A 74-year-old man presented to our orthopedic department with pain and swelling in his right hand after falling down a mountainside and landing on his outstretched hand that day. On initial ...
KEY POINTS Rural health care systems in Canada are overextended and understaffed. Despite rural generalism thriving in some areas of the country, evidence suggests that, as a whole, rural generalist ...
It started with horrific headaches and loss of coordination when I was in medical school. I cornered a staff neurologist on his lunch break and begged him to have a look at me. He undoubtedly saw yet ...
The 2023 Osteoporosis Canada guideline suggests bone mass density (BMD) testing for men without Fracture Risk Assessment Tool (FRAX) risk factors, starting at age 70 years.1 Figure 1 states “Obtain ...
Access to health care: Management of opioid use disorder: 2024 update to the national clinical practice guideline ...
In Canada and Alberta, there is a long-standing history of tension between primary health care and the acute care system. The Primary Health Care Integration Network is a shared space for ...
Access to health care: Diagnosis and management of early pregnancy loss ...
A 58-year-old woman with hypertension and diabetes presented with a persistent annular erythema on her left thigh for more than 10 years. She had been diagnosed with tinea corporis and contact ...
Background: Standard pharmacotherapy for patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) comprises “quadruple therapy” with a renin–angiotensin system inhibitor, a β-blocker, a ...