Key points Few issues generate more public concern in Canadian health care than long wait times for surgical procedures. Delays in care are associated with physical pain, psychological distress, ...
Key points A 62-year-old man with hypertension and chronic renal disease presented to an emergency department with abdominal pain and chills. His vital signs were normal except for high blood pressure ...
A 57-year-old man presented to our dermatology clinic with a 10-day history of pruritic, bullous, erosive lesions involving the hands, lower legs, oral mucosa, and glans penis ([Figure 1][1]). They de ...
Patients presenting with a positive pregnancy test and vaginal bleeding or pelvic pain routinely undergo transvaginal ultrasound as the standard diagnostic assessment. Pregnancy of unknown location is ...
Young-onset type 2 diabetes is defined as type 2 diabetes diagnosed before age 40 years The annual incidence in Canada is 50–150 per 100 000 people aged 20–29 years and is rapidly rising. 1, 2 Type 2 ...
Key points Ontario’s recently passed Bill 33 will require publicly assisted colleges and universities to have clearly outlined, merit-based admission policies.[1][1] Although this sounds reasonable, i ...
Access to health care: A cluster randomized controlled trial of an electronic medical record–based pathway for pediatric asthma in primary care in Alberta ...
Family physician pay inequality: a qualitative study exploring how physician responses to perceived patient expectations may explain gender, race, and immigration status pay differences ...
If the food is a vegetable oil: “Replacing saturated fats with polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fats from vegetable oils helps lower cholesterol. 2 teaspoons (10 mL) of this blend of corn and ...
Background: Fragility fractures are a major health concern for older adults and can result in disability, admission to hospital and long-term care, and reduced quality of life. This Canadian Task ...
Iron deficiency and iron deficiency anemia are common during pregnancy and are associated with adverse outcomes Prenatal iron deficiency occurs in more than 30% of pregnancies in Canada. 1 It has been ...
Interpretation: Death or readmission after discharge from a COVID-19 hospitalization is common and had a similar frequency in Alberta and Ontario. Risk stratification and interinstitutional ...
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