Key points A 69-year-old man presented to the emergency department with several months of progressive weakness, exertional dyspnea, and recurrent sinopulmonary infections. Over the preceding 6 months, ...

Key points An estimated 8.7 million premature deaths occur globally each year from air pollution attributable to fossil fuel combustion alone.[1][1] Climate change, which is primarily caused by the ...

Alberta’s Ministry of Health recently announced plans to enable residents to privately purchase diagnostic testing services, including laboratory and imaging tests, without a referral from a health ...

Background: Previous reports have suggested that the incidence of psychotic disorders has either been stable or decreasing ...

Chronic noncancer pain includes any painful condition that persists for at least three months and is not associated with malignant disease. [1] [1] According to seven national surveys conducted ...

A 2-year-old girl presented to the dermatology clinic with a 2-week history of a solitary perianal protrusion. Her parents said she had shown no signs of pain or pruritus. She had no history of ...

The Ontario Superior Court of Justice recently determined that, under both Ontario’s health care consent legislation and common law, physicians do not require consent to withhold cardiopulmonary ...

Defined as troponin elevation exceeding the 99th percentile of reference values within 30 days of noncardiac surgery due to ischemia, the estimated incidence is 12%–24% and is higher after nonelective ...

Symptomatic CPPD disease (formerly known as “pseudogout”) is more common in older than younger adults and typically affects joints with previous damage. Chondrocalcinosis visible on radiographs ...

Key points Ontario’s Ministry of Health (MOH) recently introduced a policy mandating that, starting with the 2026 Canadian Resident Matching Service (CaRMS) cycle, only Canadian citizens or permanent ...

An 81-year-old man presented to our emergency department with a 3-day history of fever and cough and was given a diagnosis of pneumonia. He reported a 9-kg weight loss over 2 years. He also reported ...