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KEY POINTS Genitourinary syndrome of menopause (GSM) is common and can be treated with over-the-counter vaginal lubricants or supplementation with vaginal estrogen. Vaginal energy devices (such as CO2 ...

Iron deficiency and iron deficiency anemia are common during pregnancy and are associated with adverse outcomes Prenatal iron deficiency occurs in more than 30% of pregnancies in Canada. 1 It has been ...

A pregnant, primiparous 32-year-old woman at 28 weeks’ gestation presented for a routine prenatal visit. Blood work showed thrombocytopenia with platelet count of 60 (reference range 130–380) × 109/L.

A meta-analysis of 20 000 people from the general population who were patch tested confirmed a 20% prevalence of contact allergy, with nickel being the most common allergen (11.4%). 1 Prevalence is ...

Turtle Lodge — an example of an Indigenous-led model for wellness In restoring traditional Indigenous knowledge and practising self-determination in community health, the Turtle Lodge has built a ...

KEY POINTS Continuing professional development that incorporates quality improvement is likely more effective than passive learning approaches in changing clinical practice and improving patient ...

Background: Recent data suggest an increased risk of congenital anomalies with prenatal exposure to opioid analgesics. We sought to further quantify the risk of anomalies after opioid analgesic ...

Box 1: Evidence used in this review We drew on the international guideline on the management of polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) published by the European Society of Human Reproduction and ...

Background: Rates of gestational diabetes are reported to be increasing in many jurisdictions, but the reasons for this are poorly understood. We sought to evaluate the relative contribution of ...

Background: Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccines could reduce disease burden and costs in older Canadian adults, but vaccination program cost-effectiveness is unknown. We evaluated the ...

KEY POINTS The World Health Organization prioritized dietary sodium reduction and declared a “30% reduction in population sodium intakes by 2025” as 1 of 9 global targets for noncommunicable disease ...