Key points A 28-year-old man with cocaine and alcohol use disorders presented to the emergency department with a 2-month history of worsening shortness of breath, orthopnea, and fatigue. His medical ...

See related research at Key points In December 1952, emissions from multiple sources created a thick haze in England, an event known as the Great Smog of London. [1][2] This event, which resulted in ...

My late father, deaf since early adulthood, introduced me to the burden of auditory loss. His severe deficit resulted from a dire combination of army service as an artilleryman in the Canadian Armed ...

Background: Differences exist between European and American guideline recommendations regarding targets for low-density ...

Clinical significance of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol percentage reduction and attained levels after percutaneous coronary intervention ...

Access to health care: Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on tuberculosis program performance in Alberta, Canada: a population-based evaluation ...

In a recent CMAJ commentary, Loutfy and Kennedy suggested that Canadian guidance should be changed to present breast- or chestfeeding as an option equal to formula feeding for parents with virally ...

Background: Obesity is a complex, chronic, stigmatized disease whereby abnormal or excess body fat may impair health or increase the risk of medical complications, and can reduce quality of life and ...

Copper plays key roles in hematopoiesis, iron metabolism, and maintenance of myelin sheaths. Copper-rich foods include shellfish, nuts, seeds, and leafy green vegetables.[2][1] Deficiency is more ...

A recent editorial published in CMAJ highlighted how the journal has called out the actions of past Canadian governments when they tried to stifle research and silence researchers.[1][1] We write with ...

Blastomyces dermatitidis and Blastomyces gilchristii, the causative agents of blastomycosis, are dimorphic fungi endemic to certain regions of Canada, especially Ontario, Quebec, Manitoba, and ...