Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) and Health Canada (HC)

1. Trends in cannabis-related emergency department visits and hospitalizations among children aged 0–11 years in Canada from 2015 to 2021: spotlight on cannabis edibles

   Authors: Melanie Varin, Andre Champagne, Jeyasakthi Venugopal, Le Li, Steven R McFaull, Wendy Thompson, Stephanie Toigo, Eva Graham and Anne-Marie Lowe

   Citation: BMC Public Health 2023 23:2067

   Content type: Research Published on: 23 October 2023

2. Optimal domain-specific physical activity and sedentary behaviors for blood lipids among Japanese children: a compositional data analysis

   Authors: Tetsuhiro Kidokoro, Naruki Kitano, Natsuko Imai, Justin J. Lang, Grant R. Tomkinson and Costan G. Magnussen

   Citation: Journal of Activity, Sedentary and Sleep Behaviors 2023 2:20

   Content type: Research Published on: 3 October 2023

3. High levels of pesticides found in illicit cannabis inflorescence compared to licensed samples in Canadian study using expanded 327 pesticides multiresidue method

   Authors: Mathieu Gagnon, Tyler McRitchie, Kim Montsion, Josée Tully, Michel Blais, Neil Snider and David R. Blais

   Citation: Journal of Cannabis Research 2023 5:34

   Content type: Original research Published on: 24 August 2023

4. An interrupted time series analysis of trends in opioid-related emergency department visits from pre-COVID-19 pandemic to pandemic, from the Canadian Hospitals Injury Reporting and Prevention Program

   Authors: Xiaoquan Yao, Steven R. McFaull, André S. Champagne and Wendy Thompson

   Citation: BMC Public Health 2023 23:1483

   Content type: Research Published on: 4 August 2023

5. Suicidality and protective factors among sexual and gender minority youth and adults in Canada: a cross-sectional, population-based study

   Authors: Li Liu, Brice Batomen, Nathaniel J. Pollock, Gisèle Contreras, Beth Jackson, Saiyi Pan and Wendy Thompson

   Citation: BMC Public Health 2023 23:1469

   Content type: Research Published on: 2 August 2023

6. “I’d like more options!”: Interviews to explore young people and family decision-making needs for pain management in juvenile idiopathic arthritis

   Authors: Karine Toupin-April, Isabelle Gaboury, Laurie Proulx, Adam M. Huber, Ciarán M. Duffy, Esi M. Morgan, Linda C. Li, Elizabeth Stringer, Mark Connelly, Jennifer E. Weiss, Michele Gibbon, Hannah Sachs, Aditi Sivakumar, Alexandra Sirois, Emily Sirotich, Natasha Trehan…

   Citation: Pediatric Rheumatology 2023 21:74

   Content type: Research article Published on: 26 July 2023

7. Use of a taxon-specific reference database for accurate metagenomics-based pathogen detection of Listeria monocytogenes in turkey deli meat and spinach

   Authors: Jillian Rumore, Matthew Walker, Franco Pagotto, Jessica D. Forbes, Christy-Lynn Peterson, Andrea D. Tyler, Morag Graham, Gary Van Domselaar, Celine Nadon, Aleisha Reimer and Natalie Knox

   Citation: BMC Genomics 2023 24:361

   Content type: Research Published on: 27 June 2023

8. Clonostachys rosea ‘omics profiling: identification of putative metabolite-gene associations mediating its in vitro antagonism against Fusarium graminearum

   Authors: Adilah Bahadoor, Kelly A. Robinson, Michele C. Loewen and Zerihun A. Demissie

   Citation: BMC Genomics 2023 24:352

   Content type: Research Published on: 26 June 2023

9. Abundance and diversity of Culicoides Latreille (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) in southern Ontario, Canada

   Authors: Samantha E. Allen, Stacey L. Vigil, Tara Furukawa-Stoffer, Nicole Colucci, Aruna Ambagala, David L. Pearl, Mark G. Ruder, Claire M. Jardine and Nicole M. Nemeth

   Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2023 16:201

   Content type: Research Published on: 14 June 2023

   

