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

Endometriosis affects approximately 10% of females of reproductive age and is characterized by endometrium-like tissue that ...

The disorder leads to an inability to produce or respond to the antidiuretic hormone arginine vasopressin (AVP). Adverse ...

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 ...

Caregivers should be screened for burnout. Clinicians should screen caregivers for high caregiver burden at first contact 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) ...

May 2026 obituaries CMAJ May 11, 2026 198 (18) E709-E713; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.260674 ...

Colorectal cancer is the second most common cause of cancer-related death in men and the third most common in women; 1 the lifetime probabilities of dying from colorectal cancer among men and women ...

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 ...

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 ...

Indigenous Peoples in Canada benefit from regaining access to and strengthening traditional cultural ways of life, including health and healing practices. Many Indigenous communities are working to ...

Diet is associated with depressive symptoms A 2024 umbrella review — including nearly 10 million participants enrolled in observational studies — found that people who consumed more ultra-processed ...