bDMARDs and risk of severe infection in RA patientsInfection rates climbed after their introduction. Immunotherapy safe for HIV-positive patients with cancer, study showsConcerns that HIV-positive patients may not respond adequately to treatment or experience harmful side-effects may be unfounded. Management of oral thrush Oral candidiasis is an opportunistic fungal infection of the oral mucosa. 1 in 9 Canadian adults have had long term symptoms from COVID infection, StatCan says Almost 80% of those people with long-term symptoms have them for six months or more, the report said. Chronic fatigue syndrome is more common than some past studies suggest, CDC says Health officials on Friday released the first nationally representative estimate of how many U.S. adults have chronic fatigue syndrome: 3.3 million. Death toll rises to five in cantaloupe salmonella outbreak, as cases almost double Five people have died in a salmonella outbreak linked to Malichita and Rudy brand cantaloupes sold in six provinces. Growing evidence that influenza vaccine protects against cardiovascular diseases Canadian healthcare providers should mention cardiovascular disease prevention as a benefit when promoting the usefulness of flu vaccines to the public. More risk of C. difficile in hospitalized patients taking antidepressants Given the increasingly widespread use of antidepressants, researchers believe more attention should be paid to the risks for hospitalized patients. HIV diagnoses hit 10-year high in Montreal, cases more than double between 2021-22 Data shared last week shows the number of new reported HIV cases more than doubled between 2021 and 2022, to 310 from 141. Game changer: Ditching paps for HPV testing As changes to how we screen for human papillomavirus are on the horizon, some awkward questions from patients may be heading your way. First Previous 68 69 70 71 72 Next Last