Chronic Pain: Analyzing the Public Health Burden
There has been greater recognition over the past several decades of the pervasiveness of poorly...
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Emergency Medicine
Surprise Findings: Satisfied Patients Pay More, Die Sooner
Unexpected findings from a new study published in Archives of Internal Medicine found that higher...
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Internists Cite Wasteful Medical Screenings
The overuse of some screening and diagnostic tests that fail to provide high-value, cost-conscious...
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Combating the Physician Shortage
The Association of American Medical Colleges estimates that we will face a shortage of up to...
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The Growing Problem of Drug-Related Suicide Attempts in Men
According to the CDC, suicide is the seventh-leading cause of death among males. A 2007 analysis...
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Guidelines for Cerebral Venous Thrombosis
Cerebral venous thrombosis is caused by clots in the dural sinuses and/or cortical veins, and it...
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Managing Pediatric Septic Shock
Those who undergo major surgical procedures or who have certain medical hardware placed, such as a...
Read MoreMaking the Communication-Quality Care Link
Rapid fire delivery of critical information between clinicians is commonplace in the ED, but most departments rarely plan and assess the effectiveness of their communication methods. Research has indicated that more than half of...
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A Quality Improvement Strategy to Reduce Infection Rates
An estimated 80,000 patients each year experience catheter-related bloodstream infections during...
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Statins Improve Brain Injury Survival Rates by 76%
Patients taking cholesterol-lowering statins when admitted to the hospital for a brain injury are...
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Bacteria Contaminates 60% of Hospital Uniforms
More than 60% of uniforms worn by hospital nurses and doctors tested positive for potentially...
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Reducing Cardiovascular Medication Errors
In-hospital medication errors contribute significantly to the estimated 44,000 to 98,000 deaths...
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Improving Boomeratric Care Services
The population of baby boomers and geriatric adults—the “boomeratric”™ generation—is continuing to...
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Updated Guidelines for Secondary Stroke Prevention
The American Heart Association/American Stroke Association (AHA/ASA) released updated guidelines...
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Public Awareness of Specialized Stroke Hospitals
When managing stroke, time is brain. Every minute that stroke therapy is delayed can make a major...
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New Superbug Surfaces in Three States
An alarming new adaptable gene that can turn several common germs and types of bacteria into...
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Managing Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections
Catheter-associated bacteriuria, the most common healthcare-associated infection, results from the...
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Salmonella Outbreak Persists
The current salmonella scare is the largest outbreak of this strain since the CDC started...
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Managing Thoracic Aortic Disease
Thoracic aortic diseases result in more than 40,000 deaths per year in the United States, but this...
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Risk of Dying from Coronary Heart Disease Drops 50%
When it comes to the risk of coronary heart disease (CHD), Americans seem to be heading in the...
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