Background:Whether sedative prescriptions after hospital admissions are associated with poor patient outcomes is unknown. We sought to determine the incidence and risk of adverse events associated ...

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Limbal dermoids are rare ectopic skin lesions with adnexal elements (e.g., hairs, glands) on the ocular surface. Their epithelium shows features of both hair epidermal and limbal epithelial stem cells ...

The Editorial Advisory Board (EAB) of the CMAJ gives strategic - and, occasionally, specific - advice to the journal’s Editor-in-Chief and serves as a connection between the CMAJ and its stakeholders ...

Background: Controversy exists about whether abortion or childbirth is associated with greater psychological risks. We compared psychiatric admission rates of women in time periods from 90 days to 4 ...

Diagnosis of hyperemesis gravidarum can be made in the first 16 weeks of pregnancy when a person has nausea and vomiting, at least 1 of which is severe, impairing sufficient intake and affecting tasks ...

Background: Most studies of disparities in birth and postnatal outcomes by parental birthplace combine all immigrants into a single group. We sought to evaluate heterogeneity among immigrants in ...

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) ...

Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae are the most commonly reported sexually transmitted bacterial infections in Canada and can cause complications including pelvic inflammatory disease, ...

BACKGROUND: Only a few population-based studies have examined the association between glucocorticoids and hypertension, with inconsistent results. We aimed to investigate the effect of oral ...

Metabolic cardiomyopathy is an important diagnostic consideration in a young patient with unexplained ventricular dysfunction or sudden cardiac arrest. Propionic acidemia is an uncommon but important ...