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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 ...
HIV-1 can be successfully treated with long-acting injectable antiretroviral therapy A dual regimen combining the integrase strand transfer inhibitor cabotegravir with the nonnucleoside reverse ...
Recommendation The Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care recommends against instrument-based depression screening using a questionnaire with cut-off score to distinguish “screen positive” and ...
Figure 1: (A) Numerous black–brown granules attached to the left eyelashes and eyelids of a 77-year-old woman with phthiriasis palpebrarum. (B) Dermoscopy showed multiple lice and ovoid nits on the ...
BACKGROUND: The Global Burden of Disease Study represents a large and systematic effort to describe the burden of diseases and injuries over the past 3 decades. We aimed to summarize the Canadian data ...
Obstructive sleep apnea in children peaks around age 4–6 years Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is characterized by partial or complete airway obstruction during sleep. Prevalence is about 1.2%. 1 ...
A 43-year-old man presents requesting screening for sexually transmitted infections (STIs). His medical history is remarkable for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), and he is currently receiving no ...
Trichomoniasis is the most common curable sexually transmitted infection worldwide Although trichomoniasis is not a reportable disease, the estimated North American prevalence is 2.8%–3.1% among women ...
Accessibility adaptations like online booking and virtual consultations can reduce care avoidance observed in autistic people. Access to accurate diagnoses and better health outcomes can be supported ...
KEY POINTS In most medical subspecialties, genetic and genomic testing have become a routine part of clinical care. However, access to genetic testing at the patient, provider, and provincial levels ...
Primary ovarian insufficiency (POI) affects 1% of reproductive-aged women In POI, ovarian follicles become depleted or dysfunctional in people younger than 40 years. Risk factors include family ...
The first time I did chest compressions was for a young woman as she was being moved across the tile floor of a hospital bathroom. She had been found without identification down an inconspicuous ...
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