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KEY POINTS The incidence of chlamydia and gonorrhea, 2 common sexually transmitted infections, is increasing. Annual asymptomatic screening for chlamydia and gonorrhea should be performed in all ...

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 ...

In research published in this issue of CMAJ, Mah and colleagues summarize clinicians’ experiences of providing care for patients whose presenting illness is not acute and for whom admission to ...

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.

Azathioprine and myelosuppression Azathioprine is a commonly used immunosuppressant, and is approved by Health Canada for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and for the prevention of graft ...

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 ...

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 ...

KEY POINTS Multifactorial early-pregnancy screening for preeclampsia can identify most patients at risk, particularly of early-onset, severe disease. Prophylaxis with acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) can ...

Since the last Canadian acne guideline was published in 2000, 17 evidence for multiple additional treatments has been published. Thus, there was an unmet need for an updated, systematically developed, ...

CMAJ July 02, 2025 197 (24) E688-E690; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.240772 ...