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 ...

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

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 ...

Endometrial polyps are found in as many as 40% of females 1 – 3 The incidence may be underestimated as many polyps remain asymptomatic and naturally regress in almost one-third of patients (27%). 1 – ...

Isopropanol toxicity is common Isopropanol exposure, the second most common alcohol-related call to poison centres, 1 occurs when isopropanol is ingested with or as a substitute to ethanol.

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.

Careful inspection of the vulva, vagina and cervix to identify visible causes and bimanual examination for cervicitis should be undertaken Screening for sexual abuse should also take place. 1 Cervical ...

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 ...

Problems related to poor diet quality are prevalent in Canada, particularly among Canadians with a lower social position, and these differences are referred to as dietary inequities. Health Canada’s ...

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 ...