Infectious Diseases

Stickers, toys and longer appointments: Ontario health units plan for young kids' vax

Families are encouraged to bring comfort items like blankets, stuffed animals and tablets.
Dancer tells of excruciating pain, isolation and stigma of monkeypox infection

The 28-year-old Toronto resident had only just returned to work as a dancer and physical trainer in late May when he developed a fever.
Exciting times for the treatment of the common molluscum contagiosum skin disease

New treatments showing efficacy are in the pipeline.
WHO recommends against using fluvoxamine for non-severe COVID-19

Use should be restricted to clinical trials; other options are recommended for non-severe COVID-19, including nirmatrelvir–ritonavir (Paxlovid) and remdesivir.
Feds announce $1 million fund to reach communities affected by monkeypox

The Public Health Agency of Canada says the disease is mainly being transmitted among men who report intimate contact with men, but anyone can get monkeypox.
QUIZ: Test your knowledge of the COVID-19 vaccine for babies and preschoolers

Test your knowledge about giving the COVID-19 vaccine to children aged six months to five years old.
Saskatchewan to begin vaccinating kids under 5 against COVID-19

Health officials say the province has received 13,000 doses of Moderna's Spikevax vaccine for children ages six months to five years.
Case report: surveyor’s rash

An interesting case Dr. Robert Dickson just saw in his clinic.

Manitoba unlikely to open up eligibility for fourth shots of the COVID-19 vaccine