The tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) content of cannabis has roughly quintupled in the past 2 decades, from around 4% in the 2000s to more than 20% in most legal dried cannabis in Canada by 2023.[1][1] The ...

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Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) encompasses wide variation in symptom severity and functional impact. The core features of ASD include impairments in social communication, repetitive behaviours and ...

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An 86-year-old man presented to the emergency department with fever, headache, nuchal rigidity, and restricted neck rotation that developed 2 weeks after tooth extractions. He had received cefcapene ...

Clinical practice guideline for management of osteoporosis and fracture prevention in Canada: 2023 update Diagnosis and management of iron deficiency in females Hypertension Canada guideline for the ...

Background: Cancer surveillance data are essential to help understand where gaps exist and progress is being made in cancer control. We sought to summarize the expected impact of cancer in Canada in ...

Background: The relation between emergency department opioid prescribing and subsequent harm is complex and poorly studied. We sought to quantify adverse outcomes, incremental risk, and rates of ...

KEY POINTS Indigenous Peoples in Canada benefit from regaining access to and strengthening traditional cultural ways of life, including health and healing practices. Many Indigenous communities are ...

Background: In March 2020, the Government of Canada introduced measures to reduce intensifying shortages of prescription drugs during the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. We sought to assess the ...

Background: The implementation and clinical impact of machine learning–based early warning systems for patient deterioration in hospitals have not been well described. We sought to describe the ...

Pressurized metered-dose (pMDI) inhalers are an important contributor to greenhouse gas emissions Hydrofluorocarbon propellants in pMDIs are responsible for roughly 0.03% of yearly global greenhouse ...