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- Programming ConnectionThe Positive Health On-site Program for Unstably Housed Populations (POP-UP) provides a no-appointment, clinic-based, low-threshold model of HIV care.
- Programming ConnectionA hospital emergency department (ED) implemented a pilot program that integrated PrEP referral within their HIV screening process to increase the use of PrEP. PrEP is highly effective at preventing…
- Programming ConnectionThe Peer Extend, Education and Resources (‘PEERs’) project at Mainline Needle Exchange trains peers to help people who use drugs navigate harm reduction, health and social services in Halifax and…
- WebinarOntario’s overdose epidemic continues to threaten people who use drugs and their families and communities. It has also been worsened by the COVID-19 pandemic and the homelessness crisis.
- WebinarPeer navigation is a promising approach for supportive HIV and hepatitis C care. There is an emerging need for Indigenous-centred models of peer navigation.
- In late 2019 a new coronavirus called SARS-CoV-2 appeared in East Asia and rapidly spread around the world. In some people this virus causes an illness called Coronavirus Disease-2019 (COVID-19) that…
- Clinical trials of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine have found that it is generally safe. Local side effects (at the injection site) included pain, swelling and redness. Local and systemic side effects (…
- Clinical trials of the Moderna vaccine have found that it is generally safe. Local side effects (at the injection site) included pain, swelling and redness. Local and systemic side effects (including…
- There have been reports of relatively rare serious allergic reactions to both the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna mRNA-based vaccines. Readers should bear in mind that while these reports can be alarming…
- Interim CDC analysis of severe allergic reactions in people who received the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccineAnaphylaxis is a serious allergic reaction that can become life threatening. Here are key points about anaphylaxis from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC):
“… - Anaphylaxis is a serious allergic reaction that can become life threatening. Here are key points about anaphylaxis from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC):
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