The first time I did chest compressions was for a young woman as she was being moved across the tile floor of a hospital bathroom. She had been found without identification down an inconspicuous ...

Accessibility adaptations like online booking and virtual consultations can reduce care avoidance observed in autistic people. Access to accurate diagnoses and better health outcomes can be supported ...

A 43-year-old man presents requesting screening for sexually transmitted infections (STIs). His medical history is remarkable for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), and he is currently receiving no ...

Background: Hypertension guidelines from different organizations often specify different treatment thresholds, and none explicitly state how these thresholds were chosen. This study was undertaken to ...

THIS REVIEW PROVIDES A STATUS REPORT ON THE EPIDEMIC of type 2 diabetes mellitus that is affecting many of Canada‚s First Nations. We focus on the published literature, especially reports published in ...

See related article at A crisis of communicable diseases is unfolding in North America, just as Canada’s health systems’ responses are being hampered by the dismantling of public health and research ...

A pregnant, primiparous 32-year-old woman at 28 weeks’ gestation presented for a routine prenatal visit. Blood work showed thrombocytopenia with platelet count of 60 (reference range 130–380) × 109/L.

Hypertension Canada guideline for the diagnosis and treatment of hypertension in adults in primary care Clinical practice guideline for management of osteoporosis and fracture prevention in Canada: ...

Discussions about evidence-based medicine engender both negative and positive reactions from clinicians and academics. Ways to achieve evidence-based practice are reviewed here and the most common ...

Rising numbers of people in Canada experience homelessness, and homelessness among women of childbearing age and children is particularly concerning. Experiences of homelessness in early life ...

Sleeping posture from 28 weeks’ gestation to birth is important for all pregnancies regardless of risk factors 1 A recent meta-analysis showed that, compared with the left-lateral going-to-sleep ...