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% ...

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 ...

Key points A 36-year-old Black woman presented to the emergency department in a coma (Glasgow Coma Scale 4) after an ...

Background: Needle exchange programs are effective public health interventions that reduce blood-borne infections, including hepatitis C, and injection-related infections. We sought to assess the ...

Footnotes. Competing interests: Benedikt Fischer has received select research grants and contracts regarding issues of substance use epidemiology, interventions, and policy from public funding or ...

Background: In Canada, many patients face substantial out-of-pocket costs for prescription medication, which may affect their ability to take their medications as prescribed. We sought to conduct a ...

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 ...

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 ...

Background: To eliminate cervical cancer in Canada by 2040, defined as an annual age-standardized incidence rate (ASIR) lower than 4.0 per 100 000 women, the Canadian Partnership Against Cancer (CPAC) ...

Background: The Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (PMPRB), the agency that regulates the prices of patented medicines in Canada, published proposed amendments to the regulatory framework in ...

How many older adults are experiencing homelessness? People experiencing homelessness are considered older adults at age 50 years and older, given that phenotypic aging occurs at younger ages in this ...