March 8, 2023 Infectious Disease Previous COVID infection linked to lower brain oxygen levels, cognitive problems: study
March 6, 2023 Infectious Disease Person in Florida dies after brain-eating amoeba infection, possibly due to sinus rinse with tap water, health officials warn
February 16, 2023 General information What is Marburg virus, the deadly Ebola-like disease breaking out in Equatorial Guinea?
February 2, 2023 General information The last drug that can fight gonorrhea is starting to falter. Report from Massachusetts Department of Health uncovers new resistant strains to multiple antibiotic regimens.
January 13, 2023 Allergy/Immunology Headline: “Scientists find potential cure for COVID-related loss of smell.” Not so fast. It concludes that greater improvement with treatment was noted compared to placebo but “there was no subjective olfactory improvement over placebo.”
January 5, 2023 Epidemiology Public Health Agency of Canada states that 21 cases of COVID subvariant XBB.1.5 have been detected in Canada. If the U.S. is any indication, there will be many more cases to come. Border screening may slow but not stop exponential increases in cases.
December 21, 2022 Infectious Disease A review of invasive group A strep infections given reports of four children contracting the disease in Montreal.
December 20, 2022 Health Policy Meningitis B vaccine available and recommended for university and college students. Halifax family raising awareness after the death of their 19-year-old son who was studying at Dalhousie University