Canadian Medical Association Journal

• ‘Unpredictable pathogen’: New coronavirus study highlights severity of illness

  Pneumonia, respiratory problems, kidney failure and sepsis among the most common complications found in a large U.S. study of COVID-19 patients.

  Health

  Dec 8, 2020
• No dating, no sharing utensils: Coronavirus brings new rules to parenting

  Here's what parents can do to keep their children safe and minimize the risk of COVID-19 spread among family members.

  Health

  Nov 26, 2020
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• Alberta study finds telltale COVID-19 symptoms in kids are fever, loss of taste or smell and nausea

  The study was done by researchers at the University of Alberta who analyzed 2,463 COVID-19 test results from children in the province between April 13 to Sept. 30.

  Canada

  Nov 24, 2020
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• Study suggests Ontario could avoid hundreds of hepatitis B infections with newborn vaccine

  Children in Ontario and several other provinces don't get their hep B shot until Grade 7, but research published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal suggests earlier vaccinations could help avoid the spread of hundreds of infections.

  Health

  Oct 26, 2020
• Study finds suicide is the leading cause of Ontario gun deaths

  The study - published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal - looked at 6,483 gun-related injuries, including deaths, in the province between 2002 and 2016.

  Canada

  Oct 19, 2020
• How decolonizing public health has helped Indigenous communities control COVID-19

  Experts credit the decolonization of public health policies for the low number of COVID-19 cases on reserve during the pandemic's first wave.

  Sep 21, 2020
• New study finds medical aid in dying not driven by lack of access to palliative care

  Medical aid in dying is not being driven by factors such as poverty, isolation, or lack of access to proper palliative care, according to a new study by Canadian researchers.

  Health

  Feb 12, 2020
• Canadian Medical Association Journal lifts online paywall to combat fake news

  Editor-in-chief Dr. Andreas Laupacis said all content on the weekly online edition is now free to the public, with previously published material set to become available in March.

  World

  Jan 15, 2020
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• Canadians unlikely to reveal polyamorous relationship during pregnancy: study

  Many participants in a McMaster University study who are polyamorous say they are unlikely to disclose their relationship to a health-care provider "unless it was medically relevant."

  Health

  Oct 15, 2019
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• Suicide an occupational hazard for physicians: doctors

  A family doctor in Ontario is trying to raise awareness of suicide among physicians after her own experience of depression brought on by burnout while she trained as a resident.

  Health

  May 6, 2019