It effectively reduces the risk of bacterial STIs A meta-analysis of 3 randomized controlled trials showed a 60% reduction in risk of any STI (81% decrease for chlamydia, 77% for syphilis, and 45% for ...

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Background: Controversy exists about whether abortion or childbirth is associated with greater psychological risks. We compared psychiatric admission rates of women in time periods from 90 days to 4 ...

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Background: Most studies of disparities in birth and postnatal outcomes by parental birthplace combine all immigrants into a single group. We sought to evaluate heterogeneity among immigrants in ...

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, 2 It affects boys more than girls (1.4:1) ...

Administration of vasopressors through peripheral venous catheters has traditionally been avoided given concerns of extravasation, limb ischemia and tissue necrosis.4 However, placement of central ...

Emergency department visits for acute diverticulitis increased by 26.8% to 113.9 visits per 100 000 from 2006 to 2013 in the United States.1 Hospital admissions for diverticulitis increased 7.5% ...

Taking a trauma-informed history helps ensure people are appropriately counselled, prepared, and selected for an in-office intrauterine device (IUD) insertion To empower patients and decrease fear and ...

Cyberattacks can incur privacy breaches and financial harm, as well as directly threaten patient safety and health system functioning. Reducing the risk of cyberattacks and managing those that do ...

Anaphylaxis to vaccines occurs in about 1 in 760 000 vaccinations.1 Parenteral exposure means that reactions mediated by IgE begin within minutes of an injection, are unlikely to begin after more than ...

Management of patients living with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) requires specialized multidisciplinary holistic care. Disease-modifying pharmacologic therapies to treat ALS include riluzole and ...