One in 20 physicians live with a disability, with little support from the system
One in 20 practising physicians in Canada report a disability always or often, a figure that rises to 17% when intermittent disability is in...
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20 of 460 episodesPMOS: a new name for PCOS, and why it matters
Polycystic ovary syndrome, or PCOS, is shifting to a new name: polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome, or PMOS. A CMAJ commentary, Polyend...
What drug decriminalization in British Columbia could and could not achieve
On January 31, 2023, the government of British Columbia implemented a temporary, three-year drug decriminalization policy. Under the policy,...
ENCORE: Rising psychosis, youth mental health, and what’s driving the trend
On this episode of the CMAJ Podcast, Dr. Mojola Omole and Dr. Blair Bigham explore new evidence suggesting that rates of psychotic disorders...
ENCORE: Updated HIV prophylaxis guidelines: what clinicians need to know
Despite a range of effective prevention tools, HIV incidence continues to rise in Canada, with stark disparities across ethnicity, gender, I...
Emergency physician burnout and attrition
Emergency departments across Canada are seeing record patient volumes, bed shortages and overcrowding. A new longitudinal study in CMAJ, "Em...
The narrow promise of lecanemab for Alzheimer disease
Lecanemab arrived in Canada in January 2026 as an anti-amyloid therapy meant to slow Alzheimer disease. A new practice article in CMAJ, "Lec...
Rethinking the contrast allergy label
A contrast allergy note on the chart can trigger delays, unnecessary steroids and avoided scans, yet often these labels are not clinically j...
Summer encore: Perspectives on the new guideline for managing obesity in children
It’s been nearly two decades since the last Canadian clinical practice guideline on managing obesity in children. In that time, the science...
Relieving the symptoms and stigma of female urinary incontinence
Urinary incontinence affects about a third of adult women in Canada, yet many never receive a diagnosis or treatment. On this episode, Dr. B...
Understanding near-death experiences
Near-death experiences (NDE) are often described in spiritual, personal or even supernatural terms. But a new CMAJ article offers physicians...
Endometriosis and the devastating risks of untreated disease
Two articles in CMAJ look at endometriosis from sharply different angles. One shows how devastating delayed recognition can be, following a...
Cancer rates improve but troubling gaps persist for younger patients
While overall cancer rates in Canada continue to decline, reflecting decades of progress in screening and treatment, younger survivors face...
Toward a cure for sickle cell disease
Transformative therapies for sickle cell disease are redefining what is possible for patients, offering the potential for cure alongside sub...
Maternal risk beyond delivery and across populations
Two research articles in CMAJ examine gaps in how maternal risk is captured and how it varies across populations in Canada. One study shows...
Treatment of adult ADHD is on the rise. Why?
New prescriptions for stimulant medications used to treat attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) doubled during the COVID-19 pandem...
High stakes: Online gambling and the rise in harm
Ontario’s expansion of online gambling and legalization of single-event sports betting were followed by a sharp rise in help-seeking for gam...
Sentinel injuries and severe maltreatment in young children
Child physical abuse often presents first with injuries that appear minor, but missing these early warning signs can have devastating conseq...
Rising psychosis, youth mental health, and what’s driving the trend
On this episode of the CMAJ Podcast, Dr. Mojola Omole and Dr. Blair Bigham explore new evidence suggesting that rates of psychotic disorders...
World Cup exposes vulnerabilities in Canada’s health care system
On this episode of the CMAJ Podcast , Dr. Mojola Omole and Dr. Blair Bigham examine how large-scale events expose weaknesses in Canada’s hea...