Background: Previous reports have suggested that the incidence of psychotic disorders has either been stable or decreasing ...

Key points A 69-year-old man presented to the emergency department with several months of progressive weakness, exertional dyspnea, and recurrent sinopulmonary infections. Over the preceding 6 months, ...

Alberta’s Ministry of Health recently announced plans to enable residents to privately purchase diagnostic testing services, including laboratory and imaging tests, without a referral from a health ...

Key points An estimated 8.7 million premature deaths occur globally each year from air pollution attributable to fossil fuel combustion alone.[1][1] Climate change, which is primarily caused by the ...

A 2-year-old girl presented to the dermatology clinic with a 2-week history of a solitary perianal protrusion. Her parents said she had shown no signs of pain or pruritus. She had no history of ...

See related commentary by Dollin on page 13 and at www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.121781 It is likely that much of the change seen in the incidence of cervical ...

Key points Ontario’s Ministry of Health (MOH) recently introduced a policy mandating that, starting with the 2026 Canadian Resident Matching Service (CaRMS) cycle, only Canadian citizens or permanent ...

An 81-year-old man presented to our emergency department with a 3-day history of fever and cough and was given a diagnosis of pneumonia. He reported a 9-kg weight loss over 2 years. He also reported ...

Symptomatic CPPD disease (formerly known as “pseudogout”) is more common in older than younger adults and typically affects joints with previous damage. Chondrocalcinosis visible on radiographs ...

A 74-year-old man with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and type 2 diabetes presented to our nephrology clinic for follow-up of diabetic kidney disease with a serum creatinine of 180 (reference range 59 ...

Background: Resting heart rate is linked to risk of coronary artery disease, stroke, sudden death and noncardiovascular diseases. We conducted a meta-analysis to assess these associations in general ...