Background: Depression negatively affects how a person feels, thinks, or behaves; is associated with impaired functioning in social and work settings; and can be associated with thoughts of suicide.

My first act on becoming a father was calling the burial society for our stillborn son. It all happened so quickly. Even as I drove to the hospital, the prospect of a stillbirth wasn’t within my ...

Survivors may be triggered by recounting memories of traumatic events and are at risk of retraumatization. [1][1] Allowing patients to control how they communicate their narrative can help them engage ...

A 63-year-old woman with a 20-year history of hidradenitis suppurativa, classified as Hurley Stage III (a disease-specific staging system); a 12 pack-year smoking history; pyoderma gangrenosum; and ...

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Key points A 68-year-old woman from rural Ontario arrived at her local emergency department with worsening palpitations. Her medical history included breast cancer treated with surgical resection and ...

Clinical practice guideline for management of osteoporosis and fracture prevention in Canada: 2023 update Pharmacotherapy for obesity management in adults: 2025 clinical practice guideline update ...

A 39-year-old man presented to the emergency department with left forearm pain after a fall during a motorcycle accident, in ...

Cardiovascular risk thresholds for intensifying primary care encounter frequency for patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a target trial emulation ...

I entered the intensive care unit on a Monday morning, buzzing from my first months of critical care fellowship. I was welcomed into the unit by a middle-aged attending I’d known for many years, his ...

Key points A 55-year-old man with a left-sided goiter and local compression symptoms presented to our endocrinology clinic. He did not have dysphagia, dyspnea, or hoarseness. All laboratory results, ...

Among patients with acute coronary syndrome, for whom ASA may decrease morbidity and mortality (odds ratio 0.75),[2][1] a short but detailed history of reported adverse effects may allow clinicians to ...