Infectious Diseases

Promote and participate in World Antibiotic Awareness Week, November 18–24th

Help raise awareness about antibiotic resistance and encourage appropriate antibiotic use
Today's babies won't know life without climate change, new report warns

Dr. Courtney Howard said pushing the world to do more to slow global warming is critical because after a certain point, we won't be able to adapt to the impacts
Antibiotic-resistant infections could destroy our way of life: New report

The new report lays out a four-step strategy to confront the impending crisis of antimicrobial resistance
Report predicts drug resistance likely to kill 400,000 Canadians by 2050

Currently, the problem costs the national healthcare system $1.4 billion a year and by 2050, that figure is projected to grow to $7.6 billion
New breakthrough into cause of mysterious vaping illness

U.S. officials said this is the first time they've found a common suspect in the damaged lungs of patients
Can’t run, can’t hide: flu season is back

Here we go again - it’s flu season! Let’s talk about some of the misperceptions out there that we’ll be dealing with more and more as the season gets into full swing.
What can we learn from Australia’s record-setting flu season?

Now that Australia’s record-setting flu season has just about run its course, experts in Canada consider what can be learned as our flu season gears up.
Flu refresher: kidney disease and diabetes

Last call for flu shots coming up; though not too late after December