Critical Care/Emergency Medicine

In a paper published today in the Journal of Medical Screening, researchers from King's College London and Queen Mary University of London have found that despite free cancer screening programmes, only 35% take part in all offered…

Credit: Courtesy University of British Columbia Scientists have shown for the first time evidence that early sampling of blood for microorganisms in sepsis is critical to treating the common and potentially fatal condition. In an…

A drug commonly used to manage symptoms of Alzheimer disease and other dementias -- donepezil -- is associated with a two-fold higher risk of hospital admission for rhabdomyolysis, a painful condition of muscle breakdown, compared with…

Emergency clinicians identified older adults who were twice as likely to die in one month by answering the question, 'Would you be surprised if this patient died in the next one month?' Boston, MA -- Three-quarters of older adults with a…

Credit: Kirsty Challen, B.SC., MBCHB, MRES, PH.D., Lancashire Teaching Hospitals, United Kingdom DES PLAINES, IL -- A multicenter randomized controlled clinical trial confirms that both chemical-first and electrical-first…

Credit: Andrew Hansen, MD, Jordan Valley Medical Center (Salt Lake City) - Doctors have identified a previously unrecognized characteristic of the vaping-related respiratory illness that has been emerging in clusters across the…

A new national study done by researchers at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and Boston Medical Center showed large differences in the emergency department (ED) and hospital destinations of minority (Black and Hispanic)…

Irrigation with acetic acid neutralizes tissue and prevents delayed esophageal complications (COLUMBUS, Ohio) - Button battery injuries in children have been increasingly severe--resulting in devastating injuries and even death. Button…

Experts describe in Wilderness & Environmental Medicine what patients and clinicians should expect after a severe jellyfish sting and recommend how to manage this for best results in the field and throughout follow-up treatmentCredit:…

MAYWOOD, IL - Millions of patients take blood thinners such as Coumadin to prevent blood clots that can cause strokes. But when such patients come to the emergency department (ED) with life-threatening bleeding, they may require a drug…