Iron deficiency and iron deficiency anemia are common during pregnancy and are associated with adverse outcomes Prenatal iron deficiency occurs in more than 30% of pregnancies in Canada. 1 It has been ...
A 35-year-old man presented to the dermatology department with penile ulcers. Two weeks previously, the initial ulcer had begun as a papule, progressed to a painful ulcer, and then spread. Soon after ...
Key points A 53-year-old woman with rectosigmoid adenocarcinoma was seen in the radiation oncology clinic for her fifth and final fraction of neoadjuvant radiotherapy, where she reported chills, ...
Key points More than 6.5 million people in Canada do not have access to a regular primary care clinician.[1][1] Health workforce challenges across the country have adversely affected primary care ...
A 40-year-old woman presented to our dermatology clinic for assessment of new nevi surrounded by depigmented skin, as well as separate depigmented patches, which had appeared suddenly within 1 month ...
A 6-year-old boy presents to the emergency department after a motor vehicle collision at 90 km/h. The child was properly restrained, had no loss of consciousness, and experienced 1 episode of emesis ...
Background: Acupuncture is commonly used to treat migraine. We assessed the efficacy of acupuncture at migraine-specific acupuncture points compared with other acupuncture points and sham acupuncture.
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder: a guideline for diagnosis across the lifespan ...
Access to health care: Distance to primary care and its association with health care use and quality of care in Ontario: a cross-sectional study ...
Association between frailty and 30-day outcomes after discharge from hospital ...
KEY POINTS Acute aortic syndrome (AAS) is a life-threatening emergency, accounting for 1/2000 presentations of acute chest or back pain to the emergency department. [1] [1] It is a clinical spectrum ...
Background: Fragility fractures are a major health concern for older adults and can result in disability, admission to hospital and long-term care, and reduced quality of life. This Canadian Task ...