Emergency Medicine

Incidence of Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy Up During COVID-19

Jul 12, 2020

FRIDAY, July 10, 2020 (HealthDay News) — The incidence of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy has...

Patterns Changing for Heart Disorder Hospitalizations in Canada

Jul 12, 2020

FRIDAY, July 10, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Standardized hospitalization rates declined for...

Gilead Presents Additional Data on Efficacy of Remdesivir for COVID-19

Jul 12, 2020

FRIDAY, July 10, 2020 (HealthDay News) — There is more good news on the effectiveness of the...

WHO to Lead Investigation of COVID-19 Pandemic Origins

Jul 12, 2020

FRIDAY, July 10, 2020 (HealthDay News) — The World Health Organization will lead an...

Electronic Health Records Fail to Detect Many Medication Errors

Jul 9, 2020

THURSDAY, July 9, 2020 (HealthDay News) — There is wide variation in the safety performance...

Serum Neurofilament Light May Help Assess Concussion, TBI

Jul 9, 2020

THURSDAY, July 9, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Serum neurofilament light (NfL) may be a biomarker...

Spectrum of Neurological Disorders Linked to SARS-CoV-2

Jul 9, 2020

THURSDAY, July 9, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2...

CDC Updates Info on COVID-19 Cases at Meat, Poultry Processing Facilities

Jul 9, 2020

THURSDAY, July 9, 2020 (HealthDay News) — COVID-19 was confirmed in 16,233 workers in 239...

Multifactor Program Does Not Cut Serious Fall Injuries in Elderly

Jul 9, 2020

THURSDAY, July 9, 2020 (HealthDay News) — A nurse-administered multifactorial intervention...

COVID-19 Pandemic Exacerbates Mental Health Issues

Jul 9, 2020

THURSDAY, July 9, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Just as the physical symptoms of COVID-19 vary...

A Blueprint for Teaching Hemorrhage Control to the General Public

Jul 8, 2020

Military’s Stop the Bleed program provides simple tools to help trauma victims at the scene Stop the Bleed (STB), the defense department’s hemorrhage-control training program designed for lay audiences, has proven...

Thousands of Heat-Related Deaths Occur Each Year in the U.S.

Jul 4, 2020

THURSDAY, July 2, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Between 1997 and 2006, 0.44 percent of U.S. deaths...

EMS Calls Down Early in COVID-19 Outbreak

Jul 4, 2020

THURSDAY, July 2, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Early in the COVID-19 outbreak there was a...

Neurological Symptoms Described in Children With COVID-19

Jul 4, 2020

THURSDAY, July 2, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Children with COVID-19 may present with new...

Evidence Poor for Accuracy of Serological Tests for COVID-19

Jul 4, 2020

THURSDAY, July 2, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Existing evidence on the diagnostic accuracy of...

Homeless More Likely to Need Ventilators for Respiratory Illness

Jul 4, 2020

THURSDAY, July 2, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Homeless people in New York state are more likely...

June 2020 Briefing – Emergency Medicine

Jul 1, 2020

Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Emergency Medicine for June 2020. This roundup includes the latest research news from journal articles, as well as the FDA approvals and...