Infectious Diseases

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The fungus, Candida auris, is a form of yeast that is usually not harmful to healthy people but can be a deadly risk to fragile hospital and nursing home patients.

New study assessed the risk and identified risk factors for the development of venous thromboembolism among outpatients with COVID-19. 

The World Health Organization has said that H5N1 infection in humans can cause severe disease and has a high death rate.

Thrombosis Canada is offering two free live accredited webinars for frontline pharmacists.

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A report released Thursday by Canada’s chief science adviser says she considers COVID-19 the “head” of the pandemic but long COVID its “tail.”

The Ministry of Health study, obtained by the Canadian Press through a freedom-of-information request, looked at nine different mass vaccination clinics in the last six months of 2021.