Penicillin

• Pfizer warns of looming penicillin shortage in the U.S. What about Canada?

  A shortage of Bicillin, an effective drug used to treat syphilis in pregnant patients and bacterial infections in children, could run dry by the end of June, Pfizer has warned.

  Canada

  Jun 16, 2023
  
• Syphilis cases rising in Kingston, Ont. and beyond

  According to data from KFL&A Public Health, cases of syphilis, an STI, are on the rise locally and across Ontario.

  Canada

  Mar 23, 2023
  
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• Funeral held for Quebec woman who pleaded for help from Charles-Le Moyne Hospital

  The gathering to say goodbye to Mireille Ndjomouo was small because of COVID-19 restrictions, but those who did showed up for her funeral Sunday are still hurting.

  Canada

  Mar 28, 2021
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• U.K. case of ‘super-gonorrhea’ a global concern: microbiologist

  A U.K.'s man recent diagnosis of 'super-gonorrhea' is a reminder that the infection may become untreatable by any antibiotic in the future.

  Health

  Apr 6, 2018