Background: Pay inequality related to social identity has been observed among physicians, even after accounting for hours worked and specialty. Physician identity factors, such as gender and race, may ...
Key points A 20-year-old pediatric cancer survivor presented to her local oncology centre in southwestern Ontario with right supraclavicular adenopathy. She had a history of stage IIA Hodgkin lymphoma ...
A 76-year-old man on dabigatran for rate-controlled atrial fibrillation had follow-up transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) after bioprosthetic valve replacements. An echogenic, nonmobile mass (3.8 × 1 ...
A 3-year-old girl presented to the emergency department with limping. On the morning of the presentation, she had jumped off a stair step and subsequently refused to stand. Although we did not observe ...
Key points Canada’s health care systems are under strain, with 6.5 million people in Canada lacking a primary care provider,[1][1] which increases patient complexity and volumes and contributes to ...
A 35-year-old man presented to the dermatology department with penile ulcers. Two weeks previously, the initial ulcer had begun as a papule, progressed to a painful ulcer, and then spread. Soon after ...
Key points A 53-year-old woman with rectosigmoid adenocarcinoma was seen in the radiation oncology clinic for her fifth and final fraction of neoadjuvant radiotherapy, where she reported chills, ...
Access to health care: Distance to primary care and its association with health care use and quality of care in Ontario: a cross-sectional study ...
Key points More than 6.5 million people in Canada do not have access to a regular primary care clinician.[1][1] Health workforce challenges across the country have adversely affected primary care ...
Despite investment in harm-reduction initiatives, safer supply, and treatment for adult patients, the opioid overdose crisis in Canada continues. More than 18 people in Canada still die every day from ...
Rates of opioid prescribing in Canada are declining, according to new research. Laypeople and clinicians alike often view opioids as the analgesic gold standard, even though rigorous studies show ...
An 88-year-old man with peripheral vascular disease, chronic kidney disease, a 60-year smoking history, and gout (for which he was taking colchicine) presented to the emergency department with a wound ...
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