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January 8, 2026 at 4:18 PM
📢 We’re hiring!
Join CMAJ as a Summer Student in Editorial and gain hands-on experience with Canada’s leading medical journal.
Apply by Jan 16, 2026: recruiting.ultipro.ca/CAN5006CAMD/...
Join CMAJ as a Summer Student in Editorial and gain hands-on experience with Canada’s leading medical journal.
Apply by Jan 16, 2026: recruiting.ultipro.ca/CAN5006CAMD/...
Reduced global funding for infectious diseases: what are the anticipated health impacts?
CMAJ Volume 197, Issue 43, features new articles on global funding for infectious disease control; invasive pneumococcal disease; curbing HIV/AIDS, and more.
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CMAJ Volume 197, Issue 43, features new articles on global funding for infectious disease control; invasive pneumococcal disease; curbing HIV/AIDS, and more.
➡️ www.cmaj.ca/content/197/43
December 15, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Reduced global funding for infectious diseases: what are the anticipated health impacts?
CMAJ Volume 197, Issue 43, features new articles on global funding for infectious disease control; invasive pneumococcal disease; curbing HIV/AIDS, and more.
➡️ www.cmaj.ca/content/197/43
CMAJ Volume 197, Issue 43, features new articles on global funding for infectious disease control; invasive pneumococcal disease; curbing HIV/AIDS, and more.
➡️ www.cmaj.ca/content/197/43
Chagas disease: who is at risk?
CMAJ Volume 197, Issue 42, features new articles on chagas disease; surgical versus percutaneous revascularization, and more.
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CMAJ Volume 197, Issue 42, features new articles on chagas disease; surgical versus percutaneous revascularization, and more.
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December 11, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Chagas disease: who is at risk?
CMAJ Volume 197, Issue 42, features new articles on chagas disease; surgical versus percutaneous revascularization, and more.
➡️ www.cmaj.ca/content/197/42
CMAJ Volume 197, Issue 42, features new articles on chagas disease; surgical versus percutaneous revascularization, and more.
➡️ www.cmaj.ca/content/197/42
This week on #CMAJPodcasts, we discuss the diagnosis and management of celiac disease with Jedid-Jah Blom and Dr. Maria Ines Pinto-Sánchez.
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December 3, 2025 at 6:26 PM
This week on #CMAJPodcasts, we discuss the diagnosis and management of celiac disease with Jedid-Jah Blom and Dr. Maria Ines Pinto-Sánchez.
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HIV Prophylaxis: what is the latest guidance?
CMAJ Volume 197, Issue 41, features new articles on HIV prophylaxis guideline update; adolescents and young adults with cancer, and more.
➡️ www.cmaj.ca/content/197/41
CMAJ Volume 197, Issue 41, features new articles on HIV prophylaxis guideline update; adolescents and young adults with cancer, and more.
➡️ www.cmaj.ca/content/197/41
December 2, 2025 at 3:03 PM
HIV Prophylaxis: what is the latest guidance?
CMAJ Volume 197, Issue 41, features new articles on HIV prophylaxis guideline update; adolescents and young adults with cancer, and more.
➡️ www.cmaj.ca/content/197/41
CMAJ Volume 197, Issue 41, features new articles on HIV prophylaxis guideline update; adolescents and young adults with cancer, and more.
➡️ www.cmaj.ca/content/197/41
Myocardial infarction with nonobstructive coronary artery disease: what is the management?
CMAJ Volume 197, Issue 40, features new articles on myocardial infarction with nonobstructive coronary arteries; involuntary treatment for substance use, and more.
➡️ www.cmaj.ca/content/197/40
CMAJ Volume 197, Issue 40, features new articles on myocardial infarction with nonobstructive coronary arteries; involuntary treatment for substance use, and more.
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November 24, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Myocardial infarction with nonobstructive coronary artery disease: what is the management?
CMAJ Volume 197, Issue 40, features new articles on myocardial infarction with nonobstructive coronary arteries; involuntary treatment for substance use, and more.
➡️ www.cmaj.ca/content/197/40
CMAJ Volume 197, Issue 40, features new articles on myocardial infarction with nonobstructive coronary arteries; involuntary treatment for substance use, and more.
➡️ www.cmaj.ca/content/197/40
Fertility preservation prior to cancer treatment: what are the options?
CMAJ Volume 197, Issue 39, features new articles on fertility preservation by cryobanking; staff physician burnout; family physician pay inequality, and more.
