Guidelines

Balancing the benefits of unapproved drug applications with patient safety requires rigorous clinical judgment, informed consent and adherence to medical standards.

Canadian researchers examine whether thromboprophylaxis with low-dose ASA alone is inferior to five days of rivaroxaban followed by ASA after total hip/knee arthroplasty. 

The organization is also calling for a ‘system-wide approach to managing endometriosis’ and more funding to support patients travelling for treatment.

Catching unknown and uncontrolled hypertension could save diabetics’ vision.

Dermatologist Dr. Adewole Adamson says the evidence that sunscreen prevents skin cancer in people with darker skin is lacking, raising questions about why many dermatology organizations continue to recommend it for everyone.

Many parts of Ontario, including the Greater Toronto Area, are under an Environment Canada air quality warning as smoke from wildfires in northwestern Ontario drift south.

A new CMAJ paper describes the case of a 79-year-old man who had a fever, chills and generalized weakness that caused him to fall last summer.

As of July 1, Ontarians age 45 and up are eligible to receive the at-home fecal immunochemical screening test—or FIT—that detects traces of blood in the stool.

Bempedoic acid is a prodrug that is activated in the liver, so it is inactive in muscle tissue and appears to carry a lower risk of myopathy versus statins.

How a doctor’s phone call defeated a hearsay appeal.