Background: Tobacco smoking is the leading cause of preventable disease and death in Canada. The objective of this Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care guideline is to provide primary care ...

A billion doses of acetaminophen are taken safely each year, but 10000 people in Canada overdose on this medication annually. About one-third are hospitalized for treatment with the antidote, ...

See related article at In this issue of CMAJ , the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care presents its new guideline on interventions for tobacco smoking cessation.[1][2] Every time clinicians ...

The Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care has historically led the way globally in the development of evidence-based guidelines. Concerns were raised in recent years about the work of the task ...

Key points A 71-year-old arable and livestock farmer from Southwestern Ontario was transferred from a peripheral hospital to our tertiary care centre owing to an 18-month history of cognitive decline ...

Pregnancy of unknown location occurs in 10% of pregnant patients undergoing transvaginal ultrasound in the first trimester Patients presenting with a positive pregnancy test and vaginal bleeding or ...

Continuous glucose monitors can predict some imminent hypoglycemic episodes, allowing a proactive approach to treatment.3 People living with diabetes treated with basal and meal-time insulin could ...

BACKGROUND: Household food insecurity, a measure of income-related problems of food access, is a pressing public health problem in Canada’s North, especially in Nunavut. We aimed to assess the impact ...

Worldwide, 30% of people aged 65 years or older who are living in the community fall each year, and among people aged 85 years or older, this proportion increases to nearly 40%. 1, 2 Falls frequently ...

Cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome (CHS) is a new and underrecognized clinical syndrome Cannabis is the most widely used illicit drug in Canada, with 42% of adults reporting usage during their lifetime.