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Canadian Medical Association Journal21h
Integrating chronic pain management into care for patients with opioid use disorder
Key points Despite substantial investments in harm reduction and addiction treatment, Canada’s overdose crisis persists. Even with considerable interest in improving access to addiction medicine ...
Canadian Medical Association Journal21h
A young woman with fever, rash, and systemic symptoms after returning from Argentina
Seven days after returning from a trip to Argentina, a 21-year-old woman presented to her family physician with fever, myalgia, and a macular rash on both thighs. This constellation of symptoms raised ...
Canadian Medical Association Journal21h
The effects of a provincial opioid prescribing standard on prescribing for pain in adults: an interrupted time-series analysis
Background: In 2016, the College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia released a legally enforceable opioid prescribing practice standard for the treatment of chronic noncancer pain (CNCP); ...
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Impact of the 2023 wildfire smoke episodes in Ontario, Canada, on asthma and other health outcomes: an interrupted time-series analysis ...
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Wildfire smoke air pollution: new approaches needed to protect people affected
A vast body of evidence on the health effects of air pollution led to North American legislation to regulate polluting emissions at sources; these top–down measures led to improved air quality and ...
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Caring for patients with intrathecal baclofen pumps
Intrathecal baclofen pumps treat lower-limb spasticity, and are mainly used for people with multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy, or spinal cord injury1 Intrathecal baclofen (ITB) pumps implanted in the ...
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Diabetic ketoacidosis induced by a sodium–glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitor in a 28-year-old man without known diabetes
Sodium–glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitors are an effective treatment for heart failure, chronic kidney disease, and type 2 diabetes, but increase the risk of diabetic ketoacidosis. Prescribing ...
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Deaf, to good advice
My late father, deaf since early adulthood, introduced me to the burden of auditory loss. His severe deficit resulted from a dire combination of army service as an artilleryman in the Canadian Armed ...
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Défendre la limite
Voir la version anglaise de l’article ici : www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.250418; voir le commentaire connexe ici : www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.250406 ...
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La recherche et son (véritable) coût
Voir la version anglaise de l’article ici : www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.250406; voir l’éditorial connexe ici : www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.250418 ...
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Avis de décès pour avril 2025
Aina, Judy, Montréal (Qc); Université de Montréal, 1993; médecine familiale. Décédée le 11 août 2024 à l’âge de 55 ans. https://www.urgelbourgie.com/avis ...