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A pregnant, primiparous 32-year-old woman at 28 weeks’ gestation presented for a routine prenatal visit. Blood work showed thrombocytopenia with platelet count of 60 (reference range 130–380) × 109/L.

Postviral olfactory dysfunction is a diagnosis of exclusion Clinical evaluation should incorporate a thorough history and physical examination that includes anterior rhinoscopy. If symptoms do not ...

KEY POINTS Correctional populations are characterized by disproportionately elevated levels of chronic diseases, including substance use and mental health disorders. In contexts of the present drug ...

Background: In Canada, many patients face substantial out-of-pocket costs for prescription medication, which may affect their ability to take their medications as prescribed. We sought to conduct a ...

Most acute community-acquired infections can be treated with 5–7 days of antibiotics More than 130 RCTs across 22 infectious conditions have shown that shorter courses of antibiotics are equivalent, ...

Exposure to wildfire smoke is associated with adverse health outcomes Wildfire seasons are getting longer and more severe in Canada. Wildfire smoke caused 710 emergency department visits for ...

Cervical cancer is almost entirely preventable and is curable if detected early. In related research, Pataky and colleagues model strategies for the elimination of cervical cancer in British Columbia ...

Background: Cancer surveillance data are essential to help understand where gaps exist and progress is being made in cancer control. We sought to summarize the expected impact of cancer in Canada in ...

Footnotes Competing interests: Normal Giesbrecht is a member of the Alcohol Working Group, Ontario Public Health Association. Daniel Myran was a scientific expert panel member of the recently released ...

Behaviour categorized as “incivility” includes aggressive or dismissive language and actions or inactions that degrade working relationships 1 Prevalence varies and is likely underreported owing to ...