Anaplasmosis is the second most common tick-borne disease in Canada, with rapidly rising incidence owing to the expanding ...

An α-2 adrenergic agonist approved only for veterinary use, medetomidine is similar to xylazine, but substantially more potent.1 Medetomidine is increasingly present in the unregulated drug supply, ...

Pulmonary embolism (PE) occurs when a venous thrombus becomes lodged in lung arteries, causing impairment in oxygenation, ...

A 40-year-old man emigrated from India 2 years ago and has no prior medical conditions. He requested a clinic visit with his ...

Negative-pressure pulmonary edema (NPPE) is an underrecognized cause of acute noncardiogenic pulmonary edema It should be suspected in patients who rapidly develop acute hypoxemic respiratory distress ...

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Cases in which a blood culture grows Staphylococcus aureus should always be treated as a true bloodstream infection Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia is associated with substantial mortality and ...

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Pregnant people with measles are at higher risk of pneumonia, hepatitis, and hospitalization and have a 10-fold higher risk of death than those who are not pregnant.1 Infection also increases the risk ...

Background:Emergency department visits and hospital admissions for opioid toxicity are opportunities to initiate opioid agonist therapy (OAT), which reduces morbidity and mortality in patients with ...

Background:Cannabis use among pregnant and lactating people is increasing, despite clinical evidence showing that cannabis use may be associated with low birth weight and childhood developmental ...