10. System dynamics models of depression at the population level: a scoping review

    Authors: Eva Graham, Geneviève Gariépy and Heather Orpana

    Citation: Health Research Policy and Systems 2023 21:50

    Content type: Review Published on: 13 June 2023

11. Mapping the abundance of endemic mosquito-borne diseases vectors in southern Quebec

    Authors: Antoinette Ludwig, François Rousseu, Serge Olivier Kotchi, Julie Allostry and Richard A. Fournier

    Citation: BMC Public Health 2023 23:924

    Content type: Research Published on: 22 May 2023

12. Rapid antigen-based and rapid molecular tests for the detection of SARS-CoV-2: a rapid review with network meta-analysis of diagnostic test accuracy studies

    Authors: Areti Angeliki Veroniki, Andrea C. Tricco, Jennifer Watt, Sofia Tsokani, Paul A. Khan, Charlene Soobiah, Ahmed Negm, Amanda Doherty-Kirby, Paul Taylor, Carole Lunny, Jessie McGowan, Julian Little, Patrick Mallon, David Moher, Sabrina Wong, Jacqueline Dinnes…

    Citation: BMC Medicine 2023 21:110

    Content type: Review Published on: 29 March 2023

13. Critical windows of exposure to air pollution and gestational diabetes: assessing effect modification by maternal pre-existing conditions and environmental factors

    Authors: Marcel Miron-Celis, Robert Talarico, Paul J. Villeneuve, Eric Crighton, David M. Stieb, Cristina Stanescu and Éric Lavigne

    Citation: Environmental Health 2023 22:26

    Content type: Research Published on: 15 March 2023

14. Exploring medical and veterinary student perceptions and communication preferences related to antimicrobial resistance in Ontario, Canada using qualitative methods

    Authors: Courtney A. Primeau, Jennifer E. McWhirter, Carolee Carson, Scott A. McEwen and E. Jane Parmley

    Citation: BMC Public Health 2023 23:483

    Content type: Research Published on: 13 March 2023

15. Fatal and non-fatal firearm-related injuries in Canada, 2016–2020: a population-based study using three administrative databases

    Authors: Stephanie Toigo, Nathaniel J. Pollock, Li Liu, Gisèle Contreras, Steven R. McFaull and Wendy Thompson

    Citation: Injury Epidemiology 2023 10:10

    Content type: Original Contribution Published on: 14 February 2023

16. Rates of and factors associated with exclusive and any breastfeeding at six months in Canada: an analysis of population-based cross-sectional data

    Authors: Christina Ricci, Victoria Otterman, Terri-Lyn Bennett, Stephanie Metcalfe, Elizabeth Darling, Sonia Semenic and Susie Dzakpasu

    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2023 23:56

    Content type: Research Published on: 23 January 2023

17. Self-harm emergency department visits in Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic: evidence from a sentinel surveillance system

    Authors: Shikha Saxena, Li Liu, Nathaniel Pollock and Steven R. McFaull

    Citation: Injury Epidemiology 2023 10:1

    Content type: Original Contribution Published on: 5 January 2023

18. Alcohol use and the gender-specific risk of suicidal behavior: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol

    Authors: Shannon Lange, Michael Roerecke, Heather Orpana, Courtney Bagge and Jürgen Rehm

    Citation: Systematic Reviews 2022 11:279

    Content type: Protocol Published on: 23 December 2022

19. Dysregulation of neuroprotective astrocytes, a spectrum of microglial activation states, and altered hippocampal neurogenesis are revealed by single-cell RNA sequencing in prion disease

    Authors: Jessy A. Slota, Babu V. Sajesh, Kathy F. Frost, Sarah J. Medina and Stephanie A. Booth

    Citation: Acta Neuropathologica Communications 2022 10:161

    Content type: Research Published on: 9 November 2022

20. Screening for prostate cancer: protocol for updating multiple systematic reviews to inform a Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care guideline update

    Authors: Alexandria Bennett, Andrew Beck, Nicole Shaver, Roland Grad, Allana LeBlanc, Heather Limburg, Casey Gray, Ahmed Abou-Setta, Scott Klarenbach, Navindra Persaud, Guylène Thériault, Brett D. Thombs, Keith J. Todd, Neil Bell, Philipp Dahm, Andrew Loblaw…

    Citation: Systematic Reviews 2022 11:230

    Content type: Protocol Published on: 26 October 2022