Doctors without scruples
by Physician’s Weekly blogger, Skeptical Scalpel A pregnant 28-year-old Bakersfield, California...
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Emergency Medicine
WHO weighs science and politics in global virus emergency decision
By Stephanie Nebehay and Kate Kelland GENEVA/LONDON (Reuters) – Most of the World Health...
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Burden of emergency pediatric surgical procedures on surgical capacity in Uganda: a new metric for health system performance.
The significant burden of emergency operations in low- and middle-income countries can overwhelm...
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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...
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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Mild and Moderate Traumatic Brain Injury and Gender-Based Critical Care Outcomes.
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major contributor to death and complications. Previous studies...
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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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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...
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...
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...
Read MoreEarly concussion treatment tied to faster recovery
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Young athletes who get concussions may recover faster when they’re treated within the first week than when they wait longer to get care, a new study suggests. Researchers examined...
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December 2019 Briefing – Emergency Medicine
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Emergency Medicine for December 2019. This roundup includes the latest research news from journal articles, as well as the FDA approvals and regulatory changes that are the most likely to affect clinical practice. CDC: Cases of Flu Continue to Mount […]
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Samoa ends measles state of emergency as infection rate slows
By Will Ziebell MELBOURNE (Reuters) – The South Pacific island nation of Samoa has lifted a...
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Samoa extends measles state of emergency, NZ to fund Pacific vaccination campaign
By Will Ziebell MELBOURNE (Reuters) – The South Pacific island nation of Samoa on Saturday...
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Half a million Ebola vaccine doses to be stockpiled for emergency use
By Kate Kelland LONDON, Dec 5 (Reuters) – – A stockpile of 500,000 doses of Ebola...
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November 2019 Briefing – Emergency Medicine
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Emergency Medicine for November 2019. This roundup includes the latest research news from journal articles, as well as the FDA approvals and regulatory changes that are the most likely to affect clinical practice. Three Meds Equal as Second-Line Therapy for […]
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November 2019 Briefing – Emergency Medicine
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Emergency Medicine for November 2019. This roundup includes the latest research news from journal articles, as well as the FDA approvals and regulatory changes that are the most likely to affect clinical practice. Three Meds Equal as Second-Line Therapy for […]
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