Immunology

Adverse events following immunizations (AEFI)

Adverse events following immunizations (AEFI)

By Dr. Laura Sauvé on February 7, 2018

Vaccines are safe, but sometimes adverse events following immunizations do happen, and can be very concerning to families. If your patient has an AEFI, there is a voluntary reporting system. Public Health Officers in your local Health Authority will be able to answer most questions or concerns.

Vaccination

Meningococcal Serogroup B Vaccine

By Dr. Susan Hollenberg on April 15, 2015

In December, 2013, Health Canada approved a 4- component Meningitis type B (4CMenB) vaccine. The vaccine approved in Canada utilizes technology based on ‘outer membrane vesicles. These are unique capsular identifiers that comprise fingerprints for a serogroup B strain. The challenge has been that over 8000 MenB strains exist!

New therapies and new end points in the treatment of Crohn’s Disease

By Dr. Brian Bressler on March 28, 2011

Effectively treating the inflammation in patients with Crohn’s disease has now allowed us to treat not just the symptoms associated with Crohn’s disease, but the disease itself.

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