Articles
ATS 2014: Maternal Smoking, Pediatric Asthma, & ED Visits
May 17, 2014
The Particulars: Maternal smoking often leads to more secondhand smoke exposure than other...
Read MoreATS 2014: Risk Factors for Near-Fatal Asthma
May 17, 2014
The Particulars: Few analyses have explored risk factors associated with near-fatal asthma (NFA)...
Read MoreNutrition Therapy Recommendations for Diabetes
May 17, 2014
The American Diabetes Association recently released nutrition therapy recommendations for the...
Read MoreParalyzed Surgeon Overcomes the Odds to Re-enter the OR
May 16, 2014
After a devastating health diagnosis, major spinal surgery and paralysis from the waist down, no...
Read MoreMedical Simulation in Interventional Cardiology
May 16, 2014
Use of medical simulation has grown considerably over the past decade because it helps physicians...
Read MoreClinical Guidelines for Managing Obesity
May 15, 2014
According to published data, nearly 155 million adults in the United States are classified as...
Read MorePhysician Rapport With Obese Patients
May 14, 2014
Recent studies suggest that obese patients may be vulnerable to poorer physician–patient...
Read More2014 ASH Annual Scientific Meeting
May 13, 2014
New research is being presented at the 2014 annual scientific meeting of the American Society of...
Read MoreA Look at Anaphylaxis in America
May 13, 2014
Anaphylaxis is an acute, life-threating condition that typically requires an ED visit, a...
Read MoreHeart Rhythm 2014: Examining Outcomes After LVAD Placement
May 12, 2014
The Particulars: Left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) are increasingly being used to treat...
Read MoreHeart Rhythm 2014: Outcomes With Prolonged ICD Arrhythmia Detection Times
May 12, 2014
The Particulars: Programming long arrhythmia detection times has been shown to reduce the...
Read MoreHeart Rhythm 2014: Minimally Invasive Epicardial ICD Placement
May 12, 2014
The Particulars: Previous studies have suggested that the rates of implantable cardioverter...
Read MoreHeart Rhythm 2014: OSA Treatment & Atrial Fibrillation Recurrence
May 12, 2014
The Particulars: Research has shown that obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) appears to predict the...
Read MoreHearth Rhythm 2014: Remote Monitoring of ICDs
May 12, 2014
The Particulars: Data indicate that emergency healthcare use is common among patients with...
Read MoreShow Me the Evidence
May 12, 2014
A Twitter follower wrote me this: “hospital making me use ‘safety scalpel’...
Read MoreAPA 2014: Psychiatry Resident Experiences in the ED
May 8, 2014
The Particulars: Previously published data indicate that rates of government support for community...
Read MoreAPA 2014: Analyzing Patients Seeking Emergency Psychiatric Care
May 8, 2014
The Particulars: Data are lacking on the reasons why patients seek care from and use emergency...
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