D-dimer testing is useful for excluding venous thromboembolism (VTE), where a low D-dimer level helps exclude deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE).[1][1] However, elevated levels are ...
Abdel-Rahman and colleagues highlighted important challenges facing the oncology workforce.[1][1] Advances in targeted therapies and immunotherapies have improved patient survival and increased demand ...
A 49-year-old man who had sex with men presented to our emergency department with a 2-month history of perianal and buttock ulcers. He had poorly controlled HIV owing to interrupted treatment, and he ...
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 The government of Alberta recently announced legislative changes allowing patients to self-refer and pay out of pocket for diagnostic and testing services covered by publicly funded health ...
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 ...
Help-seeking for gambling problems following expansion of Ontario’s online gambling market and legalization of single-event sports betting ...
Isopropanol toxicity is common Isopropanol exposure, the second most common alcohol-related call to poison centres, 1 occurs when isopropanol is ingested with or as a substitute to ethanol.
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 ...
Alberta’s Ministry of Health recently announced plans to enable residents to privately purchase diagnostic testing services, including laboratory and imaging tests, without a referral from a health ...
Canada’s ability to effectively manage and control its current multijurisdictional measles outbreak is impeded by a lack of a national network of interoperable immunization registries, among other ...
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