A Sentinel for Global Health
AI is promising a better – and faster – way to monitor the world for emerging medical threats
Infectious diseases
Preventing the Next Pandemic
Understanding how viruses and bacteria rely on human cells to survive could reveal new ways to defeat them
Predicting Where Infectious Diseases Will Strike Next
Climate change adds a new wrinkle in the quest to get out in front of epidemics
Robert Remis Was a Pioneer in HIV-AIDS Research
He made it his life's mission to track and prevent AIDS, saving countless lives
Waging War on Infection
In 1914, 32 per cent of the British wounded contracted tetanus. The British and Allied command looked to the University of Toronto for help
When Germs Get Tougher
An Internet-based surveillance system gives physicians the ability to track dangerous new strains of tuberculosis in real time
Apocalypse How?
The world is certain to end – just probably not this year
Deadly Pandemics through History
It seems that every era has its scourge
A New Era in Public Health
For decades, the medical profession has favoured treatment over prevention. U of T's Dalla Lana School of Public Health is setting out to change that thinking
Blood Work
Portable device would offer hospitals a quicker way to test patients for infectious diseases
Hats Off to Nurses
Bluma Appel's donation will provide nursing students with infectious disease training
What We Learned from SARS
The Canadian health-care system comes under scrutiny
Smokers More Prone to TB
Researchers find that male smokers in India are four times more likely to contract TB