Addressing Growing Concern of Syphilis in Canada

ShaziaMedicine

The Public Health Challenge of Syphilis Supporting positive sexual health outcomes for people in Canada means taking swift and coordinated action to address the rise in various sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections (STBBI). Of particular concern among these infections is syphilis. Despite being both preventable and curable, syphilis rates have been rising in recent years. Between 2018 and 2023, infectious syphilis cases …

Nicotine Vaping in Canada

eAwazMedicine

Ottawa – Although significant progress has been made in the past several decades in reducing smoking rates in Canada, the Council of Chief Medical Officers of Health (CCMOH) want to highlight that smoking continues to pose a significant risk to the health of Canadians, with over 46 000 people dying from smoking-related causes each year. This National Non-Smoking Week, from …