Iron deficiency and iron deficiency anemia are common during pregnancy and are associated with adverse outcomes Prenatal iron deficiency occurs in more than 30% of pregnancies in Canada. 1 It has been ...

KEY POINTS Genitourinary syndrome of menopause (GSM) is common and can be treated with over-the-counter vaginal lubricants or supplementation with vaginal estrogen. Vaginal energy devices (such as CO2 ...

See related article at A crisis of communicable diseases is unfolding in North America, just as Canada’s health systems’ responses are being hampered by the dismantling of public health and research ...

A pregnant, primiparous 32-year-old woman at 28 weeks’ gestation presented for a routine prenatal visit. Blood work showed thrombocytopenia with platelet count of 60 (reference range 130–380) × 109/L.

KEY POINTS Multifactorial early-pregnancy screening for preeclampsia can identify most patients at risk, particularly of early-onset, severe disease. Prophylaxis with acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) can ...

Figure 1: Nickel allergic contact dermatitis: (A) Periumbilical skin of a 41-year-old man with 2 erythematous plaques with overlying pruritic and eczematous papules. (B) A marked improvement was ...

As a specialist in internal medicine, Brian Harley explores the intricate terrain of the human body. But as a writer and amateur historian, he turns his attention to the rugged landscape of the place ...

KEY POINTS Indigenous Peoples in Canada benefit from regaining access to and strengthening traditional cultural ways of life, including health and healing practices. Many Indigenous communities are ...

Wildfire seasons are getting longer and more severe in Canada. Wildfire smoke caused 710 emergency department visits for respiratory conditions and 250 for cardiac conditions in 2017.[1][1] During ...

Virtual care disconnect The rise of virtual care during the pandemic has been touted as another boon for access, but survey respondents expressed mixed feelings about it. When asked how they would ...

Background: Recent data suggest an increased risk of congenital anomalies with prenatal exposure to opioid analgesics. We sought to further quantify the risk of anomalies after opioid analgesic ...

Background: Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccines could reduce disease burden and costs in older Canadian adults, but vaccination program cost-effectiveness is unknown. We evaluated the ...