Canadian Medical Association Journal

Mpox in a 49-year-old man with possible immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome

A 49-year-old man who had sex with men presented to our emergency department with a 2-month history of perianal and buttock ...
Canadian Medical Association Journal

A parallel private-pay system will worsen access to publicly funded surgery

Key points The government of Alberta recently announced legislative changes allowing patients to self-refer and pay out of pocket for diagnostic and testing services covered by publicly funded health ...
Canadian Medical Association Journal

Female pattern hair loss

Prevalence of FPHL increases with age; 12% of females will have symptoms by age 29 years, 25% by age 50 years, and 41% to 50% at age 70 years and older.[1][1] Risk factors include genetics and ...
Canadian Medical Association Journal

Help-seeking for gambling problems following expansion of Ontario’s online gambling market and legalization of single-event sports betting

Background: Online gambling and sports betting have recently been legalized and expanded in North America. We aimed to evaluate long-term changes in the frequency of gambling-related helpline contacts ...
Canadian Medical Association Journal

Irreversible blindness induced by vitamin A deficiency in a child with avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder secondary to Noonan syndrome

Key points A 4-year-old boy presented to our urgent ophthalmology clinic for photophobia and persistent eye rubbing. He had been born at 39 weeks via Cesarean delivery, without complications. Prenatal ...