Shortness of Breath in Asthma Patients
Symptoms characterize asthma, and therefore, if shortness of breath continues even with seemingly...
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Pregnancy Status is Associated With Screening for Alcohol and Other Substance Use in the Emergency Department.
Determine the rates of screening for substance use in pregnant women versus non-pregnant women...
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Anxiety and depression of relatives making life decisions in ED
The aim of our study was to assess anxiety and depression in patients’ relatives after a...
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Psychiatric-Based Pediatric ED Visits: Addressing Inadequate Evaluation & Treatment
Currently configured as urgent medical care facilities, emergency departments (EDs) typically lack...
Read MoreCare for people with psychiatric comorbidity in a general emergency unit: vision of the nurses.
To analyze the difficulties encountered by nurses when providing care to people with psychiatric comorbidity in the general emergency unit and their suggestions for improving the care of these patients.This is a qualitative,...
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WHO says not declaring virus a global emergency but taking it seriously
GENEVA (Reuters) – The World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Thursday that the new...
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Early diagnosis of sepsis in emergency departments, time to treatment, and association with mortality: An observational study.
Early recognition of sepsis is critical for timely initiation of treatment. The first objective of...
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Autoimmune Conditions & Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes
Women with various autoimmune disease appear to be at higher risk for preterm birth and cesarean...
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WHO says will decide on Thursday if China virus is a global health emergency
GENEVA (Reuters) – The World Health Organization (WHO) said it will decide on Thursday...
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Aspirin Use & COPD
Previous research indicates that aspirin use in patients with COPD appears to be associated with...
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As virus spreads to more Chinese cities, WHO calls emergency meeting
By Se Young Lee and Colin Qian BEIJING (Reuters) – An outbreak of a new coronavirus has...
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Wearable Device Data May Help Predict Flu-Like Illness Patterns
TUESDAY, Jan. 21, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Data from activity and physiological trackers may...
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First U.S. Patient With Coronavirus ID’d in Washington State
TUESDAY, Jan. 21, 2020 (HealthDay News) — The first U.S. case of a new coronavirus illness...
Read MoreAntibiotic prescribing in patients who presented to the emergency department with dog bites: A descriptive review of current practice.
To describe the current practice of prophylactic antibiotic prescribing for patients presenting to the ED with a dog bite, and compare management against existing guidelines.We performed a descriptive retrospective study on all...
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HIV Infection & Cancer Outcomes Among the Elderly
Despite treatment, elderly patients with cancer who are HIV-positive had worse outcomes than those...
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Preventing Postoperative Vaginal Delivery Infection
Research indicates that both caesarean birth and operative vaginal birth (forceps or vacuum...
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Complete Family History & Alzheimer’s Risk
While an inherited contribution is widely recognized for Alzheimer’s disease (AD), most risk...
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Smoking tied to worse outcomes after a stroke
By Lisa Rapaport People who smoke or have recently quit have higher odds of being severely...
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Updated Guidance on Ulcerative Colitis Management
With changes in available medications and treatment paradigms, and a need to provide guidance on...
Read MoreDisparities in pain medication given to kidney-stone emergency patients
By Linda Carroll (Reuters Health) – Black and Latino patients treated for kidney stones in emergency departments around the U.S. tend to get less pain-killing medication compared to whites, a new study finds. After...
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