Background: Although brain and heart conditions share overlapping risk factors and commonly co-occur, current cardiac and neurologic clinical guidelines are typically produced within specialty silos.
A 69-year-old man with hypertension and hyperlipidemia presented to the emergency department with exertional angina. Coronary artery catheterization demonstrated 80% stenosis in the left anterior ...
A 65-year-old man with hypertension, type 2 diabetes, a remote myocardial infarct, and chronic kidney disease (CKD) presents for routine follow-up with his family physician. Two years prior, the ...
Key points Sickle cell disease (SCD) occurs when a DNA base pair substitution in the β-globin gene results in the formation of hemoglobin S, which polymerizes when deoxygenated, leading to deformation ...
Opinion
Preparing Canada’s health system for conflict: a framework for civilian–military medical readiness
Key points A major armed conflict involving Canada or its North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) allies, including coalition ground combat with large-scale casualty repatriation to Canadian ...
In October 2018, recreational use of cannabis was legalized in Canada with the primary objectives of improving cannabis-related public health and safety, reducing youth access to cannabis, and ...
BACKGROUND: The appropriate timing of hip fracture surgery remains a matter of debate. We sought to estimate the effect of changes in timing policy and the proportion of deaths attributable to ...
Kelsey Uminski, Wing Man (Joanne) Lam and Thalia S. Field ...
Delirium occurs in 30%–50% of adults aged 65 years or older admitted to hospital, and may be hypoactive (lethargy, reduced psychomotor functioning), hyperactive (agitation, hallucinations) or mixed.1 ...
This issue of CMAJ features Brenner and colleagues’1 projections for cancer diagnoses in Canada in 2024. Despite overall declines in cancer incidence and mortality, population growth and aging will ...
High-grade serous ovarian cancer originates in the fimbria of the fallopian tube 3 This cancer develops via a stepwise progression within the distal fallopian tube epithelium. The precursor lesion is ...
Background: Cost-related prescription nonadherence is a prominent barrier that may affect health outcomes in Black ...
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