Search Results - "CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal"

Obesity in adults: a clinical practice guideline by Wharton, Sean, Lau, David C W, Vallis, Michael, Sharma, Arya M, Biertho, Laurent, Campbell-Scherer, Denise, Adamo, Kristi, Alberga, Angela, Bell, Rhonda, Boulé, Normand, Boyling, Elaine, Brown, Jennifer, Calam, Betty, Clarke, Carol, Crowshoe, Lindsay, Divalentino, Dennis, Forhan, Mary, Freedhoff, Yoni, Gagner, Michel, Glazer, Stephen, Grand, Cindy, Green, Michael, Hahn, Margaret, Hawa, Raed, Henderson, Rita, Hong, Dennis, Hung, Pam, Janssen, Ian, Jacklin, Kristen, Johnson-Stoklossa, Carlene, Kemp, Amy, Kirk, Sara, Kuk, Jennifer, Langlois, Marie-France, Lear, Scott, McInnes, Ashley, Macklin, David, Naji, Leen, Manjoo, Priya, Morin, Marie-Philippe, Nerenberg, Kara, Patton, Ian, Pedersen, Sue, Pereira, Leticia, Piccinini-Vallis, Helena, Poddar, Megha, Poirier, Paul, Prud'homme, Denis, Salas, Ximena Ramos, Rueda-Clausen, Christian, Russell-Mayhew, Shelly, Shiau, Judy, Sherifali, Diana, Sievenpiper, John, Sockalingam, Sanjeev, Taylor, Valerie, Toth, Ellen, Twells, Laurie, Tytus, Richard, Walji, Shahebina, Walker, Leah, Wicklum, Sonja

“…Obesity is a complex chronic disease in which abnormal or excess body fat (adiposity) impairs health, increases the risk of long-term medical complications and…”
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Probable congenital SARS-CoV-2 infection in a neonate born to a woman with active SARS-CoV-2 infection by Kirtsman, Maksim, Diambomba, Yenge, Poutanen, Susan M, Malinowski, Ann K, Vlachodimitropoulou, Evangelia, Parks, W Tony, Erdman, Laura, Morris, Shaun K, Shah, Prakesh S

“…Kirtsman et al discuss the probable congenital SARS-CoV-2 infection in a neonate born to a woman with active SARS-CoV-2 infection. They present a case study of…”
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Projected estimates of cancer in Canada in 2020 by Brenner, Darren R, Weir, Hannah K, Demers, Alain A, Ellison, Larry F, Louzado, Cheryl, Shaw, Amanda, Turner, Donna, Woods, Ryan R, Smith, Leah M

“…Cancer projections to the current year help in policy development, planning of programs and allocation of resources. We sought to provide an overview of the…”
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Shifts in office and virtual primary care during the early COVID-19 pandemic in Ontario, Canada by Glazier, Richard H, Green, Michael E, Wu, Fangyun C, Frymire, Eliot, Kopp, Alexander, Kiran, Tara

“…Globally, primary care changed dramatically as a result of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. We aimed to understand the degree to which office…”
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Guideline for opioid therapy and chronic noncancer pain by Busse, Jason W, Craigie, Samantha, Juurlink, David N, Buckley, D Norman, Wang, Li, Couban, Rachel J, Agoritsas, Thomas, Akl, Elie A, Carrasco-Labra, Alonso, Cooper, Lynn, Cull, Chris, da Costa, Bruno R, Frank, Joseph W, Grant, Gus, Iorio, Alfonso, Persaud, Navindra, Stern, Sol, Tugwell, Peter, Vandvik, Per Olav, Guyatt, Gordon H

“…Chronic noncancer pain includes any painful condition that persists for at least three months and is not associated with malignant disease. According to seven…”
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Projected estimates of cancer in Canada in 2022 by Brenner, Darren R, Poirier, Abbey, Woods, Ryan R, Ellison, Larry F, Billette, Jean-Michel, Demers, Alain A, Zhang, Shary Xinyu, Yao, Chunhe, Finley, Christian, Fitzgerald, Natalie, Saint-Jacques, Nathalie, Shack, Lorraine, Turner, Donna, Holmes, Elizabeth

“…Regular cancer surveillance is crucial for understanding where progress is being made and where more must be done. We sought to provide an overview of the…”
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Smartphones, social media use and youth mental health by Abi-Jaoude, Elia, Naylor, Karline Treurnicht, Pignatiello, Antonio

“…In the last decade, increasing mental distress and treatment for mental health conditions among youth in North America has paralleled a steep rise in the use…”
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For-profit long-term care homes and the risk of COVID-19 outbreaks and resident deaths by Stall, Nathan M, Jones, Aaron, Brown, Kevin A, Rochon, Paula A, Costa, Andrew P

“…Long-term care (LTC) homes have been the epicentre of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in Canada to date. Previous research shows that…”
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Management of opioid use disorders: a national clinical practice guideline by Bruneau, Julie, MD MSc, Goyer, Marie-Ève, MD MSc, Ahamad, Keith, MD, Poulin, Ginette, MD, Selby, Peter, MBBS MHSc, Fischer, Benedikt, PhD, Wild, T. Cameron, PhD, Wood, Evan, MD PhD

“…Opioid use disorder is often a chronic, relapsing condition associated with increased morbidity and death; however, with appropriate treatment and follow-up,…”
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Safety considerations with chloroquine, hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin in the management of SARS-CoV-2 infection by Juurlink, David N

