See related article at In this issue of CMAJ , Laura MacGregor describes her harrowing experience of seeking restitution following her son’s birth injury, which had left him with severe neurologic an ...

An 86-year-old man presented to the emergency department with fever, headache, nuchal rigidity, and restricted neck rotation that developed 2 weeks after tooth extractions. He had received cefcapene ...

The tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) content of cannabis has roughly quintupled in the past 2 decades, from around 4% in the 2000s to more than 20% in most legal dried cannabis in Canada by 2023.[1][1] The ...

See related article at When I tell the story of my son’s birth, people are often surprised that I am not angry with the physician who wielded the forceps at his delivery, asphyxiating him and causing ...

Measles in pregnancy poses serious maternal and fetal risks Pregnant people with measles are at higher risk of pneumonia, hepatitis, and hospitalization and have a 10-fold higher risk of death than ...

Legionella is an atypical cause of community-acquired pneumonia that often presents with a prodrome of fever, malaise, fatigue, and occasionally diarrhea before respiratory symptoms. In patients with ...

Background: The relation between emergency department opioid prescribing and subsequent harm is complex and poorly studied. We sought to quantify adverse outcomes, incremental risk, and rates of ...

KEY POINTS A 65-year-old woman presented to the emergency department with an 8-day history of progressive leg weakness and poor mobility in the setting of a known history of mixed neurogenic and ...

Background: The implementation and clinical impact of machine learning–based early warning systems for patient deterioration in hospitals have not been well described. We sought to describe the ...

Background: Cancer surveillance data are essential to help understand where gaps exist and progress is being made in cancer control. We sought to summarize the expected impact of cancer in Canada in ...

This issue of CMAJ features Brenner and colleagues’1 projections for cancer diagnoses in Canada in 2024. Despite overall declines in cancer incidence and mortality, population growth and aging will ...

Measles cases are increasing in Canada By March 2024, 40 cases had been reported (12 in 2023). 1 One measles case can cause infection in 90% of exposed, unvaccinated people. 2 Complications of ...