An 81-year-old man presented to our emergency department with a 3-day history of fever and cough and was given a diagnosis of pneumonia. He reported a 9-kg weight loss over 2 years. He also reported ...
Key points Ontario’s Ministry of Health (MOH) recently introduced a policy mandating that, starting with the 2026 Canadian Resident Matching Service (CaRMS) cycle, only Canadian citizens or permanent ...
A 74-year-old man with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and type 2 diabetes presented to our nephrology clinic for follow-up of diabetic kidney disease with a serum creatinine of 180 (reference range 59 ...
Symptomatic CPPD disease (formerly known as “pseudogout”) is more common in older than younger adults and typically affects joints with previous damage. Chondrocalcinosis visible on radiographs ...
Incidence of psychotic disorders by birth cohort: a population-based cohort study in Ontario, Canada
Background: Previous reports have suggested that the incidence of psychotic disorders has either been stable or decreasing ...
A 34-year-old woman (gravida 3, para 2) at 16 weeks’ gestation was found to have platelets unable to be quantified because of clumping on routine prenatal blood work, with a visual estimate of 40 ...
A healthy 8-year-old boy presented to our dermatology clinic with a 4-week history of worsening movement limitation and pain due to skin retraction of the right axilla. There were no constitutional ...
Key points The definition and criteria used for reporting stillbirths in Canada are idiosyncratic and dated, and directly responsible for the country’s artificially high and rising stillbirth rate ...
Falls are the leading cause of injury-related hospital admissions and deaths among older adults (aged ≥ 65 yr) About 30% of older adults report a fall each year, and about 20% experience a ...
Since late 2023, new outbreaks have been reported in Bolivia, Brazil, Peru, and Cuba, including among travellers returning to Canada and the United States. [1] [1], [2] [2] Malaria, Zika, dengue, and ...
Background: The relation between emergency department opioid prescribing and subsequent harm is complex and poorly studied. We sought to quantify adverse outcomes, incremental risk, and rates of ...
Jane S. Thornton, William N. Morley and Samir K. Sinha Physical activity is a modifiable risk factor for more than 30 chronic conditions relevant to the older adult; 150 minutes per week of moderate ...
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