➡️ www.cmaj.ca/content/197/39
CMAJ Volume 197, Issue 39, features new articles on fertility preservation by cryobanking; staff physician burnout; family physician pay inequality, and more.
➡️ www.cmaj.ca/content/197/39
November 17, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Fertility preservation prior to cancer treatment: what are the options?
CMAJ Volume 197, Issue 39, features new articles on fertility preservation by cryobanking; staff physician burnout; family physician pay inequality, and more.
➡️ www.cmaj.ca/content/197/39
CMAJ Volume 197, Issue 39, features new articles on fertility preservation by cryobanking; staff physician burnout; family physician pay inequality, and more.
➡️ www.cmaj.ca/content/197/39
This week on #CMAJPodcasts, we discuss access to mental health care for Black youth with Mercedes Sobers and Dr. Amy Gajaria. They unpack study findings and describe a program offering culturally adapted care and trust-building.
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November 3, 2025 at 7:01 PM
This week on #CMAJPodcasts, we discuss access to mental health care for Black youth with Mercedes Sobers and Dr. Amy Gajaria. They unpack study findings and describe a program offering culturally adapted care and trust-building.
➡️ www.cmaj.ca/transcript-241733
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Corporate virtual primary care: what are the impacts on access and equity?
CMAJ Volume 197, Issue 37, features new articles on government partnerships and virtual care; distance to primary care; pediatric blunt abdominal trauma, and more.
➡️ www.cmaj.ca/content/197/37
CMAJ Volume 197, Issue 37, features new articles on government partnerships and virtual care; distance to primary care; pediatric blunt abdominal trauma, and more.
➡️ www.cmaj.ca/content/197/37
November 3, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Corporate virtual primary care: what are the impacts on access and equity?
CMAJ Volume 197, Issue 37, features new articles on government partnerships and virtual care; distance to primary care; pediatric blunt abdominal trauma, and more.
➡️ www.cmaj.ca/content/197/37
CMAJ Volume 197, Issue 37, features new articles on government partnerships and virtual care; distance to primary care; pediatric blunt abdominal trauma, and more.
➡️ www.cmaj.ca/content/197/37
The opioid crisis: what are the effects on Canada’s youth?
CMAJ Volume 197, Issue 36, features new articles on youth and the opioid crisis; cutaneous nodular amyloidosis; ulcerative tophaceous gout, and more.
➡️ www.cmaj.ca/content/197/36
CMAJ Volume 197, Issue 36, features new articles on youth and the opioid crisis; cutaneous nodular amyloidosis; ulcerative tophaceous gout, and more.
➡️ www.cmaj.ca/content/197/36
October 27, 2025 at 6:57 PM
The opioid crisis: what are the effects on Canada’s youth?
CMAJ Volume 197, Issue 36, features new articles on youth and the opioid crisis; cutaneous nodular amyloidosis; ulcerative tophaceous gout, and more.
➡️ www.cmaj.ca/content/197/36
CMAJ Volume 197, Issue 36, features new articles on youth and the opioid crisis; cutaneous nodular amyloidosis; ulcerative tophaceous gout, and more.
➡️ www.cmaj.ca/content/197/36
This week on #CMAJPodcasts, we're joined by Drs. Eddy Lang and Jennifer Young to discuss why universal screening for depression using a screening tool is not recommended.
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October 20, 2025 at 5:57 PM
This week on #CMAJPodcasts, we're joined by Drs. Eddy Lang and Jennifer Young to discuss why universal screening for depression using a screening tool is not recommended.
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Atrial fibrillation and tachy-brady syndrome: what is the latest management?
CMAJ Volume 197, Issue 35, features new articles on atrial fibrillation and tachy-brady syndrome; screening for depression; survivors of torture, and more.
➡️ www.cmaj.ca/content/197/35
CMAJ Volume 197, Issue 35, features new articles on atrial fibrillation and tachy-brady syndrome; screening for depression; survivors of torture, and more.
➡️ www.cmaj.ca/content/197/35
October 20, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Atrial fibrillation and tachy-brady syndrome: what is the latest management?
CMAJ Volume 197, Issue 35, features new articles on atrial fibrillation and tachy-brady syndrome; screening for depression; survivors of torture, and more.
➡️ www.cmaj.ca/content/197/35
CMAJ Volume 197, Issue 35, features new articles on atrial fibrillation and tachy-brady syndrome; screening for depression; survivors of torture, and more.
➡️ www.cmaj.ca/content/197/35
CMAJ Volume 197, Issue 34, features new articles on measles seroprevalence; allergy to acetylsalicylic acid; sexual harassment in clinical environments, and more.
