Guidelines

ADHD med use in pregnancy and neurodevelopmental disorders in children
Study and meta-analysis examine exposure to methylphenidate, amphetamines and atomoxetine during pregnancy and neurodevelopmental disorders in offspring.
Clearing the air: managing allergic rhinitis
Allergic rhinitis affects approximately 20% of Canadians and is characterized by IgE-mediated inflammation, leading to rhinorrhea, nasal congestion, sneezing and often ocular symptoms such as itching, redness and watery eyes.

NEW DRUG: Fruzaqla for metastatic colon cancer

Get the info you need on this new drug, part of our drug news roundup for April.
Lynch syndrome assessment and testing: Canadian consensus recommendations

Recommendations also provided for hormone replacement therapy following preventive hysterectomy/bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy and daily ASA to prevent colon cancer.
First Canadian guidelines now available for post-COVID-19 condition (PCC)

McMaster experts release comprehensive evidence-based guidelines for diagnosis, management, prevention and treatment of ‘long COVID.’
Can statins reduce the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma in chronic liver disease?

New study examines association between statin use and the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma and hepatic decompensation in adults with chronic liver disease.
Decriminalization supporters question B.C. drug study that links policy to overdoses

Toxic drug deaths last year fell 13% from the year before, with the annual death toll lower than any year since 2020.
Five things to know about falls in older adults

A recently published CMAJ paper outlines the need-to-know information on falls in patients 65+.
How the treatment landscape for Alzheimer’s may be set to change

A session on dementia at the BPAO annual health symposium highlighted new research that points to treating AD as a biological disease.
New study examines whether GLP-1 RAs cause postoperative aspiration pneumonia

Large cohort study finds patients taking GLP-1 RAs undergoing common surgical procedures have no increased risk of postoperative aspiration pneumonia.

ADHD med use in pregnancy and neurodevelopmental disorders in children

Clearing the air: managing allergic rhinitis

NEW DRUG: Fruzaqla for metastatic colon cancer

Lynch syndrome assessment and testing: Canadian consensus recommendations

First Canadian guidelines now available for post-COVID-19 condition (PCC)

Can statins reduce the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma in chronic liver disease?

Decriminalization supporters question B.C. drug study that links policy to overdoses

Five things to know about falls in older adults

How the treatment landscape for Alzheimer’s may be set to change

New study examines whether GLP-1 RAs cause postoperative aspiration pneumonia