Background: Much of the data about physician harassment and discrimination come from self-report surveys or qualitative data. We used publicly available sources to systematically identify ...
See related article at This issue of CMAJ features research on sex- and gender-based harassment and discrimination perpetrated by physicians in Canada over a recent 5-year period.[1][2] Lithgow and ...
Key points The use of conversational generative artificial intelligence (AI) systems, or chatbots, is on the rise, particularly among youth. In a recent US-based survey, 72% of 1060 youth aged 13 to ...
A 67-year-old woman with known bronchiectasis presents with 2 days of worsening dyspnea and cough productive of 2 tablespoons of green sputum streaked with blood. She reports struggling to walk 1 city ...
Background: Survivors of cancer in adolescence and young adulthood are at increased risk for subsequent primary neoplasms, ...
Background: Cancer is the leading cause of death and has major health and economic impacts on people in Canada. We sought to provide updated estimates of cancer incidence and mortality to highlight ...
Croup develops in more than 80 000 Canadian children each year, making it the second most common cause of respiratory distress in the first decade of life. [1] [1], [2] [2] It affects boys more than ...
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 ...
Background: The response of Canada’s research community to the COVID-19 pandemic provides a unique opportunity to examine the country’s clinical health research ecosystem. We sought to describe ...
Marco L.A. Sivilotti, Mark C. Yarema and David N. Juurlink ...
Figure 1: Photograph of a 71-year-old woman with vulvar lichen sclerosus, showing a large, atrophic, shiny, white plaque with petechia, involving the vulva, perineum and perianal areas in the classic ...
In recent weeks, hundreds of emergency physicians in Canada have signed open letters describing their inability to provide safe and timely care in overcrowded and understaffed emergency departments ...