Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) is a severe tick-borne infection The disease is caused by Rickettsia rickettsii and is ...

Climate change is driving the emergence and re-emergence of climate-sensitive infectious diseases in Canada. Such emerging ...

Locally acquired ascariasis infections in Canada are rare, although prevalence is unknown. Contributing factors to local ...

Background:Maternal chronic conditions are implicated as risk factors for congenital anomalies, but few studies have assessed ...

Endometriosis affects approximately 10% of females of reproductive age and is characterized by endometrium-like tissue that ...

Severe combined immunodeficiency is a medical emergency that can potentially be cured by hematopoietic stem cell transplantation or gene therapy (in specific diseases). Outcomes for severe combined ...

Outbreaks of Mycoplasma pneumoniae occur every 3–7 years 1 The proportion of respiratory tract infections caused by M. pneumoniae ranges from 0% to 30%, depending on the year and region studied. 2 ...

The disorder leads to an inability to produce or respond to the antidiuretic hormone arginine vasopressin (AVP). Adverse ...

Caregivers should be screened for burnout. Clinicians should screen caregivers for high caregiver burden at first contact and ...

Box 2: Summary of recommendations for clinicians and policy-makers We recommend not screening asymptomatic adults 65 years of age or older for cognitive impairment. (Strong recommendation, low-quality ...

People with cannabis-induced psychosis and cannabis use disorder are at high risk of schizophrenia A population-based retrospective cohort study of 9.8 million people in Ontario, Canada, found that ...

Management of patients living with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) requires specialized multidisciplinary holistic care. Disease-modifying pharmacologic therapies to treat ALS include riluzole and ...