Anaplasmosis is the second most common tick-borne disease in Canada, with rapidly rising incidence owing to the expanding ...

A 40-year-old man emigrated from India 2 years ago and has no prior medical conditions. He requested a clinic visit with his primary care provider (PCP) now that he is 40 years old. He has not been ...

An α-2 adrenergic agonist approved only for veterinary use, medetomidine is similar to xylazine, but substantially more ...

Pulmonary embolism (PE) occurs when a venous thrombus becomes lodged in lung arteries, causing impairment in oxygenation, ...

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Background: Current screening tools for harmful alcohol consumption have fallen out of step with recent guidance on the health risks of alcohol. To address this gap, the Canadian Research Initiative ...

The diagnosis of FPHL is clinical Patients initially present with central scalp or diffuse hair loss, with progressive miniaturization of hair follicles; this differs from male pattern hair loss, ...

Chronic spontaneous urticaria affects 1% to 3% of people It is not an allergy and carries no risk of anaphylaxis, but is a chronic type 2 inflammatory disease driven by autoimmune mast cell activation ...

Eustachian tube dysfunction leads to inadequate ventilation of the middle ear It is caused by inflammation or narrowing of the eustachian tube, which leads to aural fullness and muffled hearing ...

Patients undergoing transplantation are screened for VZV immunity and vaccinated if results are seronegative. Live attenuated vaccination is contraindicated after immunosuppression. 1 – 4 ...