The tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) content of cannabis has roughly quintupled in the past 2 decades, from around 4% in the 2000s to more than 20% in most legal dried cannabis in Canada by 2023.[1][1] The ...

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Background: Subclinical hypothyroidism has been linked to adverse renal outcomes, but it is unknown whether treatment of subclinical hypothyroidism reduces the risk of these adverse outcomes. We ...

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An 86-year-old man presented to the emergency department with fever, headache, nuchal rigidity, and restricted neck rotation that developed 2 weeks after tooth extractions. He had received cefcapene ...

After reading Panagiotoglou and colleagues’ research article on the effects of a provincial opioid prescribing standard on prescribing for pain in adults, the question that comes to my mind is, who is ...

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A 43-year-old man presents requesting screening for sexually transmitted infections (STIs). His medical history is remarkable for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), and he is currently receiving no ...

I read with great interest the guideline by Goupil and colleagues on the diagnosis and treatment of hypertension in adults in primary care,[1][1] which provides a timely and pragmatic approach to ...

Trends in obesity defined by body mass index among adults before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: a repeated cross-sectional study of the 2009–2023 Canadian Community Heath Surveys ...