Background Physicians today are increasingly faced with healthcare challenges that require
an understanding of global health trends and practices, yet little is known about what …

Background This is an update of a Cochrane review first published in 2002. Osteoarthritis is
a disease that affects the synovial joints, causing degeneration and destruction of hyaline …

Background: Contraceptives are underutilized in Canada, and nearly one in three Canadian
women will have an abortion in her lifetime. To help delineate a national family planning …

Background Breast and cervical cancer screening rates remain low among immigrant women
and those of low socioeconomic status. The Cancer Awareness: Ready for Education and …

Background Substance use is prevalent in Canada, yet treatment is inaccessible. The Rapid
Access to Addiction Medicine (RAAM) clinic opened at the University Health Network (UHN) …

Context Health advocacy is an essential component of postgraduate medical education, and
is part of many physician competency frameworks such as the Canadian Medical Education …

BACKGROUND: Little is known about the risk of death among people who visit emergency
departments frequently for alcohol-related reasons, including whether mortality risk increases …

Vulnerable populations have been identified as having higher infection rates and poorer
COVID-19–related outcomes, likely due to their inability to readily access primary care, follow …

We show that murine macrophages that have ingested cell membranes as a source of
cholesterol exhibit a marked increase in acyl-CoA:cholesterol acyl tranferase (ACAT) activity. …

Lead intoxication risks were studied in a community of ceramic folk art workers in Oaxaca, a
southern state of Mexico, where the manufacture of low-temperature lead ceramic ware is a …