Key points A 68-year-old woman presented to the emergency department of a rural hospital in southern Alberta 1 hour after acute onset of speech difficulties and weakness in her right upper and lower ...

Background: The factors involved in the association between obstetric trauma and the race of the birthing parent are uncertain. We sought to assess the association between race and obstetric trauma, ...

By law, employers — including hospital and academic leaders — must reasonably accommodate employees’ religious beliefs and practices.[1][1] These must be considered when scheduling, planning events, ...

Hospital admissions for anaphylaxis have increased five- to sevenfold, with an increase in food-induced anaphylaxis (most frequently peanuts, shell-fish and tree nuts). [1] [1] Nonsteroidal ...

Chronic spontaneous urticaria affects 1% to 3% of people It is not an allergy and carries no risk of anaphylaxis, but is a chronic type 2 inflammatory disease driven by autoimmune mast cell activation ...

Abdel-Rahman and colleagues highlighted important challenges facing the oncology workforce.[1][1] Advances in targeted therapies and immunotherapies have improved patient survival and increased demand ...

D-dimer testing is useful for excluding venous thromboembolism (VTE), where a low D-dimer level helps exclude deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE).[1][1] However, elevated levels are ...

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The principles that guide optimal prescribing for older patients [1] [1], [2] [2] ( [Box 1] [3]) include deprescribing medications that are no longer indicated, appropriate or aligned with evolving ...

Diagnosis and management of testosterone deficiency syndrome in men: clinical practice guideline ...

Help-seeking for gambling problems following expansion of Ontario’s online gambling market and legalization of single-event sports betting ...

An effective vaccine provided to all health care workers in Canada will protect both the health workforce and patients, reducing the overall burden of coronavirus disease 2019 on services and ensuring ...