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October 16, 2025 at 5:11 PM
CMAJ Volume 197, Issue 34, features new articles on measles seroprevalence; allergy to acetylsalicylic acid; sexual harassment in clinical environments, and more.
➡️ www.cmaj.ca/content/197/34
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This week on #CMAJPodcasts, we discuss cannabis-induced psychosis, how to distinguish it from schizophrenia and treatment strategies with medical student Sophie Li and Dr. Marco Solmi. Bailey Peterson also shares her experience with cannabis-induced psychosis.
➡️ www.cmaj.ca/transcript-250659
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October 6, 2025 at 5:31 PM
This week on #CMAJPodcasts, we discuss cannabis-induced psychosis, how to distinguish it from schizophrenia and treatment strategies with medical student Sophie Li and Dr. Marco Solmi. Bailey Peterson also shares her experience with cannabis-induced psychosis.
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CMAJ Volume 197, Issue 33, features new articles on pumpkin seed bezoar; late-life traumatic brain injury; statin use and HIV, and more.
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October 6, 2025 at 5:30 PM
CMAJ Volume 197, Issue 33, features new articles on pumpkin seed bezoar; late-life traumatic brain injury; statin use and HIV, and more.
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CMAJ Volume 197, Issue 32, features new articles on the global impact of changing HIV policies; encounter frequency and diabetes; cerebral palsy, and more.
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October 3, 2025 at 6:04 PM
CMAJ Volume 197, Issue 32, features new articles on the global impact of changing HIV policies; encounter frequency and diabetes; cerebral palsy, and more.
➡️ www.cmaj.ca/content/197/32
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This week on #CMAJPodcasts, we discuss spinal bulbar muscular atrophy. Dr. Kerri Schellenberg describes clinical hallmarks and non-motor symptoms, and and Richard Paul shares his lived experience with this rare condition.
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September 24, 2025 at 7:25 PM
This week on #CMAJPodcasts, we discuss spinal bulbar muscular atrophy. Dr. Kerri Schellenberg describes clinical hallmarks and non-motor symptoms, and and Richard Paul shares his lived experience with this rare condition.
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Driving distances to specialists: what is the impact of virtual care?
CMAJ Volume 197, Issue 31, features new articles on driving distance and virtual care; spinal bulbar muscular atrophy; disseminated herpes zoster infection, and more.
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CMAJ Volume 197, Issue 31, features new articles on driving distance and virtual care; spinal bulbar muscular atrophy; disseminated herpes zoster infection, and more.
➡️ www.cmaj.ca/content/197/31
September 22, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Driving distances to specialists: what is the impact of virtual care?
CMAJ Volume 197, Issue 31, features new articles on driving distance and virtual care; spinal bulbar muscular atrophy; disseminated herpes zoster infection, and more.
➡️ www.cmaj.ca/content/197/31
CMAJ Volume 197, Issue 31, features new articles on driving distance and virtual care; spinal bulbar muscular atrophy; disseminated herpes zoster infection, and more.
➡️ www.cmaj.ca/content/197/31
Dried plasma for trauma resuscitation:
Canadian Armed Forces have implemented dried plasma in austere environments; civilian integration is now feasible, especially for prehospital and rural trauma care.
➡️ www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.250648
Canadian Armed Forces have implemented dried plasma in austere environments; civilian integration is now feasible, especially for prehospital and rural trauma care.
➡️ www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.250648
![3 bottles on a table, [from left to right: reconstituted modern dried plasma, modern dried plasma (powder), and dried serum from WWII prepared by Connaught Laboratories in 1943] with a patient monitor in the background](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:3wk7nekll3bu226kkcmdvyav/bafkreia2hk74hfzkpjfwxsnqwggevblmhtuyecliynefxjem4v5rynjha4@jpeg)
September 15, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Dried plasma for trauma resuscitation:
Canadian Armed Forces have implemented dried plasma in austere environments; civilian integration is now feasible, especially for prehospital and rural trauma care.
➡️ www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.250648
Canadian Armed Forces have implemented dried plasma in austere environments; civilian integration is now feasible, especially for prehospital and rural trauma care.
➡️ www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.250648
Dried plasma: can it improve trauma outcomes in remote areas?
CMAJ Volume 197, Issue 30, features new articles on dried plasma for trauma resuscitation; oil sands and health; consent documentation for clinical research guideline, and more.
