Acute appendicitis: Will a novel endoscopic “organ-sparing” approach change the treatment paradigm?
by Skeptical Scalpel, Physician’s Weekly Top Blogger Will a novel endoscopic “organ-sparing”...
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Emergency Medicine General
Conference Highlights – AIDS 2020: Virtual – A Focus on COVID-19
New research was presented at AIDS 2020: Virtual, the 23rd International AIDS Conference, from...
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Blood Type May Play a Role in Covid-19 Severity
Type O blood linked to lower respiratory failure in study Genetic analysis involving Covid-19...
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Study Connects the Dots Between Smoking and Stroke Risk in African Americans
Risk increases as more cigarettes are smoked According to the Office of Minority Health of the...
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New Coronavirus Hot Spots Emerge Across South And In California, As Northeast Slows
Nationwide, coronavirus infection numbers are trending down, but several states are seeing upticks, with the heaviest impact falling on communities of color and nursing home residents.
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RESILIENT: Endovascular Tx Plus Standard Care Achieves Better Outcomes After Stroke
Given within 8 hours of symptom onset, combo improves 90-day functional outcomes over standard...
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A Novel Response to Emergency Treatment & Transport
Currently, Medicare fee-for-service (FFS) pays for ambulance services only when patients are...
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Depressive Symptoms Linked to CVD Risk, Mortality
THURSDAY, June 11, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Depressive symptoms are associated with an...
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Emergency Department Prescribing Patterns for Pharyngitis in Children.
Pharyngitis is commonly diagnosed in the emergency department (ED) and accounts for substantial...
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ICUs Become A ‘Delirium Factory’ For COVID Patients
The coronavirus that causes COVID-19 targets more than just the lungs. New research shows it also penetrates the brain, complicating treatment and risking lifelong damage. And the pandemic limits hospitals from running MRIs or other tests on coronavirus patients.
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Follow-Up Care & Post-Stroke Readmission
Research indicates that more than 750,000 patients per year are hospitalized for stroke in the US,...
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Racial Inequities in HF Care Access
Data suggest that heart failure (HF) is the second most common reason for hospital admission in...
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Developing ICU Recovery Centers
Data indicate that more than 6 million people will become critically ill each year, and of these...
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Trends in ED Admissions for Child Sexual Abuse
Physicians and nurses working in the ED are often the first to recognize sings of sexual abuse and...
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Machine Translation & Emergency Department Discharge Instructions
Patients who have limited proficiency with the English language often experience communication...
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Covid-19: Coagulapathies Are Common, But Why?
From a field hospital in NYC, and an ED in Birmingham, ’the story of this disease changes...
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Covid-19: VA Study Points to Increased Mortality with Hydroxychloroquine
Standard supportive care bested either HC alone or combined with azithromycin The much-touted...
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Updated Special Considerations for Heart Failure Patients: Covid-19
Clyde W. Yancy, MD, praises response of colleagues but gives voice to exhaustion On March 18,...
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Successful online management of COVID-19 infection
New Rochelle, NY, April 6, 2020–A team of researchers in Wuhan, China have developed a...
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What cells does the novel coronavirus attack?
Scientists from the Berlin Institute of Health (BIH), Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin...
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