What works and what doesn't? Canada-wide trial examining COVID treatment efficacy with unique formatThe CanTreatCOVID is unique in that it’s an adaptive platform trial, which will allow it to compare multiple treatments simultaneously, in real-world conditions. Avoid walking or biking down busy streets: Traffic fumes may affect brain connectivity, new Canadian study showsBritish Columbia researchers use functional MRI to study diesel fumes and brain connectivity. Triggers of pneumonia in rheumatoid arthritis Study analyzes the association between factors such as smoking and the onset of interstitial lung disease. How should acute COVID-19 be managed in children? Pediatric COVID-19 working group of AMMI Canada issues practice point on the treatment of acute COVID-19 in children. Kids prescribed antibiotics but not fed breast milk at triple risk of asthma: study Researchers said they identified the breast milk sugars that offer better protection, which could potentially be used to supplement formula for infants. Vitamin C supplements during pregnancy in smokers may reduce lung damage in offspring Their effect appears to help over time. Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5 jumps from 9.9% to 40.5% of U.S. COVID cases in two weeks Concerns raised about another potential wave of COVID-19 cases following the busy holiday travel season. The symptoms that stick around: Quebec researchers examine persistent symptoms following Omicron infection Study identifies risk factors and prevalence of ongoing symptoms after SARS-CoV-2 Omicron infection in adults. Post lockdown sees a 37% jump in asthma- and COPD-related ED visits But rebound varies by age with asthmatic children under 5 years seeing an 81% jump in study at Missouri hospitals. Updated recommendation on giving COVID-19 vaccines with other vaccines The NACI has announced that COVID-19 vaccines may be administered concurrently with other vaccines in all authorized age groups. First Previous 7 8 9 10 11 Next Last