Background: Fragility fractures are a major health concern for older adults and can result in disability, admission to hospital and long-term care, and reduced quality of life. This Canadian Task ...

KEY POINTS Clinicians may be concerned about the potential of electronic patient portals to disrupt the therapeutic relationship, deliver medicolegal burdens or harm patients, but these fears are ...

HIV-1 can be successfully treated with long-acting injectable antiretroviral therapy A dual regimen combining the integrase strand transfer inhibitor cabotegravir with the nonnucleoside reverse ...

Without more acute care beds, hospitals are on their own to grapple with emergency department crises ...

Symptoms of diverticulitis may be driven by inflammation rather than infection Contemporary evidence shows that use of antibiotics in uncomplicated cases of diverticulitis neither accelerates recovery ...

KEY POINTS In most medical subspecialties, genetic and genomic testing have become a routine part of clinical care. However, access to genetic testing at the patient, provider, and provincial levels ...

Normal prolactin levels are less than 25 μg/L in females and less than 20 μg/L in males.[1][1] Measurement is indicated for erectile or ejaculatory dysfunction, amenorrhea, oligomenorrhea, infertility ...

Figure 1: (A) Numerous black–brown granules attached to the left eyelashes and eyelids of a 77-year-old woman with phthiriasis palpebrarum. (B) Dermoscopy showed multiple lice and ovoid nits on the ...

Accessibility adaptations like online booking and virtual consultations can reduce care avoidance observed in autistic people. Access to accurate diagnoses and better health outcomes can be supported ...

Primary ovarian insufficiency (POI) affects 1% of reproductive-aged women In POI, ovarian follicles become depleted or dysfunctional in people younger than 40 years. Risk factors include family ...

Trichomoniasis is the most common curable sexually transmitted infection worldwide Although trichomoniasis is not a reportable disease, the estimated North American prevalence is 2.8%–3.1% among women ...

A 43-year-old man presents requesting screening for sexually transmitted infections (STIs). His medical history is remarkable for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), and he is currently receiving no ...