“…Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARSCoV- 2) has spread rapidly around the globe in recent months. With deaths from its associated disease,…”
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COVID-19 and people experiencing homelessness: challenges and mitigation strategies by Perri, Melissa, Dosani, Naheed, Hwang, Stephen W

“…Perri et al discuss the unique effects of COVID-19 on those experiencing homelessness, specific challenges to be addressed and strategies to mitigate disease…”
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Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder: a guideline for diagnosis across the lifespan by Cook, Jocelynn L, Green, Courtney R, Lilley, Christine M, Anderson, Sally M, Baldwin, Mary Ellen, Chudley, Albert E, Conry, Julianne L, LeBlanc, Nicole, Loock, Christine A, Lutke, Jan, Mallon, Bernadene F, McFarlane, Audrey A, Temple, Valerie K, Rosales, Ted

“…The consequences of prenatal alcohol exposure were first described more than 40 years ago.1,2 The term "fetal alcohol syndrome" (FAS) was first used to…”
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Remdesivir for the treatment of patients in hospital with COVID-19 in Canada: a randomized controlled trial by Ali, Karim, Azher, Tanweer, Baqi, Mahin, Binnie, Alexandra, Borgia, Sergio, Carrier, François M, Cavayas, Yiorgos Alexandroa, Chagnon, Nicolas, Cheng, Matthew P, Conly, John, Costiniuk, Cecilia, Daley, Peter, Daneman, Nick, Douglas, Josh, Downey, Catarina, Duan, Erick, Duceppe, Emmanuelle, Durand, Madeleine, English, Shane, Farjou, George, Fera, Evradiki, Fontela, Patricia, Fowler, Rob, Fralick, Michael, Geagea, Anna, Grant, Jennifer, Harrison, Luke B, Havey, Thomas, Hoang, Holly, Kelly, Lauren E, Keynan, Yoav, Khwaja, Kosar, Klein, Gail, Klein, Marina, Kolan, Christophe, Kronfli, Nadine, Lamontagne, Francois, Lau, Rob, Lee, Todd C, Lee, Nelson, Lim, Rachel, Longo, Sarah, Lostun, Alexandra, MacIntyre, Erika, Malhamé, Isabelle, Mangof, Kathryn, McGuinty, Marlee, Mergler, Sonya, Munan, Matthew P, Murthy, Srinivas, O'Neil, Conar, Ovakim, Daniel, Papenburg, Jesse, Parhar, Ken, Parvathy, Seema Nair, Patel, Chandni, Perez-Patrigeon, Santiago, Pinto, Ruxandra, Rajakumaran, Subitha, Rishu, Asgar, Roba-Oshin, Malaika, Rushton, Moira, Saleem, Mariam, Salvadori, Marina, Scherr, Kim, Schwartz, Kevin, Semret, Makeda, Silverman, Michael, Singh, Ameeta, Sligl, Wendy, Smith, Stephanie, Somayaji, Ranjani, Tan, Darrell H S, Tobin, Siobhan, Todd, Meaghan, Tran, Tuong-Vi, Tremblay, Alain, Tsang, Jennifer, Turgeon, Alexis, Vakil, Erik, Weatherald, Jason, Yansouni, Cedric, Zarychanski, Ryan

“…The role of remdesivir in the treatment of patients in hospital with COVID-19 remains ill defined in a global context. The World Health Organization Solidarity…”
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Mitigating the psychological effects of COVID-19 on health care workers by Wu, Peter E, Styra, Rima, Gold, Wayne L

“…Although tremendous efforts are being made to investigate the pathophysiology, clinical outcomes and treatment of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the…”
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Consolidated principles for screening based on a systematic review and consensus process by Dobrow, Mark J., PhD, Sullivan, Terrence, PhD, Rabeneck, Linda, MD MPH, Hagens, Victoria, MA, Chafe, Roger, PhD

“…ABSTRACT BACKGROUND In 1968, Wilson and Jungner published 10 principles of screening that often represent the de facto starting point for screening decisions…”
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Pandemic palliative care: beyond ventilators and saving lives by Arya, Amit, Buchman, Sandy, Gagnon, Bruno, Downar, James

“…The current novel coronavirus, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic will likely strain Canada's health care system beyond…”
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Clearing the surgical backlog caused by COVID-19 in Ontario: a time series modelling study by Wang, Jonathan, Vahid, Saba, Eberg, Maria, Milroy, Shannon, Milkovich, John, Wright, Frances C, Hunter, Amber, Kalladeen, Ryan, Zanchetta, Claudia, Wijeysundera, Harindra C, Irish, Jonathan

“…To mitigate the effects of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), jurisdictions worldwide ramped down nonemergent surgeries, creating a global surgical backlog…”
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The impact of COVID-19 on pregnancy outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Wei, Shu Qin, Bilodeau-Bertrand, Marianne, Liu, Shiliang, Auger, Nathalie

“…The impact of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on maternal and newborn health is unclear. We aimed to evaluate the association between severe acute…”
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An update on the diagnosis and treatment of Parkinson disease by Rizek, Philippe, Kumar, Niraj, Jog, Mandar S

“…The exact cause of Parkinson disease is unknown, but it is assumed to be the result of a combination of environmental influences superimposed on genetic…”
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COVID-19 in long-term care homes in Ontario and British Columbia by Liu, Michael, Maxwell, Colleen J, Armstrong, Pat, Schwandt, Michael, Moser, Andrea, McGregor, Margaret J, Bronskill, Susan E, Dhalla, Irfan A

“…Liu et al discuss the COVID-19 in long-term care homes in Ontario and British Columbia. Many more residents living in Ontario long-term care homes have died…”
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