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A recent meta-analysis showed that, compared with the left-lateral going-to-sleep position, the supine going-to-sleep position was associated with stillbirth (adjusted odds ratio [OR] 2.63, 95% ...
Prevention of falls. A 2014 survey of older adults in the United States found that 1 in 3 reported having fallen in a given year.28 Falls can lead to restriction of activity, serious injury and ...
Measles in pregnancy poses serious maternal and fetal risks. Pregnant people with measles are at higher risk of pneumonia, hepatitis, and hospitalization and have a 10-fold higher risk of death than ...
Key points According to recent federal data, the number of people experiencing homelessness in Canada increased by 20% from 2018 to 2022, with 10% of those who reported being unhoused in the Census ...
In this issue of CMAJ, Mehra and colleagues1 review the diagnosis and management of early pregnancy loss, commonly referred to as miscarriage, which affects 1 in 5 pregnancies in Canada. The symptoms ...
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 infections.1 Although ...
Footnotes. Competing interests: None declared. This article has been peer reviewed. Contributors: All of the authors contributed to the conception and design of the work, drafted the manuscript, ...
A 37-year-old man with HIV infection (CD4+ cell count 706 cells/μL, viral load undetectable) presented with a 3-month history of cough, pharyngitis, low-grade fevers and dark black hemoptysis. A rash ...
Behçet disease is a chronic multisystem inflammatory disorder with oral and genital ulcers present in up to 95% of patients. Skin manifestations are often papulopustular rashes or erythema ...
Access to health care: Effect of single-entry referral models and team-based care on wait times for hip and knee joint replacement in Ontario: a simulation study ...
Hypertension Canada guideline for the diagnosis and treatment of hypertension in adults in primary care Clinical practice guideline for management of osteoporosis and fracture prevention in Canada: ...