Velina Tzankova, Werner J. Becker and Tommy L.H. Chan Migraine is a leading cause of disability across all age groups. Routine imaging is not recommended in patients with migraine who have no red ...

See related guideline at Key points Arterial hypertension is the leading and most important risk factor for all-cause morbidity and mortality worldwide.[1][2] This is because high blood pressure ...

In January 2018, Dr. Tyndall advocated for prescribing hydromorphone as a response to the presence of illicitly manufactured fentanyl in the street opioid supply.1 Two years later, the opioid crisis ...

Background: Long wait times for scheduled surgery are a major problem in Canadian health systems. We sought to determine the extent to which single-entry referral models (next available consultation), ...

Patients are categorized as being at low, intermediate, or high risk of falling after screening Older adults with 1 of the following are deemed high risk (70% risk of ≥ 1 falls in the next year): 2 or ...

Did you know the Toronto Maple Leafs were originally named the Toronto St. Patricks? They once donned a bright green clover instead of the now familiar blue and white. It wasn’t until 1919, when Conn ...

Videos available at [ Key points A 94-year-old man with parkinsonism, followed in our geriatric medicine clinic, presented for routine follow-up, during which his wife reported that he had a ...

Key points Canada’s health systems face many challenges. An aging population and health human resource crisis is placing them under intense pressure. Economic growth is not maintaining pace with the ...

Delirium occurs in 30%–50% of adults aged 65 years or older admitted to hospital, and may be hypoactive (lethargy, reduced psychomotor functioning), hyperactive (agitation, hallucinations) or mixed.1 ...

A 50-year-old woman presented to our neurology clinic with a 7-year history of recurrent left-sided facial flushing and ...

Diagnosis requires thoracentesis and pleural fluid analysis with cultures1, 3 Because no radiologic sign can confidently exclude pleural infection, thoracentesis is essential for parapneumonic ...

DoxyPEP involves taking a single dose of oral doxycycline 200 mg within 72 hours after condomless sex (maximum dose: doxycycline 200 mg per 24 h). The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...