Background Four million people currently live with chronic kidney disease in Canada, almost half of them under the age of 65.[1] Furthermore, the percentage of patients who progress to end-stage... Read More
From the time we start our medical training to the moment we embark on our careers as physicians, we are taught about the importance of empathy in patient care. In my experience, this teaching often... Read More
Background Gallstone disease develops in 10% to 15% of Caucasian adults and is the consequence of supersaturation of cholesterol in bile.[1] Risk factors include female sex, age over 40 years,... Read More
In 2021, the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada and the Canadian Menopause Society jointly published a new Managing Menopause guideline, which officially replaced the 2014... Read More
The first part of this review focused on guideline A of the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada’s 2021 Managing Menopause guideline: managing vasomotor symptoms via hormone therapy... Read More