Canadian Medical Association Journal

1 month ago | cmaj.ca | Ann Lee |Megan Harrison |Serena M. Topshee

Menstrual inequity, or “period poverty,” refers to inadequate access to menstrual products, education about menstruation, clean facilities, and safe waste management1In Canada, at least 17% of people who menstruate have experienced menstrual inequity.2 Free menstrual products in clinic or hospital washrooms and community resources (Appendix 1, available at www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.241513/tab-related-content) should be offered to patients.

Mar 10, 2025 | cmaj.ca | Siying S. Li |Kimberlyn McGrail |Rhonda J. Rosychuk |Michael Law

Concerns have been raised about a disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on people experiencing homelessness (PEH).1–3 Congregate living conditions frequently encountered by PEH were associated with increased transmission of SARS-CoV-2 and incidence of COVID-19;4,5 however, it remained unclear whether PEH were more susceptible to severe illness than housed patients.

Mar 3, 2025 | cmaj.ca | Shreya Jha |Temerty Faculty

As a composer, I have channelled emotions into art for as long as I can remember. When death was still only an abstract concept to me, I approached it with tentative curiosity. I allowed myself to feel hurt and heartbreak, even dark emptiness. I wrote, rewrote, and discarded, wondering if there was any beauty within the darkness of death. A month into my clerkship year, my friend passed away suddenly. She was 22 years old.

Feb 24, 2025 | cmaj.ca | Daniel Tsai |Albert Tzu-Ming Chuang |Kuan-Hung Liu |Shih-Chieh Shao

Mineral and bone disorders (MBD) — characterized by hypocalcemia, hyperphosphatemia, and abnormalities in parathyroid hormone (PTH) and vitamin D metabolism — are observed in 50%–74% of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and chronic kidney disease (CKD).1,2 Regular monitoring of biochemical abnormalities and bone diseases in patients with CKD is suggested for early detection of developing CKD-MBD.3 The 2024 American Diabetes Association guideline recommends that adults with type 2...

Feb 24, 2025 | cmaj.ca | Ashley Miller |Kathleen Ross |Edward Brown |Chandi Chandrasena

In a recent article published in CMAJ, El Sabawy and colleagues highlight the critical importance of health data interoperability and the positive influence that Bill C-72 may have toward that goal.1 With a similar mandate of encouraging the implementation and use of interoperable digital health solutions, the Canadian Medical Association (CMA), Canada Health Infoway, The College of Family Physicians of Canada, and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada recently created the...