➡️ www.cmaj.ca/content/197/30
CMAJ Volume 197, Issue 30, features new articles on dried plasma for trauma resuscitation; oil sands and health; consent documentation for clinical research guideline, and more.
➡️ www.cmaj.ca/content/197/30
![3 bottles on a table, [from left to right: reconstituted modern dried plasma, modern dried plasma (powder), and dried serum from WWII prepared by Connaught Laboratories in 1943] with a patient monitor in the background](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:3wk7nekll3bu226kkcmdvyav/bafkreiduvbee65czelzez3a6fbl7kym2ahkpbewimqn4zuex5njseezngm@jpeg)
September 15, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Dried plasma: can it improve trauma outcomes in remote areas?
CMAJ Volume 197, Issue 30, features new articles on dried plasma for trauma resuscitation; oil sands and health; consent documentation for clinical research guideline, and more.
➡️ www.cmaj.ca/content/197/30
CMAJ Volume 197, Issue 30, features new articles on dried plasma for trauma resuscitation; oil sands and health; consent documentation for clinical research guideline, and more.
➡️ www.cmaj.ca/content/197/30
This week on #CMAJPodcasts, Dr. Stéphanie Manoni-Millar and social worker Nerina Chiodo explore the health consequences of homelessness for children and discuss how clinicians can support pregnant and parenting people facing homelessness with stigma-free care.
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September 8, 2025 at 6:45 PM
This week on #CMAJPodcasts, Dr. Stéphanie Manoni-Millar and social worker Nerina Chiodo explore the health consequences of homelessness for children and discuss how clinicians can support pregnant and parenting people facing homelessness with stigma-free care.
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Gambling advertising: what are the risks to youth?
CMAJ Volume 197, Issue 29, features new articles on risks to youth from gambling advertising; mental health service use by adolescents; psychotropic medications and extreme heat, and more.
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CMAJ Volume 197, Issue 29, features new articles on risks to youth from gambling advertising; mental health service use by adolescents; psychotropic medications and extreme heat, and more.
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September 8, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Gambling advertising: what are the risks to youth?
CMAJ Volume 197, Issue 29, features new articles on risks to youth from gambling advertising; mental health service use by adolescents; psychotropic medications and extreme heat, and more.
➡️ www.cmaj.ca/content/197/29
CMAJ Volume 197, Issue 29, features new articles on risks to youth from gambling advertising; mental health service use by adolescents; psychotropic medications and extreme heat, and more.
➡️ www.cmaj.ca/content/197/29
This week on #CMAJPodcasts, we discuss recommendations on interventions for tobacco smoking cessation with Dr. Eddy Lang and Dr. Andrew Pipe offers practical guidance for everyday practice. ➡️ www.cmaj.ca/transcript-2...
August 25, 2025 at 3:29 PM
This week on #CMAJPodcasts, we discuss recommendations on interventions for tobacco smoking cessation with Dr. Eddy Lang and Dr. Andrew Pipe offers practical guidance for everyday practice. ➡️ www.cmaj.ca/transcript-2...
Smoking cessation guideline: what is the latest evidence?
CMAJ Volume 197, Issue 28, features new articles on tobacco smoking cessation guideline; national preventive care recommendations; antimüllerian hormone, and more.
➡️ www.cmaj.ca/content/197/28
CMAJ Volume 197, Issue 28, features new articles on tobacco smoking cessation guideline; national preventive care recommendations; antimüllerian hormone, and more.
➡️ www.cmaj.ca/content/197/28
August 25, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Smoking cessation guideline: what is the latest evidence?
CMAJ Volume 197, Issue 28, features new articles on tobacco smoking cessation guideline; national preventive care recommendations; antimüllerian hormone, and more.
➡️ www.cmaj.ca/content/197/28
CMAJ Volume 197, Issue 28, features new articles on tobacco smoking cessation guideline; national preventive care recommendations; antimüllerian hormone, and more.
➡️ www.cmaj.ca/content/197/28
In a recent episode of #CMAJPodcasts, we discussed updated hypertension guidelines in primary care with Drs. Rémi Goupil and Greg Hundemer, where they highlighted key changes in diagnosis, targets, and treatment strategies.
➡️ www.cmaj.ca/transcript-241770
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August 11, 2025 at 4:08 PM
In a recent episode of #CMAJPodcasts, we discussed updated hypertension guidelines in primary care with Drs. Rémi Goupil and Greg Hundemer, where they highlighted key changes in diagnosis, targets, and treatment strategies.
➡️ www.cmaj.ca/transcript-241770
➡️ www.cmaj.ca/transcript-241770