Clinical Articles, Original Research /
BY: Angela Hu, MD, FRCPC
January/February 2025
... work increases to prior levels (before bearing children).[ 7 ] Various other factors also contribute to pay disparities, ... in their practice, respectively: mechanical concerns, 16.7% versus 28.0% ( P = .08); autoimmune inflammatory arthritis, 52.0% versus 47.7% (not significant); crystal arthritis, 9.9% versus 10.9% ...
Clinical Articles, Original Research /
BY: Marshall Cheng, MD, FRCPC
January/February 2025
... that preoperative smoking cessation improves outcomes.[ 5-7 ] Our intervention involved identifying smokers ... Eleven patients were identified as anemic; eight (72.7%) who required optimization had improved hemoglobin ... were referred to the Social Prescribing Program; 19 (31.7%) did not require social supports postoperatively. ...
Clinical Articles, Clinical Case Reports /
BY: Denise Werry, PharmD, ACPR
January/February 2025
... protein was only mildly elevated, with a peak of 22.7 mg/L. The patient developed worsening seropurulent ... 4-6 ] axillary lymphadenitis,[ 7 ] bacteremia,[ 8 ] and synovitis.[ 9 ] In the one published ...
Premise /
BY: Davie Wong, MD, FRCPC
January/February 2025
... and 6 days, respectively. Total durations of therapy were 7 days (median) and 9 days (average). Less than half (48%) of ... infections, malignancies, and autoimmune diseases.[ 6,7 ] Advantages and disadvantages of IV and oral antibiotics ...
Editorials /
BY: Caitlin Dunne, MD, FRCSC
January/February 2025
... whether it happens sporadically or in sustained bouts.[ 7 ] Reflecting this, the Canadian 24-hour movement guidelines ...
Clinical Articles, Original Research /
BY: Rebecca Z. Xu, MD
March 2025
... and opioid-related overdose and mortality.[ 2 , 3 , 5-7 ] The prevalence of opioid misuse (i.e., the use of opioids ... 18.75, 45.00), with a median day supply of 5.00 (IQR 3.00, 7.00) MME, giving a median total prescription (dose × days ... common prescriber specialties were family practice (48.7%), surgery (18.1%), and dentistry (15.6%). Most episode ...
Premise /
BY: Lucy Hui
March 2025
... adherence issues using information from medical records.[ 7 ] AI-enabled previsit planning tools can automate routine ... insights.[ 18-24 ] AI-powered chatbots can also provide 24/7 support for patients, offering health recommendations, ...
Premise /
BY: Leah Rosetti, MD, FRCPC
March 2025
... dissatisfaction with their sexual infrequency.[ 7 ] In the second wave of NSHAP in 2011, 1598 couples from ...
BC Centre for Disease Control /
BY: David Patrick, MD, FRCPC, MHSc
March 2025
... the risk of adverse effects in the absence of benefit.[ 6,7 ] Antibiotic prophylaxis is not needed for people with ...
Editorials /
BY: Sepehr Khorasani, MD, MSc, FRCSC
March 2025
... rectal surgery compared with a laparoscopic approach.[ 7 ] Despite the benefits of robotic surgery, its adoption in ...