Infectious Diseases

U.S. FDA approves RSV vaccine for moms to be to guard their newborns
The next step: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention must issue recommendations for using the vaccine, named Abrysvo, during pregnancy.
Prior Omicron infection didn’t protect some seniors from reinfection, study finds
Senior author and McMaster University immunologist Dawn Bowdish says the study results are surprising because they challenge the current thinking about hybrid immunity.

Extroverts 18% less likely to accept vaccination

But people with agreeableness and conscientiousness traits more likely to get vaccinated
QUIZ: Have you heard of alpha-gal syndrome?

Alpha-gal syndrome is in the news. How much do you know about this mysterious condition? Find out here!
Health Canada approves first RSV vaccine for adults age 60 and over

Doctors have been calling for an RSV vaccine for seniors because although the virus is common, older people are much more likely to become severely ill and require hospitalization.
Health Canada is reviewing two Omicron XBB.1.5-based COVID-19 vaccines

XBB.1.5-based monovalent vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna are undergoing expedited review by Health Canada.
Babies should get recently approved drug for RSV, CDC says

The drug, developed by AstraZeneca and Sanofi, is expected to be ready in the fall before the RSV season, typically November through March.
Do mRNA COVID-19 vaccines cause heavy menstrual bleeding?

A Health Canada safety brief examines the link between vaccination with Pfizer’s Comirnaty or Moderna’s Spikevax and the risk of heavy menstrual bleeding.
Brain fog and other long-COVID symptoms are the focus of new small treatment studies

Scientists don’t yet know what causes long COVID, the catchall term for about 200 widely varying symptoms.
QUIZ: How much do you know about yeast (and the infections it causes)?

Yeast is everywhere but sometimes it gets to be too much. How much do you know about treatment of yeast infections?

U.S. FDA approves RSV vaccine for moms to be to guard their newborns

Prior Omicron infection didn’t protect some seniors from reinfection, study finds

Extroverts 18% less likely to accept vaccination

QUIZ: Have you heard of alpha-gal syndrome?

Health Canada approves first RSV vaccine for adults age 60 and over

Health Canada is reviewing two Omicron XBB.1.5-based COVID-19 vaccines

Babies should get recently approved drug for RSV, CDC says

Do mRNA COVID-19 vaccines cause heavy menstrual bleeding?

Brain fog and other long-COVID symptoms are the focus of new small treatment studies

QUIZ: How much do you know about yeast (and the infections it causes)?