Was the shift to virtual visits during the pandemic with primary care physicians associated with increased emergency department visits? A new study published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) found no evidence ...
Jan 23, 2023
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Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who undergo major surgery are more likely to die in the year after surgery and incur higher health care costs than similar patients without COPD, found a new study ...
Jan 17, 2023
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About 1.4 million people in Canada have been affected by long COVID after infection, or suspected infection, with SARS-CoV-2. A new trio of practice articles in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) aims to help clinicians ...
Jan 17, 2023
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Osteoarthritis is a common chronic condition that usually causes joint pain and can be severe enough to require knee and hip replacements. In the United States, the number of total knee replacement (TKR) and total hip replacement ...
Dec 19, 2022
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A case of a 14-year-old girl who had a cardiac arrest at an overnight camp provides a roadmap of how to plan for a rare but often fatal event. The practice article is published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).
Dec 5, 2022
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By August 2022, most children and adults younger than 60 years in Canada had been exposed to SARS-CoV-2 through a combination of vaccination and infection, according to a large study looking at blood antibodies published ...
Dec 5, 2022
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Virtual overdose monitoring has the potential to reduce the risk of death from opioids and other substances by offering timely and anonymous access to emergency care. An article reviewing the latest evidence is published ...
Nov 28, 2022
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A modeling study to explore optimal allocation of vaccines against monkeypox virus (MPXV) provides a road map for public health to maximize the impact of a limited supply of vaccines. The article, published in CMAJ (Canadian ...
Nov 28, 2022
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A large study found that myocarditis after SARS-CoV-2 vaccination was rare but higher in younger males, especially after the second mRNA-1273 (Moderna) vaccine, suggesting that vaccine type, age and sex should be considered ...
Nov 21, 2022
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How can Canada optimize the impact of human genomic sequencing to increase our understanding of disease? New guidance in Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) lays out the key elements for obtaining patient consent ...
Nov 15, 2022
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