Endocarditis

• A healed heart: Ontario man celebrates Valentine’s birthday after near-deadly infection

  After surviving a life-threatening heart infection and undergoing emergency surgery, an Ontario man is celebrating both his recovery and his birthday on Valentine’s Day.

  Health

  Feb 14
  
• London Ont. study finds controlled-release opioid may cause heart infections

  The findings supports growing evidence that some controlled-release opioids are capable of leading to higher risk of infectious disease among those who inject drugs. 

  Health

  Jan 23, 2020
  
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• Growing use of hydromorphone linked to rise in potentially lethal heart infection in opioid-users: study

  Hydromorphone is difficult to dissolve, and people who inject drugs keep and share needles to use the drug residue, researchers say.

  Health

  Jan 28, 2019