Infectious Diseases

The first dose of measles, mumps and rubella vaccine is usually given to babies at 12 to 15 months and then again before the child starts school.

Having local information is critical because infections and the recommended interventions for them often vary from one region to another, said Firstline co-founder Michael Long.

Vaccinations were made mandatory for health workers in November 2021, and workers who hadn’t received at least one COVID-19 shot were placed on unpaid leave.

Healthcare providers are also urged to consider measles in their differential diagnoses, particularly in patients returning from travel who show respiratory symptoms.

Patient case study: Why did the ER physician want me to call him, urgently, before dispensing this patient’s script for UTI?

The program co-ordinator at CAYR Community Connections in Ontario says the take-home tests are crucial to connecting with people as Canada’s HIV infections climb.

APO-Mometasone nasal spray is prescribed for allergy symptoms in children, for sinusitis in patients aged 12 and older, and for nasal polyps in adults.

The study took information on how drugs were taken in about 71,000 of the more than 311,000 total U.S. overdose deaths over three years.