Clinical Articles, Review Articles /
BY: Carol-Anne Vallée, MD
May 2023
... and high-quality abortion for all people in Canada.[ 6 , 7 ] From 1969 to 1988, abortion care was legally restricted ...
Clinical Articles, Review Articles /
BY: Robin Friedlander, MD, FRCPC
October 2023
... and youth aged 1 to 17 years were diagnosed with autism.[ 7 ] The increased rate of diagnosis is controversial because ...
Clinical Articles, Clinical Case Reports /
BY: Jordanna Roesler, MD
December 2023
... He presented to a walk-in clinic and was prescribed a 7-day course of cephalexin three times daily for a presumed ... to his neck and axillae, and he was provided a second 7-day course of cephalexin at a walk-in clinic. After ... to multisystem manifestations, such as Lyme carditis.[ 7 ] All structures of the heart can be affected by the Lyme ...
Premise /
BY: Gerald J.M. Tevaarwerk, MD, FRCPC
September 2023
... workload led to exhaustion, depression, and burnout.[ 6 , 7 ] Family medicine productivity fell from an average of 1730 ... equivalent physician” may be earned by spending 7 hours on patient encounters 4.5 days per week, with an ... self-management where appropriate. Not to ensure 24/7 longitudinal family physician care may be a missed ...
News /
BY: Tan Kennard, MD
May 2023
... Stool testing is not required in most cases of acute (≤ 7 days) diarrhea or resolving diarrhea. The Infectious ... if diarrhea is severe of any duration or prolonged (> 7 days). This is a new test that replaces stool cultures and ...
Clinical Articles, Original Research /
BY: Lisa Jeffery, MD
November 2023
... at several institutions worldwide during the pandemic.[ 4-7 ] Emergency general surgery patient outcomes included ...
Back Page /
BY: Tej K. Khalsa, MD, MSc, FRCPC
January/February 2023
... for social justice with cries of “Sí se puede!”[ 7 ] (Cesar Chavez) and “Yes we can!”[ 8 ] (Barack Obama). ...
Clinical Articles, Review Articles /
BY: Laura Gentile, RD, MHA
July/August 2023
... of fecal immunochemical tests with those of colonoscopy.[ 7-9 ] A Spanish study (COLONPREV)[ 7 ] and a Swedish study (SCREESCO)[ 8 ] have published their ... participating in the Colon Screening Program (odds ratio = 7.43 [95% CI, 7.38-7.48, P < .05]). These results were ...
Clinical Articles, Review Articles /
BY: Aaron Ooi, MBChB, DipPaed, PGDipClinEd, FRACP
October 2023
... tantrums” in the autism spectrum disorder population.[ 7 , 8 ] In Canada, no antipsychotic medication is approved ... spectrum disorder, which has an estimated prevalence of 7% to 46%, is particularly significant, because many ... in symptoms over time, is pertinent. For example, a 7-year-old boy with autism spectrum disorder who presents ...
Obituaries /
BY: Chris Scott-Kerr
June 2023
... or the Victoria Hospice. A celebration of life was held on 7 May 2023 at the Monterey Recreation Centre in Oak Bay. ...