Emergency Medicine

Characteristics of Hospitalized Pregnant Women With Flu ID’d

Dec 29, 2021

TUESDAY, Dec. 28, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Close to 30 percent of reproductive-aged women...

POCUS Measure of JVP Predicts Elevated CVP in Heart Failure

Dec 28, 2021

TUESDAY, Dec. 28, 2021 (HealthDay News) — For patients undergoing right heart...

Unclear Labeling Tied to Sesame Food Allergy

Dec 28, 2021

TUESDAY, Dec. 28, 2021 (HealthDay News) — There is considerable sesame food allergy...

Decline Seen in Total Opioid MME Per Capita in Last Decade

Dec 28, 2021

MONDAY, Dec. 27, 2021 (HealthDay News) — During the last decade, there has been a decline in...

Risk for Violence Perpetration Up for People With Schizophrenia

Dec 23, 2021

WEDNESDAY, Dec. 22, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Individuals with schizophrenia spectrum...

First-Time Gun Owners Less Likely to Be White Men

Dec 23, 2021

WEDNESDAY, Dec. 22, 2021 (HealthDay News) – First-time gun owners differ demographically from gun...

FDA Approves New Drug to Help Control Severe Asthma

Dec 23, 2021

THURSDAY, Dec. 23, 2021 (HealthDay News) — For patients ages 12 years and older with severe...

FDA OKs First Prophylactic Drug for Graft Versus Host Disease

Dec 17, 2021

Abatacept/immunosuppressant therapy combo indicated for patients as young as 2 years old The FDA approved abatacept plus immunosuppressant therapy for the prevention of acute graft versus host disease (aGVHD) in patients two...

Acute Appendicitis: Looking at Treatment Options Beyond Surgery

Dec 16, 2021

Appendectomy still on top, but antibiotics-upfront approach is viable Surgery should be the go-to treatment for acute appendicitis, although management with antibiotics-only is not out of the question for a good number of...

Strategies Compared for Ruling Out Pulmonary Embolism

Dec 14, 2021

MONDAY, Dec. 13, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Diagnostic strategies for suspected pulmonary...

Cluster Analysis May Identify Abusive Head Trauma in Children

Dec 13, 2021

MONDAY, Dec. 13, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Cluster analysis applied to data from children...

Wearables Explored for Managing Postop Peds Patients After Discharge

Dec 10, 2021

THURSDAY, Dec. 9, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Data from wearables, coupled with a parent’s...

Adjuvant Dupilumab Improves Asthma Control for Children

Dec 10, 2021

THURSDAY, Dec. 9, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Children with uncontrolled moderate-to-severe...

YEARS Rule + D-Dimer as Good as Conventional Dx to Rule Out Pulmonary Embolism

Dec 9, 2021

Combo may be good strategy in PERC-positive ED patients with suspected PE In patients with suspected pulmonary embolism (PE) presenting to the emergency department, combining the YEARS rule with age-adjusted D-dimer threshold in...