Managing cold and flu season
Colds and the flu are very common during the fall and winter months. With the addition of COVID-19 and RSV,...
Australia’s flu: What’s it have to do with you?
Dr. Jeff Pernica is an infectious disease specialist at Hamilton Health Sciences. There’s a lot of attention in the news...
Flu shot myths: Fact or fiction?
Dr. Jeff Pernica is an infectious disease specialist at McMaster Children's Hospital. He's helping to debunk myths about the flu shot and replace them with expert information.
What to do when you have the flu
The flu can be a very serious virus, but in most cases, the best remedy isn't what you might think. For people who are generally healthy, time, rest and fluids are the best way to treat the flu. For those who are...
When flu hits close to home
For years, Thom Good didn’t get the flu shot. As a nurse in the emergency department at West Lincoln Memorial...
Introducing… an employee health nurse
Jennifer Marcaccio is a senior nurse in Employee Health Services (EHS), which supports HHS staff across all sites. Her career began in 1974...