ACS: Antibiotics Noninferior to Appendectomy for Appendicitis
TUESDAY, Oct. 6, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Antibiotics are noninferior to appendectomy for...
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Emergency Medicine
ASA: Mortality After Reoperation Higher in Black Children
TUESDAY, Oct. 6, 2020 (HealthDay News) — African American (AA) children are more likely to...
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Prehospital Delivery of Clot Promoter Judged Safe in Trauma Patients
But no mortality boost with tranexamic acid in injured patients at hemorrhage risk Giving...
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CDC Reports Cases of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Adults
MONDAY, Oct. 5, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Adult patients with current or previous severe acute...
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COVID-19 Mortality Higher in Patients With Parkinson Disease
MONDAY, Oct. 5, 2020 (HealthDay News) — COVID-19-related case fatality rates are higher for...
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Dentists’ Rx for Opioids Pose Danger for Drug Interactions
MONDAY, Oct. 5, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Opioids prescribed by dentists may pose a threat for...
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2018 to 2019 Vaccine Cut Influenza A-Linked Hospitalizations
MONDAY, Oct. 5, 2020 (HealthDay News) — The 2018 to 2019 influenza vaccine effectiveness...
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CDC Now Acknowledges Airborne Transmission of COVID-19
MONDAY, Oct. 5, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Infection with the new coronavirus can occur through...
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Daily COVID-19 Cases in U.S. Highest in Months
MONDAY, Oct. 5, 2020 (HealthDay News) — The highest daily rate of new COVID-19 cases in the...
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ASA: Sustained Decrease Seen in Prescription Opioid Abuse in U.S.
MONDAY, Oct. 5, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Prescription pain medication (PPM) abuse decreased...
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Antibodies Decrease With Time After COVID-19 Symptom Onset
FRIDAY, Oct. 2, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Antibodies decrease with time after COVID-19 symptom...
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Mortality Below 40 Percent for COVID-19 Patients Put on ECMO
FRIDAY, Oct. 2, 2020 (HealthDay News) — For patients with COVID-19 receiving extracorporeal...
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Older Adults Likely to Be Excluded From COVID-19 Trials
FRIDAY, Oct. 2, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Older adults are likely to be excluded from many...
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September 2020 Briefing – Emergency Medicine
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Emergency...
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Review: Children, Teens Have Lower Susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2
THURSDAY, Oct. 3, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Children and adolescents seem to have lower...
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In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Common in Critically Ill With COVID-19
THURSDAY, Oct. 1, 2020 (HealthDay News) — For critically ill patients with COVID-19,...
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Proportion of Pediatric COVID-19 Cases Rising in the U.S.
THURSDAY, Oct. 1, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Pediatric COVID-19 cases increased considerably...
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Rates of Alcohol-Induced Deaths Increased From 2006 to 2018
THURSDAY, Oct. 1, 2020 (HealthDay News) — The rates of alcohol-induced deaths increased from...
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GI Complications More Common in Critically Ill With COVID-19
THURSDAY, Oct. 1, 2020 (HealthDay News) — A higher rate of gastrointestinal complications,...
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No Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine Expected Until Next Spring
THURSDAY, Oct. 1, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Moderna will not have a COVID-19 vaccine available...
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