Burnt: The Real-Life Toll of Burnout in Healthcare – Part 3: Reflection
Read Part 1 – The Incident and Part 2 – The Consequences to get up to speed. You may...
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Non-Rx Fentanyl Up in Urine Tests Positive for Other Drugs
Significant increases seen in urine drug tests positive for cocaine and methamphetamine
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Burnt: The Real-Life Toll of Burnout in Healthcare – Part 2: The Consequences
Missed Part 1? Click here to get up to speed. I arrive at work, nervous about the reasons I was...
Read MoreOpioids crisis has spread beyond United States: OECD
PARIS (Reuters) – Opioid use has reached crisis proportions not only in the United States but also in Canada and some European countries, as prescription opioid painkillers have become much more common, the OECD club of...
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Israel’s Zebra Medical gets FDA ok for AI chest X-ray product
TEL AVIV (Reuters) – Israel’s Zebra Medical Vision said on Monday it received approval...
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Burnt: The Real-Life Toll of Burnout in Healthcare – Part 1: The Incident
Working as a medic was one of the most challenging experiences of my life. For nearly two years, I...
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Opioid overdose deaths decline when pharmacists can dispense naloxone
By Linda Carroll (Reuters Health) – In states where pharmacists were allowed to sell the...
Read MoreFDA grants Jacobus Pharma approval for rare disease drug
(Reuters) – Jacobus Pharmaceutical Co Inc on Monday won U.S. approval for the first drug to treat children with Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome, a rare autoimmune disorder. The drug, Ruzurgi, was approved for use in...
Read MoreGW Pharma’s epilepsy drug meets main goal in late-stage trial
(Reuters) – GW Pharmaceuticals Plc said on Monday its drug Epidiolex was successful in treating seizures in patients with a rare form of childhood epilepsy called tuberous sclerosis complex during a late-stage trial. In...
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How long should patients fast before elective surgery?
In March 2017, the American Society of Anesthesiologists issued the following guidelines regarding...
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Vascular Surgery for Gun Injuries Carries Higher Mortality Risk
Vascular surgery required to repair major blood vessels in one of 10 hospitalized with a firearm injury
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April 2019 Briefing – Emergency Medicine
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Emergency Medicine for April 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: 704 Measles Cases Reported in U.S. […]
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Sleepy athletes may face higher concussion risk
By Manas Mishra (Reuters Health) – College athletes may face a higher risk for sport-related...
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Outcomes Worse for Cancer Patients Seen at Noncancer EDs
Patients who visit ED at alternative hospital or noncancer center at increased risk for worse outcomes
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Judge upholds New York City’s mandatory measles vaccination order
By Jonathan Allen NEW YORK (Reuters) – A Brooklyn judge on Thursday ruled against a group of...
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Digital Replantation Seems Better Than Revision Amputation
Replantation recommended when three or more digits amputated, for distal single-finger amputation
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Stroke Hospitalizations Down in Black, White Medicare Enrollees
Black men and women have experienced greater improvements in 30-day poststroke mortality
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Abnormal Romberg Test Predicts Prolonged Concussion in Children
Abnormal performance independently associated with longer duration of symptoms for children
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More Sports Experience May Reduce Impact of Concussions
Among youth with concussion history, more years of experience tied to quicker functional recovery
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FDA OKs Device for Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the ClearMatedevice (Thornhill Medical)...
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