Overview offers best alternatives to amoxicillin suspension products amidst shortageA new chart offers advice around alternative antibiotics pharmacists can use to treat common children's ailments amid supply issues for amoxicillin suspension products. Prevalence of contraindications to Paxlovid in hospitalized patients with COVID-19 Study determines how many patients hospitalized with COVID-19 had contraindications to nirmatrelvir–ritonavir and would have required an alternate outpatient treatment. Case report: two-step TB testing With the many students coming into his clinic for immunizations, Dr. Robert Dickson encounters an interesting TB skin test result. Nose swab may help predict which children will have worse outcomes from RSV Gene activity indicates greater damage to the cells lining the nose; correlates to longer PICU stays. Health Canada says there's a shortage of some antibiotics used to treat children The federal agency says however that there are eight other drug producers offering medication with amoxicillin that are not currently reporting any issues with supply. What to tell patients about egg allergies and flu shots There’s no need for a skin test or special vaccine. Health Canada authorizes Moderna Spikevax bivalent targeting BA.4/BA.5 for Canadians 18 and up Health Canada noted the booster dose has a similar safety profile to previous iterations of Spikevax boosters. New BQ.1 and BQ.1.1 Omicron subvariants growing twice as fast as BA.5 in Ontario: PHO Public Health Ontario says COVID-19 activity in the province is generally stable, though it has been gradually increasing since early September. Health Canada issues Evusheld alert on risk of prophylaxis or treatment failure due to antiviral resistance Evusheld was only recently approved in Canada as a treatment for mild to moderate COVID-19. WHO: Tuberculosis cases rise for the first time in years The U.N. health agency said more than 10 million people worldwide were sickened by tuberculosis in 2021, a 4.5% rise from the year before. First Previous 44 45 46 47 48 Next Last
