detailed recommendations to better prevent surgical site infections and, if needed, to treat them.

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NACI issues preliminary guidance on human vaccination against avian influenza in nonpandemic situations.