Background: In 2016, the College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia released a legally enforceable opioid prescribing practice standard for the treatment of chronic noncancer pain (CNCP); ...

Key points Despite substantial investments in harm reduction and addiction treatment, Canada’s overdose crisis persists. Even with considerable interest in improving access to addiction medicine ...

Access to health care: The effects of a provincial opioid prescribing standard on prescribing for pain in adults: an interrupted time-series analysis ...

Seven days after returning from a trip to Argentina, a 21-year-old woman presented to her family physician with fever, myalgia, and a macular rash on both thighs. This constellation of symptoms raised ...

Key points A 28-year-old man with cocaine and alcohol use disorders presented to the emergency department with a 2-month history of worsening shortness of breath, orthopnea, and fatigue. His medical ...

See related research at Key points In December 1952, emissions from multiple sources created a thick haze in England, an event known as the Great Smog of London. [1][2] This event, which resulted in ...

My late father, deaf since early adulthood, introduced me to the burden of auditory loss. His severe deficit resulted from a dire combination of army service as an artilleryman in the Canadian Armed ...

Intrathecal baclofen pumps treat lower-limb spasticity, and are mainly used for people with multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy, or spinal cord injury1 Intrathecal baclofen (ITB) pumps implanted in the ...