Background: Determining optimal timing for intensifying the frequency of physician encounters for type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) requires trade-offs between timely care and clinician burden. We aimed ...
Key points On Jan. 20, 2025, the incoming United States administration froze all foreign assistance funds for 90 days, including the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) funding.[1][1] ...
Multiple sclerosis (MS) often begins in early adulthood, and symptoms may include fatigue, pain, and mood changes. These may not be outwardly visible but can be deeply disabling.[1][1] Clinicians ...
More than 85 000 (2.3 per 1000) people in Canada have cerebral palsy, a group of disorders resulting from a nonprogressive brain lesion early in life. Seventy-five percent of those living with ...
A 68-year-old man presented to the gastroenterology clinic with recurrent melena over 3 months with a history of recurrent spontaneous epistaxis and a familial pattern of similar bleeding among his ...
A 24-year-old man was brought by ambulance to a rural hospital after a motor vehicle collision. On physical examination, he was hemodynamically unstable with a blood pressure of 60/40 mm Hg and a ...
Diagnosis of loperamide abuse requires a high index of suspicion Loperamide is not detected by routine drug screens. Typically, a patient with loperamide abuse will have a history of opioid misuse or ...
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Semaglutide, liraglutide, lixisenatide, dulaglutide, and tirzepatide are the current GLP1RAs available in Canada. These are approved for the treatment of type 2 diabetes and obesity and have been used ...
Key points New evidence has led to a change in the way that some patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) are classified and treated. Based on the findings of a landmark trial,[1][1] the drug ...
Bell palsy is an idiopathic weakness or paralysis of the face of peripheral nerve origin, with acute onset. It affects 20–30 persons per 100 000 annually, and 1 in 60 individuals will be affected over ...
“Health in All Policies” (HiAP) is an approach that systematically considers the health and social implications of policies contemplated by all sectors of government — aiming for synergistic benefits ...