Editorials /
BY: Sepehr Khorasani, MD, MSc, FRCSC
March 2025
... to robotic surgery, with a shorter learning curve.[ 9 ] With more robotic systems entering the market, lower ...
Beyond Medicine /
BY: Annukka K. Lindell, PhD
March 2025
... 2 ] and is reversed in artists’ self-portraits.[ 9 ] Alternately, the left-cheek bias could reflect a ... bias is reversed in artists’ self-portraits[ 6 , 9 ] or is stronger for females than males.[ 1 ] Instead, it ... also explains the reversed bias seen in self-portraits:[ 9 ] prior to the advent of photography, artists offering ...
Original Research /
BY: Amina Moustaqim-Barrette, MSc
April 2025
... against SARS-CoV-2 were first approved by Health Canada on 9 December 2020, less than 1 year after the novel virus was ... with the arrival of the Omicron wave in December 2021.[ 9 ] We examined COVID case and case fatality data among ... case fatality rate across waves 1 to 6 was 9.9% ( n = 338) [ Table 2 ] . Even though the rate during ...
Review Articles /
BY: Tae Won Yi, MD, PhD, FRCPC
April 2025
... telmisartan dose to 80 mg daily, his serum potassium was 5.9 mmol/L. What are his risk factors for hyperkalemia? Factors ... is stored intracellularly, while 2% is in serum.[ 9 ] In normal kidney function, the kidney is responsible for ... total excretion in the case of G5 chronic kidney disease.[ 9,11 ] Serum potassium follows a circadian rhythm whereby ...
Premise /
BY: Goldis Mitra, MD, CCFP
April 2025
... capacity to be gained through improved use of technology.[ 9 ] We also need to reduce needless administrative work ...
MDs To Be /
BY: Catherine Joanne Binda, MD
April 2025
... reflect on systems of power, and become agents of change.[ 9 ] Medical students across Canada have a demonstrated ...
Council on Health Promotion /
BY: Katharine McKeen, MD, MBA, FCFP
April 2025
... intervention, with every dollar invested returning $3 to $9 on future health, criminal justice, and social assistance ...
Original Research /
BY: Jennifer Kask, MD, CCFP, FCFP
May 2025
... cost, because visits to health professionals are reduced.[ 9 ] High levels of patient satisfaction with SAVS have also ... was provided. In initial surveys of lab staff ( n = 9), 33% were familiar with SAVS, and 12.5% believed that SAVS ...
Premise /
BY: John A. Cairns, MD, FRCPC
May 2025
... progress and even sustainability. A November 2024 report[ 9 ] acknowledged significant funding (over $3 billion to ... the mean age has risen to about 25 years, only about 9% have no university degree (27% in 2012), and 57% attended ...
MDs To Be /
BY: Ashini Dissanayake, BSc
May 2025
... into some patients’ decision to access screening.[ 8,9 ] Many patients, particularly those from equity-deserving ...