Anaplasmosis is the second most common tick-borne disease in Canada, with rapidly rising incidence owing to the expanding ...

Recommendation The Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care recommends against instrument-based depression screening using a questionnaire with cut-off score to distinguish “screen positive” and ...

CMAJ July 13, 2026 198 (26) E1022-E1025; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.261020 ...

Figure 1: Photograph of a 71-year-old woman with vulvar lichen sclerosus, showing a large, atrophic, shiny, white plaque with petechia, involving the vulva, perineum and perianal areas in the classic ...

The diagnosis of FPHL is clinical Patients initially present with central scalp or diffuse hair loss, with progressive miniaturization of hair follicles; this differs from male pattern hair loss, ...

Background In an evolving landscape of practices and policies, reviewing and incorporating the latest scientific evidence is necessary to ensure optimal clinical management for people with opioid use ...

Endometriosis is a common disorder that can cause pelvic pain and infertility, may involve multiple organ systems and can adversely affect quality of life. The cause of endometriosis is not fully ...

Several well-conducted randomized controlled trials with long follow-up showed that sunscreen use reduces the risk of squamous cell and melanoma skin cancers. Commercial sunscreens protect against the ...

Obesity is a prevalent, complex, progressive and relapsing chronic disease, characterized by abnormal or excessive body fat (adiposity), that impairs health. People living with obesity face ...

Oral immunotherapy is a treatment option for infants and preschoolers with food allergy, as an alternative to food avoidance Food allergy is associated with substantial medical and psychosocial burden ...

Croup develops in more than 80 000 Canadian children each year, making it the second most common cause of respiratory distress in the first decade of life. 1, 2 It affects boys more than girls (1.4:1) ...

Pregnant people with measles are at higher risk of pneumonia, hepatitis, and hospitalization and have a 10-fold higher risk of death than those who are not pregnant.1 Infection also increases the risk ...