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Mashup Score: 3Treponemal point-of-care tests for syphilis - 7 day(s) ago
Increasing screening uptake is important to reversing the rising rates of syphilis and congenital syphilis in Canada.[1][1],[2][2] Conventional screening for syphilis involves serologic laboratory testing.[1][1]–[4][3] Barriers to accessing screening and delays to treatment created by lengthy test
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Mashup Score: 5Exercise as a treatment for depression - 27 day(s) ago
A 2023 meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) found that supervised, group or non-group, moderate- or vigorous-intensity, aerobic or resistance exercises (excluding mind–body activities such as yoga) decreased depressive symptoms among participants with depression, with a number
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Mashup Score: 0Canada’s crisis of primary care access: Is expanding residency training to 3 years a solution? - 1 month(s) ago
KEY POINTS In 2022, The College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC) published its final report of the Outcomes of Training Project, including the recommendation to extend family medicine residency training from 2 to 3 years.[1][1] Through an expanded training program, the CFPC’s goal is to
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Mashup Score: 7
Treating to intensive glycemic targets (glycosylated hemoglobin [A1c] < 7%) increases the risk of adverse events and is unlikely to provide benefit given the reduced life expectancy of these patients.[1][1] Guidelines recommend individualized glycemic targets (i.e., A1c < 8.5%) in older adults with
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Mashup Score: 42Renal denervation for uncontrolled hypertension - 2 month(s) ago
KEY POINTS In 2021, about 5.8 million people in Canada were living with hypertension.[1][1] Despite the availability of pharmacotherapy, hypertension is a leading cause of death and disability globally, and in Canada, rates of treatment and control are declining.[1][1] Controlled hypertension is
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Mashup Score: 42Renal denervation for uncontrolled hypertension - 2 month(s) ago
KEY POINTS In 2021, about 5.8 million people in Canada were living with hypertension.[1][1] Despite the availability of pharmacotherapy, hypertension is a leading cause of death and disability globally, and in Canada, rates of treatment and control are declining.[1][1] Controlled hypertension is
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Mashup Score: 5Tripe palm: a paraneoplastic manifestation of gastric cancer - 3 month(s) ago
A 73-year-old man presented with a warty thickening of the skin on his hands and feet, which had been present for more than 1 year. He also reported general weakness, poor appetite and a weight loss of 8 kg over 6 months. The palms of his hands and soles of his feet had a rugose appearance with a
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Mashup Score: 20Advances in the management of renal cell carcinoma - 3 month(s) ago
KEY POINTS Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is the 10th most common cancer in Canada, with an estimated 8100 new cases and 1950 deaths from the disease annually.[1][1] Renal cell carcinoma accounts for more than 90% of kidney malignancies. Its incidence increases with age, with a global median age at
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Mashup Score: 20Advances in the management of renal cell carcinoma - 3 month(s) ago
KEY POINTS Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is the 10th most common cancer in Canada, with an estimated 8100 new cases and 1950 deaths from the disease annually.[1][1] Renal cell carcinoma accounts for more than 90% of kidney malignancies. Its incidence increases with age, with a global median age at
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Mashup Score: 19Advances in the management of renal cell carcinoma - 3 month(s) ago
KEY POINTS Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is the 10th most common cancer in Canada, with an estimated 8100 new cases and 1950 deaths from the disease annually.[1][1] Renal cell carcinoma accounts for more than 90% of kidney malignancies. Its incidence increases with age, with a global median age at
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Amazing job by @AndreaChittle and team distilling key points on syphilis point of care testing. A confusing topic at the best of times! @CMAJ https://t.co/DOUq80UjkO