Infectious Diseases/Vaccines

The primary goals in the treatment of pediatric fever should be to improve the patient’s overall comfort, maintain hydration and address signs of serious illness.

For travellers, temperature and precipitation changes can also enhance the spread of mosquito- and other vector-borne diseases, such as malaria, dengue, yellow fever, chikungunya, tick-borne encephalitis and Lyme disease.

Jon Stokes’s research lab has discovered what could be a breakthrough treatment for Crohn’s and inflammatory bowel disease in about 100 seconds.

In July, Alberta recorded the most measles cases in North America on a per-capita basis.

Can skin reactions, even in just a few, contribute to vaccine hesitancy? 

Hospitals and primary care practices need to increase their awareness of Rocky Mountain spotted fever as the infection can be fatal if not recognized and treated promptly.

In Canada between 2004 and 2022, 80 children and youth died of influenza and 12,887 were hospitalized.

Get the info you need on these new drug indications, part of our drug news roundup for September.