Critical Care/Emergency Medicine

Emergency staff report substantial anxiety, burnout and PTSD During the acute phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, emergency department doctors, nurses and other frontline staff experienced unprecedented levels of stress and emotional…

What The Study Did: This analysis evaluated in-hospital mortality rates for patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection over time and factors associated with changes were examined Authors: Lyn Finelli, Dr.P.H., M.S., of Merck Research Labs in…

An adaptive cognitive training program could help treat attention and working memory difficulties in children with sickle cell disease (SCD), a new study published in the of Journal of Pediatric Psychology shows. These neurocognitive…

Bans on menthol cigarettes across Canada from 2016 to 2017 led to a significant increase in the number of smokers who attempted to quit, smokers who quit successfully, and lower rates of relapse among former smokers, according to a new…

Risk of severe COVID-19 in people over 50 offers chance to have discussions and complete documents to be used in case of difficult medical decisionsCredit: University of Michigan As the toll of COVID-19 continues to climb, newly…

What The Study Did: A clinical risk assessment tool developed in China was tested with a group of patients in Spain to evaluate its ability to predict critical illness among patients hospitalized with COVID-19 in Europe. Authors: Oscar…

Study suggests that timely access to mental healthcare for children is worsening; policy solutions are needed Rates of prolonged visits for pediatric mental health emergency department (ED) visits increased over a decade, in contrast to…

Among typical anesthetics, only isoflurane results in undisrupted memory formation in miceCredit: Simon Wiegert, CC-BY Memory loss is common after general anesthesia, particularly for events occurring immediately before surgery--a…

What The Study Did: This observational study examined death and hospital readmission rates of patients with COVID-19 pneumonia after being discharged to home or quarantine housing with supplemental home oxygen. Authors: Brad Spellberg,…

2021 ARRS Virtual Annual Meeting research finds the COVID-19 'Safer at Home' order resulted in a significant decline in radiology ordering utilization, outpatient consultations, and emergency department visitsCredit: American Roentgen Ray…

Strategy for successful mAB treatment program published in New England Journal of Medicine Houston Methodist has been a leader in successfully treating high-risk patients with monoclonal antibodies (mAB) for mild to moderate Covid-19…

Henry Ford Hospital researchers said patients of color had lower 28-day mortality than white patientsCredit: Henry Ford Health System DETROIT (March 31, 2021) - In a study that looked at racial differences in outcomes of COVID-19…

Project will enroll personnel from 16 medical centers who have experienced COVID-19 symptoms The David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA has received a $4.9 million grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to study the…

Study highlights need to promote use of appropriate child car seats when in ride-share A national survey of parents revealed that most parents who used ride-share services did so with their children, but only half of the respondents…

Credit: Dan Addison | UVA Communications An international team of researchers led by a University of Virginia School of Medicine professor is warning that scientists must better prepare for the next pandemic - and has developed…

Researchers from Skoltech have developed an early prototype of a medical imaging system that uses neural networks to analyze near-infrared images of veins and project a venous pattern onto a patient's body - this may make blood draws much…

Octaplas™ and fibryga® receive new product labeling following FDA's approval of BLA supplements to update therapy research; FDA expands fibryga® indication to include treatment of children under 12 years of ageCredit: Octapharma USA…

New study looks at gun access among adolescents in ColoradoCredit: CU Anschutz Medical Camppus Twenty percent of high school students have easy access to a handgun, according to a new study from the Colorado School of Public Health…

Godot is in sight Presents a brief overview of the eight COVID-19 editorials published in DMPHP over the past year and using them as a framework to follow the evolution of the Pandemic over time. A review of the salient epidemiological and…

Credit: UPMC PITTSBURGH, March 26, 2021 - As evidence mounts supporting the use of monoclonal antibody treatment to reduce hospitalizations and deaths from COVID-19, UPMC and University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine…