Background:Drug decriminalization has been proposed to reduce health and social harms related to illicit substance use. We ...

Anti-Black racism affects the lives of all Black people in Canada and structures how society functions; it affects all social and structural determinants of health, which negatively affect the quality ...

Engineered stone used for countertops contains high concentrations of silica and carries a substantial risk of silicosis in ...

We suggest against routine administration of thyroid hormone in neurologically deceased potential donors. We suggest against routine coronary angiography in neurologically deceased potential donors ...

Wernicke encephalopathy is a medical emergency with substantial morbidity and mortality A historical case series reported mortality in 17% of patients with acute Wernicke encephalopathy. 2 Of the ...

CMAJ March 30, 2026 198 (12) E425-E439; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.251137 ...

BACKGROUND: Health services have failed to respond to the pressures of multimorbidity. Improved measures of multimorbidity are needed for conducting research, planning services and allocating ...

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 ...

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) ...

Background: Pharmacotherapy is a key component of comprehensive obesity management, alongside behavioural therapy and metabolic and bariatric surgery. In this guideline, we update the pharmacotherapy ...

Typical presentations include chronic watery diarrhea, increased stool frequency, fecal urgency, and bloating. Although patients with bile acid diarrhea generally do not describe prominent abdominal ...

Endometriosis is a common disorder that can cause pelvic pain and infertility, may involve multiple organ systems and can adversely affect quality of life. The cause of endometriosis is not fully ...