Infectious Diseases

Men have more confidence in Western medicine.

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) has returned after few cases were reported in 2020. How much do you know about RSV infections?

There are 2.75 million people who will become eligible for boosters starting Nov. 6—those aged 70 and older, healthcare workers and essential caregivers in congregate settings, people who received two doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine or one dose of Janssen, and First Nations, Inuit and Metis adults and their non-Indigenous household members.

Staphylococcal infections are common in community and hospital settings, and rise among seniors during fall and winter. They are usually caused by Staphylococcus aureus and increasingly methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA). Test your knowledge of S. aureus.

Antibiotic prescriptions are on the rise, and often they are unnecessary or the wrong type.

Study also finds cancer patients with no recent cancer treatment have similar or better COVID-19 outcomes than those without cancer.

Moderna hasn't yet gotten the nod to offer its vaccine to teens but is studying lower doses in younger children while it waits.