A 49-year-old man who had sex with men presented to our emergency department with a 2-month history of perianal and buttock ...
Background: Online gambling and sports betting have recently been legalized and expanded in North America. We aimed to evaluate long-term changes in the frequency of gambling-related helpline contacts ...
Prevalence of FPHL increases with age; 12% of females will have symptoms by age 29 years, 25% by age 50 years, and 41% to 50% at age 70 years and older.[1][1] Risk factors include genetics and ...
Key points A 4-year-old boy presented to our urgent ophthalmology clinic for photophobia and persistent eye rubbing. He had been born at 39 weeks via Cesarean delivery, without complications. Prenatal ...
Pressurized metered-dose (pMDI) inhalers are an important contributor to greenhouse gas emissions Hydrofluorocarbon propellants in pMDIs are responsible for roughly 0.03% of yearly global greenhouse ...
Key points In November 2025, Canada lost its measles elimination status, which it had held since 1998.[1][1] From October 2024 to November 2025, more than 5000 measles cases associated with a large ...
BACKGROUND: We previously derived the Ottawa Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Rule to identify subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) in patients with acute headache. Our objective was to validate the rule in a new ...
Background: Suicidal thoughts among physicians are common and increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, yet many hesitate to seek mental health support. We sought to examine factors influencing seeking ...
Key points A 39-year-old woman with a known history of antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) presented to the emergency department ...
Sentinel injuries are minor, unexplained injuries in pre-cruising infants that are often the first indication of physical abuse, which may precede more serious harm.[1][1],[2][2] In one study, more ...
Daniel L. Jacoby, Eugene C. DePasquale and William J. McKenna Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is a common inherited cardiomyopathy, occurring in about 1 in 500 individuals.1 The first gene mutation for ...