Despite investment in harm-reduction initiatives, safer supply, and treatment for adult patients, the opioid overdose crisis in Canada continues. More than 18 people in Canada still die every day from ...

Key points Despite the introduction of many innovative approaches to the prevention and management of substance use disorder (SUD) by clinicians, peers, public health practitioners, policy-makers and ...

See related article at Key points In this issue’s research article, Rebić and colleagues show that rates of opioid prescribing across 6 Canadian provinces declined gradually from 2018 to 2022, with n ...

Key points A 40-year-old woman presented to her family physician with a new subcutaneous mass in the right lower quadrant of her abdomen, along with nonspecific systemic symptoms, including occasional ...

Background: Cancer surveillance data are essential to help understand where gaps exist and progress is being made in cancer control. We sought to summarize the expected impact of cancer in Canada in ...

Background: Depression negatively affects how a person feels, thinks, or behaves; is associated with impaired functioning in social and work settings; and can be associated with thoughts of suicide.

This guideline update reflects substantial changes in the literature on diagnosis and treatment of Parkinson disease, and adds information on palliative care. Impulse control disorders can develop 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] [1], [2] [2] It affects boys more than ...

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 ...

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My first act on becoming a father was calling the burial society for our stillborn son. It all happened so quickly. Even as I drove to the hospital, the prospect of a stillbirth wasn’t within my ...

Key points A 68-year-old woman from rural Ontario arrived at her local emergency department with worsening palpitations. Her medical history included breast cancer treated with surgical resection and ...