CMA Speaks Up ‘Leaders can no longer look away’ The CMA gives doctors a voice on critical issues in health care. This week, we were on the ground at the Health Ministers meeting in Halifax calling for urgent solutions to support the heart of the system: its workforce.

Nov 12, 2024 · Background In an evolving landscape of practices and policies, reviewing and incorporating the latest scientific evidence is necessary to ensure optimal clinical management for people with opioid use disorder. We provide a synopsis of the 2024 update of the 2018 National Guideline for the Clinical Management of Opioid Use Disorder, from the Canadian Research Initiative in Substance Matters.

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Aug 28, 2023 · Apolipoprotein (apo) B measurement is a recommended alternative to low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) The 2021 Canadian Cardiovascular Society guideline on dyslipidemia recommends that physicians may use levels of either non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) or apo B instead of LDL-C for screening and targets of treatment.1 Non-HDL-C represents total cholesterol minus ...

Aug 4, 2020 · Decreased food intake and increased physical activity lead to a negative energy balance and trigger a cascade of metabolic and neurohormonal adaptive mechanisms.25, 26 Therapies that target these alterations in neurohormonal mechanisms can become effective tools in the long-term management of obesity.27 Novel approaches to diagnose and assess obesity in clinical practice have been proposed.11 ...

Oct 15, 2024 · What are the risk factors? Around half of all early pregnancy losses are a result of chromosomal abnormalities in the developing embryo, such as aneuploidy.6 Maternal age older than 35 years significantly increases the risk of early pregnancy loss; among people aged 45 years or older, this risk is nearly 65%.2, 7 Other risk factors include a history of early pregnancy loss, infection with ...

Oct 16, 2023 · Igor Yakovenko, Yvette Mukaneza, Katuschia Germé, Jacob Belliveau, Ross Fraleigh, Paxton Bach, Ginette Poulin, Peter Selby, Marie-Ève Goyer, Thomas D. Brothers, Jürgen Rehm, David C. Hodgins, Sherry H. Stewart, Evan Wood and Julie Bruneau; on behalf of the Canadian Research Initiative in Substance Matters guideline development team

Feb 12, 2024 · Postinfectious cough affects 11%–25% of adults after a respiratory infection. Postinfectious cough is defined as a subacute cough, with symptoms lasting between 3 and 8 weeks.1 The preceding infection triggers an inflammatory cascade, increasing bronchial sensitivity and mucus production, while reducing mucus clearance.1

Mar 14, 2023 · What is the burden of endometriosis? Endometriosis is estimated to affect about 10% of women of reproductive age, and an unknown number of gender-diverse people.1 It is one of the most prevalent gynecologic conditions, believed to affect roughly 1 million people in Canada.1 Case series have identified endometriosis in 40%–50% of women and adolescents with persistent pelvic pain and in 30% ...

Oct 10, 2023 · Background: In Canada, more than 2 million people live with osteoporosis, a disease that increases the risk for fractures, which result in excess mortality and morbidity, decreased quality of life and loss of autonomy. This guideline update is intended to assist Canadian health care professionals in the delivery of care to optimize skeletal health and prevent fractures in postmenopausal ...