The Particulars: Research indicates that patients with recurrent ED visits for trauma represent an important target for injury prevention efforts. If has not been well defined whether a history of alcohol use at initial...
Read MoreThe Particulars: Data are lacking on the potential magnitude of cost savings from interventions directed at ED encounters. An understanding of ED care and ED-directed healthcare costs by type of visit and the proportion of...
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I am a surgeon. I am not an Epidemiologist nor an Infectious Disease specialist. Anything I say on...
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Recently, I was asked for personal advice on using Twitter. There are many articles out there that...
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The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) has been working with the CDC and the...
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In 2007, the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) published an expert...
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In elderly patients suffering a fall, long-term anticoagulation has been shown to increase the...
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As healthcare spending in the United States continues to rise substantially each year,...
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Research has shown that the percentages of blacks who are linked to and retained in HIV care,...
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Hospital patients and providers are often unaware of the fees that come with most medical...
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In 2006, the American Thoracic Society (ATS) and European Respiratory Society (ERS) released a...
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According to recent estimates, more than 4.7 million Americans are currently living with a...
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In 2005, the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) first published evidence-based clinical...
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Obesity by the Numbers
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Studies have suggested that adults with chronic disease are often unable to meet medication and...
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About 10 years ago, researchers validated the BODE index—which stands for BMI, airflow...
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She was 16-years-old, a backseat passenger in a rollover car crash. The driver died at the scene,...
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Previous research has linked poor mental health among people living with HIV to a greater...
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The aging population has led to a greater number of older adults being hospitalized with various...
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Late night Saturday trauma, 59-year-old woman in a high speed head on collision. She was not...
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