Anaplasmosis is the second most common tick-borne disease in Canada, with rapidly rising incidence owing to the expanding ...

Pulmonary embolism (PE) occurs when a venous thrombus becomes lodged in lung arteries, causing impairment in oxygenation, ...

An α-2 adrenergic agonist approved only for veterinary use, medetomidine is similar to xylazine, but substantially more ...

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A 40-year-old man emigrated from India 2 years ago and has no prior medical conditions. He requested a clinic visit with his ...

Background: We undertook research to improve the AGREE instrument, a tool used to evaluate guidelines. We tested a new seven-point scale, evaluated the usefulness of the original items in the ...

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Key points Rabies is a neurotropic infection that is rare in Canada and almost always fatal once symptoms develop. Rabies postexposure prophylaxis is highly effective in preventing infection in ...

Background: Whether sedative prescriptions after hospital admissions are associated with poor patient outcomes is unknown. We sought to determine the incidence and risk of adverse events associated ...

Cases in which a blood culture grows Staphylococcus aureus should always be treated as a true bloodstream infection Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia is associated with substantial mortality and ...

Background: The Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (PMPRB), the agency that regulates the prices of patented medicines in Canada, published proposed amendments to the regulatory framework in ...