Strongyloides stercoralis larvae detected by stool microscopy.
Clinical Articles, Original Research / September 2024 BY: Eugene Y.H. Yeung, MD, MSc, BSc(Pharm), FRCPC, FCCM, D(ABMM), CTH

Background Traditionally, stool culture and microscopy for ova and parasites are the diagnostic methods of choice to detect intestinal pathogens. In 2022, diagnostic laboratories in British... Read More

A woman is getting a mammogram.
Clinical Articles, Original Research / September 2024 BY: Hamish Hwang, MD, FRCSC, FACS, R. Quinn Parker, MD, FRCSC, Michael Horkoff, MD, FRCSC, Michael Humphreys, MD, FRCPC, Edward Hardy, MD, FRCPC, Kira McClellan, MD, CCFP, FCFP, Yann Brierley, MD, FRCPC, Laurent Brosseau, MD, FRCPC, Hannah Rempel, MN, BScN, BA, RN

Background Breast cancer is a common condition among Canadian women, with one in eight diagnosed within their lifetime.[1] Despite stable or decreasing age-standardized incidence, the number of... Read More

A person in scrubs changes the paper on an examination table.
Clinical Articles, Original Research / July/August 2024 BY: Caroline Mariano, MD, Hannah Wells, BSc, Maura Brown, MD, Krista Clement, BSc, Rae Wooffindin, BSN, Kevin Hare, BSN, Shilo Lefresne, MD, Jagbir Kaur, BSN, Michael Darud, BSc, Vincent Chui, BSc, Jie (Jane) Sun, MHA

Background Climate change is a continuously growing threat, and the resulting environmental and societal instability significantly impacts not only human health but also the health care sector as... Read More