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 ...

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 ...

Background: In Canada, low awareness of evidence-based interventions for the clinical management of alcohol use disorder exists among health care providers and people who could benefit from care. To ...

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 ...

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) encompasses wide variation in symptom severity and functional impact. The core features of ASD include impairments in social communication, repetitive behaviours and ...

Testosterone deficiency syndrome, also known as late-onset hypogonadism, is a clinical and biochemical syndrome that can occur in men in association with advancing age. The condition is characterized ...

Background: The relation between emergency department opioid prescribing and subsequent harm is complex and poorly studied. We sought to quantify adverse outcomes, incremental risk, and rates of ...

Despite declining fertility, women over 40 years of age require effective contraception if they wish to avoid pregnancy. According to the 2011 Canadian census, 15% of the female population was aged 40 ...

Clinical practice guideline for management of osteoporosis and fracture prevention in Canada: 2023 update Diagnosis and management of iron deficiency in females Hypertension Canada guideline for the ...

In her columns and podcasts, Dr. Jillian Horton explores the emotions, unanswered questions and complexities of the human side of medicine. In the Dear Dr. Horton column, she answers anonymous ...

Read the related article. Transcript Dr. Blair Bigham: I'm Blair Bigham. Dr. Mojola Omole: And I'm Mojola Omole. This is the CMAJ podcast. Dr. Blair Bigham: So, Jola, we're talking about the new ...

KEY POINTS This guideline update reflects substantial changes in the literature on diagnosis and treatment of Parkinson disease, and adds information on palliative care. Impulse control disorders can ...