See related article at Key points In this issue of CMAJ , Geboe and colleagues present the results of a qualitative community-based participatory study of Inuit experiences of the ongoing epidemic of ...

Key points A 69-year-old man presented to a dermatology clinic with a 1-day history of a painful erythematous rash. Four days ...

Cognitive impairment occurs in 34% to 65% of people with MS,[1][1] with an elevated prevalence in those with disease of many years’ duration, heightened physical disability, and progressive illness ...

Although trichomoniasis is not a reportable disease, the estimated North American prevalence is 2.8%–3.1% among women and 0.2%–0.5% among men, with higher rates in patients with multiple sexual ...

Blood pressure normally peaks three to six days postpartum in both normotensive women and those with previous hypertension. [1] [1], [2] [2] Pain, drugs (e.g., nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs ...

Endometriosis is a common disorder that can cause pelvic pain and infertility, may involve multiple organ systems and can adversely affect quality of life. The cause of endometriosis is not fully ...

Kelsey Uminski, Wing Man (Joanne) Lam and Thalia S. Field ...

In October 2018, recreational use of cannabis was legalized in Canada with the primary objectives of improving cannabis-related public health and safety, reducing youth access to cannabis, and ...

Background: Although brain and heart conditions share overlapping risk factors and commonly co-occur, current cardiac and neurologic clinical guidelines are typically produced within specialty silos.

Canada’s civilian health system would likely bear the clinical burden of large-scale casualty events involving Canadian or allied forces, yet the country lacks a national framework to coordinate ...

A 69-year-old man with hypertension and hyperlipidemia presented to the emergency department with exertional angina. Coronary artery catheterization demonstrated 80% stenosis in the left anterior ...

Key points Sickle cell disease (SCD) occurs when a DNA base pair substitution in the β-globin gene results in the formation of hemoglobin S, which polymerizes when deoxygenated, leading to deformation ...