Catherine Varner

Oct 15, 2024 | cmaj.ca | Catherine Varner

In this issue of CMAJ, Mehra and colleagues1 review the diagnosis and management of early pregnancy loss, commonly referred to as miscarriage, which affects 1 in 5 pregnancies in Canada. The symptoms of early pregnancy loss, such as vaginal bleeding and pain, often begin mildly and increase over a period of days to several weeks. Patients have reported appalling experiences of seeking care for such symptoms in Canada’s health systems.

Jul 29, 2024 | cmaj.ca | Catherine Varner

In this issue of CMAJ, Dzakpasu and colleagues1 show that hypertensive disorders of pregnancy have increased 40% over the last decade in Canada, although early recognition and treatment have curtailed the severe adverse pregnancy outcomes associated with untreated hypertension.

May 21, 2024 | cmaj.ca | Andrew S. Boozary |Catherine Varner |Andreas Laupacis

In this issue of CMAJ, Alston and colleagues describe the urgent and complex problem of homelessness among older adults,1 a growing population nationwide.2 The latest report from the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) revealed that, in 2023, 30 000 people experiencing homelessness were admitted to hospitals in Canada, and these admissions lasted twice as long and were more than double the cost than admissions for people who were not unhoused.3 Both the CMAJ analysis and the CIHI...

May 6, 2024 | cmaj.ca | Catherine Varner |Andrew S. Boozary |Andreas Laupacis

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 hospital is not warranted, and yet complex health needs and a background of inadequate social supports mean they cannot safely be discharged.1 The article’s authors use the term “social admissions.” Yet, the pervasive, pejorative term often used is “failure to cope,” which implicitly blames the person...

Nov 20, 2023 | cmaj.ca | Catherine Varner |Joel Ray

In this issue of CMAJ, Jain and colleagues argue for multifactorial screening for people at risk of early-onset preeclampsia, and acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) initiation for those who screen positive.1 Multifactorial screening at about 12 weeks’ gestation calculates risk according to clinical risk factors and results of uterine artery ultrasonography and biochemical testing.