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Key points A 57-year-old man presented to the emergency department with back and right upper quadrant abdominal pain that progressed to painful right leg swelling over a few days. His vital signs at ...

In Canada, around 61 000 CYIC live in foster, kinship, or group homes under the supervision of child welfare authorities. They often have experiences of complex trauma, mental health challenges, ...

Background: Among individuals with schizophrenia, antipsychotic medications improve performance across several cognitive and functional domains. We sought to assess whether antipsychotic adherence ...

See related article at In this issue of CMAJ , Science and colleagues summarize the latest information on the management of measles exposures in pregnancy and the potential complications of measles ...

A 32-year-old woman presented to our emergency department 2 days after the onset of bilateral hand swelling. Two weeks earlier, her 8-year-old son had had an erythematous rash on both cheeks. A week ...

See related article at In a related analysis, Abdel-Rahman and colleagues[1][2] discuss how the marked improvement in quantity and quality of life experienced by some people with cancer who receive ...

An 81-year-old man presented to the emergency department after 2 episodes of uncontrollable shaking, each lasting several minutes, accompanied by a sensation of extreme cold. He and his partner stated ...

Videos available at [ Key points A 94-year-old man with parkinsonism, followed in our geriatric medicine clinic, presented for routine follow-up, during which his wife reported that he had a ...

Did you know the Toronto Maple Leafs were originally named the Toronto St. Patricks? They once donned a bright green clover instead of the now familiar blue and white. It wasn’t until 1919, when Conn ...

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Background: Long wait times for scheduled surgery are a major problem in Canadian health systems. We sought to determine the extent to which single-entry referral models (next available consultation), ...