A 40-year-old woman presented to our dermatology clinic for assessment of new nevi surrounded by depigmented skin, as well as separate depigmented patches, which had appeared suddenly within 1 month ...
A 6-year-old boy presents to the emergency department after a motor vehicle collision at 90 km/h. The child was properly restrained, had no loss of consciousness, and experienced 1 episode of emesis ...
Despite investment in harm-reduction initiatives, safer supply, and treatment for adult patients, the opioid overdose crisis in Canada continues. More than 18 people in Canada still die every day from ...
Bacterial infection of ascites fluid, most commonly from Escherichia coli or Klebsiella pneumoniae , causes the condition. [1] [1] Its prevalence in patients with cirrhosis is 10.8% in North America, ...
Key points Despite the introduction of many innovative approaches to the prevention and management of substance use disorder (SUD) by clinicians, peers, public health practitioners, policy-makers and ...
See related article at Key points In this issue’s research article, Rebić and colleagues show that rates of opioid prescribing across 6 Canadian provinces declined gradually from 2018 to 2022, with n ...
Key points A 40-year-old woman presented to her family physician with a new subcutaneous mass in the right lower quadrant of her abdomen, along with nonspecific systemic symptoms, including occasional ...
Access to health care: Canada’s youth are part of the opioid crisis and need treatment ...
Background: Cancer surveillance data are essential to help understand where gaps exist and progress is being made in cancer control. We sought to summarize the expected impact of cancer in Canada in ...
Smoking marijuana can increase clearance of some drugs Smoked marijuana increases the clearance of theophylline 40%. 1 Similar findings would be expected for other drugs metabolized by CYP1A2, such as ...
KEY POINTS Acute aortic syndrome (AAS) is a life-threatening emergency, accounting for 1/2000 presentations of acute chest or back pain to the emergency department. [1] [1] It is a clinical spectrum ...