Infectious Disease

693 articles:
COVID-19
Flu
Ebola
Sexually Transmitted Infections
Zika
Urinary Tract Infections
C. difficile
Antimicrobial Resistance
Staph aureus
Monkeypox
Variants
by Macha Lopez

Public health is dead. As artists, we share some of the responsibility

As a writer who lived with Long Covid for two years, today more than ever, I think it is essential for artists to acknowledge and challenge a pandemic-shaped cultural vacuum.
by Lyne Filiatrault Arijit Chakravarty T. Ryan Gregory

Without an independent COVID inquiry, we are doomed to ‘rinse and repeat’ past errors

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is the biggest global health-related disaster in living memory. Yet, Canadian governments have refused to hold an independent COVID-19 inquiry into the pandemic response.
by Negin Masoudifar

Canada’s first Clade I mpox case a wake-up call for public health

Canada has an opportunity to prevent sustained Clade I mpox transmission, but only if decisive action is taken now.
by The Disabled Ginger

‘We might die because you won’t wear a mask’: A plea to health-care workers

Yes, it’s time to mask again. We need to do better. We know how to do better. We can save so many lives and preserve the dignity of patients in the process.
by Blake Murdoch

 How denial of airborne COVID transmission broke the world

Five years later, the greatest basic science failure in generations caused the pandemic harms highlighted by people across the political spectrum, and broke our social cohesion.
by Gabrielle Bauer

I was a COVID unicorn

I feared neither the virus nor the vaccine. Why did so few of us fit this profile?
by Negin Masoudifar

Pregnancy with HIV: Breaking down barriers and overcoming stigma

Maria's experience highlights the need for better training on HIV management in maternity care. No woman should feel like an outsider or unwanted during the very time when she is bringing life into the world.
by Sabina Vohra-Miller

With the U.S. sidelined, it’s critical we monitor avian flu outbreak

As the avian flu outbreak continues to evolve, it is critical for us to continue monitoring, testing and surveillance, especially as cuts are made to funding and research is gagged south of the border.

by Maddi Dellplain

Dual HIV/syphilis rapid test aims to lessen stigma, reach underserved communities

As rates of syphilis and HIV continue to climb in Canada, a dual rapid test recently was approved by federal regulators, making it the second of its kind to become available in the country.
by Dat Nguyen

Rising HIV cases in Canada: Putting the numbers in perspective

The rise in HIV infections over the last several years might indicate that the public health system has failed in containing the virus. But the raw numbers don’t tell the full story.
by Sabina Vohra-Miller

Barriers to Paxlovid are exacerbating our health inequities

Access to Paxlovid has become increasingly challenging. Canada needs to do a better job at making it more accessible to those who would benefit most.

by Maddi Dellplain

‘We have to be very cautious’: Experts speak out on dangers of avian flu outbreak

We asked a group of experts how concerned we need to be in light of the recent H5N1 infection in B.C., and what – if anything – we should do about it. 
by The Disabled Ginger

A plea to maskless health-care workers from vulnerable patients

Health-care workers have a responsibility to protect their vulnerable patients. Our lives are in your hands.

by Sally J M Douglas

Mpox misinformation is costing lives

Without action, too many lives will be needlessly at risk. We must stand together, spread the truth and protect one another from this preventable disease.
by Maddi Dellplain

‘I would still receive another rather than no vaccine at all’: Chronically ill people left with little choice

Canada will not be procuring the Novavax vaccine for the 2024/25 season, leaving those who would have preferred an alternative to the mRNA vaccine without another option.

by Simon Hagens

National Survey of Canadian Physicians reveals urgent need for digital health upgrades

We desperately need to reimagine and improve our health-care system. Clinicians know that digital health tools can be part of the solution.

by Maddi Dellplain

Out of sight, out of mind? What the experts say we need to know about COVID-19 as we head indoors

Though we are not “post-COVID,” some say we are “post-crisis.” But the question remains: “What should we be doing about COVID now?”
by Joe Vipond David Keegan

Protecting HCWs and patients: An essential duty health-care leaders are neglecting

It is beyond time for our health-care leaders to empower an objective review of our system’s handling of this deadly and disabling airborne pandemic. It’s their duty to ensure a safe environment for patients and workers alike.

by Danyaal Raza Karen S. Palmer

Private equity and health care: Should Canadians be concerned?

As Canadians, we should be asking questions about why private equity investment firms are so interested in owning parts of our health-care system.
by Kathleen Finlay

It’s time to ban NDAs

A generative compassion approach looks at the bigger picture and proactively asks the question: What more needs to be done to prevent more harm from occurring?

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