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3 July 2024
Antimicrobial resistance: What is it and why should you care?
In this 2-minute video, Dr. Jon Stokes discusses what antimicrobial resistance is, why it is 鈥渁n under-discussed pandemic鈥 and how antibiotics "uphold the entirety of modern medicine".Full story -
25 June 2024
Understanding West Nile and Lyme disease
In this 2-minute video, Dr. Mark Loeb discusses the symptoms and complications of these diseases. Learn what you can do to protect yourself.Full story -
1 May 2024
What is sepsis?
Sepsis is a life-threatening medical condition triggered by the body鈥檚 extreme response to an infection. Most recent estimates indicate there are over 75,000 cases of sepsis per year in Canada, leading to 18,000 deaths. In this two-minute video, critical care physician Dr. Alison Fox-Robichaud describes sepsis, who is most at risk, and how it can be prevented.Full story -
20 September 2023
Aging and HIV: A challenge for geriatricians
HIV-geriatric medicine is intended to be collaborative work between HIV specialists and geriatricians. It is a fairly young discipline which aims to ensure a global and specific approach to elderly patients with HIV, focused on function and the continuum of care. How geriatricians envisage care older people living with HIV?Full story -
13 June 2017
Digestive problems? Try probiotics
Got probiotics? These 鈥済ood for you鈥 bacteria, found in certain foods and available as supplements, contribute to a healthy digestive system and improve gastrointestinal problems.Full story
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