A new study finds that in Canada, 1 in 20 people are unable to take their medications as prescribed because of prohibitive costs.

Clinical evaluation of a machine learning–based early warning system for patient deterioration. AI tool cuts unexpected deaths in hospital study.

Auto-brewery syndrome in a 50-year-old woman

Based on 5,463 patients' experiences, remote cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) appears to have little to no difference as in-person methods for treating a range of mental health and somatic disorders (anxiety…

Lead Toxicity from Ayurvedic Medicines

Acute care related to cannabis use during pregnancy after the legalization of nonmedical cannabis in Ontario

Pregnant women and new mothers with schizophrenia are three times more likely to visit the emergency room as a result of being victims of interpersonal violence, a new study finds

Quality of care improves when staff and patients speak same language

Canada’s COVID-19 pandemic response compares well with other countries

Unvaccinated people increase risk of SARS-CoV-2 for vaccinated people even when vaccination rates are high

Small changes to calorie intake and physical activity levels do not prevent long-term weight gain better than monitoring alone, according to a trial done by researchers.

Cannabis use linked to higher risk of myocardial infarction in adults 18-44yr

Thermal disinfection successfully decontaminated N95 respirators without impairing structural integrity or function

Canadian study finds temperature, latitude not associated with COVID-19 spread

Association between household food insecurity and mortality in Canada: a population-based retrospective cohort study: People with inadequate access to food 10% to 37% more likely to die prematurely

Canada is the only high-income country with universal health that excludes coverage of prescription drugs

Oral curcumin -from tumeric- in elective abdominal aortic aneurysm repair: a multicentre randomized controlled trial

Since the implementation of school-based HPV vaccination program in British Columbia, sexual risk behaviours reported by adolescent girls either reduced or stayed the same

In houses where household disinfectants are used at least weekly, babies have different gut bacteria, and are more likely to be overweight at age 3

Children who experienced severe peer victimization/bullying were more than twice as likely to report depression or low moods at age 15, and 3 times more likely to report anxiety

Study finds artificial sweeteners (such as aspartame, commonly found in diet soft drinks) are associated with increased risk of obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure and heart disease, according to a new study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal

Vaccines Against HPV Really Do Reduce Cervical Cancer Rates A study of Canadian females and cervical abnormalities in correlation to HPV vaccinations

Medical journals, impact and social media: An ecological study of the Twittersphere

A novel method for the removal of earwax (2005)

Current and former marijuana use: preliminary findings of a longitudinal study of effects on IQ in young adults (Decline in heavy users, gains in light and fomer users)

Current and former marijuana use: preliminary findings of a longitudinal study of effects on IQ in young adults