Climate change is driving the emergence and re-emergence of climate-sensitive infectious diseases in Canada. Such emerging ...

Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) is a severe tick-borne infection The disease is caused by Rickettsia rickettsii and is ...

Locally acquired ascariasis infections in Canada are rare, although prevalence is unknown. Contributing factors to local ...

Amanda Featherstone, Hannah Willms, Maria B. Ospina, Maria P. Velez, Megan Carter, Zoë R. Greenwald, Melissa Richard-Greenblatt, Sophie Yee, Jennifer Flemming and ...

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) ...

Box 2: Summary of recommendations for clinicians and policy-makers We recommend not screening asymptomatic adults 65 years of age or older for cognitive impairment. (Strong recommendation, low-quality ...

Background: We sought to determine the lifetime prevalence of traumatic brain injury and its association with current health conditions in a representative sample of homeless people in Toronto, ...

Background:Emergency department visits and hospital admissions for opioid toxicity are opportunities to initiate opioid agonist therapy (OAT), which reduces morbidity and mortality in patients with ...

Pressurized metered-dose (pMDI) inhalers are an important contributor to greenhouse gas emissions Hydrofluorocarbon propellants in pMDIs are responsible for roughly 0.03% of yearly global greenhouse ...

Background:Maternal chronic conditions are implicated as risk factors for congenital anomalies, but few studies have assessed ...

Smoking marijuana can increase clearance of some drugs Smoked marijuana increases the clearance of theophylline 40%. 1 Similar findings would be expected for other drugs metabolized by CYP1A2, such as ...

Most antihistamines are safe during pregnancy and breastfeeding Systematic reviews of observational studies show no association with adverse fetal or maternal outcomes with antihistamine use during ...