Critical Care/Emergency Medicine

What The Study Did: This study of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 examines the association of anticoagulation treatment with mortality rates. Authors: Valerie M. Vaughn, M.D., M.Sc., of the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, is…

What The Study Did: Researchers describe international hospitalization trends and key epidemiological and clinical features of children and youth with COVID-19. Authors: Paul Avillach, M.D., Ph.D., of Harvard Medical School in Boston,…

After 30 years of development, a medical device designed to continuously monitor the airways of the tiniest ventilated patients could become the standard of care for babies worldwideCredit: Purdue University photo/John Underwood WEST…

An analysis of both inpatient and outpatient data within an integrated health system demonstrates the role of structural, societal factors in the pandemic's spread BOSTON - A new analysis by researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital…

Taking fish oil may reduce antibiotic resistanceCredit: Flinders University For the first time, Australian scientists have confirmed a link between the role of regular fish oil to break down the ability of 'superbugs' to become…

Credit: The Journal CHEST® Published monthly, the journal CHEST® features peer-reviewed, cutting-edge original research in chest medicine: Pulmonary, critical care, sleep medicine and related disciplines. Journal topics include asthma,…

Credit: Credit to NTU Singapore A team of researchers from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore), Ngee Ann Polytechnic, Singapore (NP), and the National Heart Centre Singapore (NHCS) have invented a tool that…

What The Study Did: Researchers found differences in sociodemographic and clinical characteristics by entry location for SARS-CoV-2 testing within a safety-net health system. White and English-speaking individuals disproportionately…

Credit: UVA Health A new physiological measurement of heart function developed at UVA Health could improve survival for people with heart failure by identifying high-risk patients who require tailored treatments, a new study suggests.…

Credit: ATS June 08, 2021 - Christopher Chesley, MD, of the University of Pennsylvania has been named the 2021 ATS Fellowship in Health Equality Award winner for his project "Determining disparities in care quality for patients with…

New research identified a novel interaction between the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein and the galectin-3-binding protein (LGALS3BP) which could be a new therapeutic anti-viral target. The research also found the presence of detectable viral…

Credit: Photo: private More active efforts to reduce patients' time on a ventilator in an ICU can both spare their suffering and free up intensive care resources, a thesis at the University of Gothenburg shows. Mechanical ventilation…

Preclinical experiments show that the drugs cepharanthine and nelfinavir may be effective treatments for COVID-19Credit: Louis Reed on Unsplash COVID-19 continues to claim lives across the world and is infecting millions more. Although…

The number of people engaging with life-enhancing cardiac rehabilitation clinics has declined during the pandemic, according to a BMJ clinical update which makes the case for more home-based and virtual alternatives The number of people…

The reluctance or refusal to accept Covid-19 vaccinations can be tackled by a five-pronged strategy to addressing the behavioural and socio-demographic factors behind vaccine hesitancy. Writing in the Journal of the Royal Society of…

OHSU co-authors say findings are a call to address structural racism throughout society People of color are more than twice as likely to die after a traumatic brain injury as white people, according to a new retrospective review from…

Credit: Photo by Cori Kogan, WSU Health Sciences Spokane A new study led by researchers at Washington State University has identified a protein that could be the key to improving treatment outcomes after a heart attack. Published in…

The Vilcek Foundation and The Arnold P. Gold Foundation have announced Dr. Jirayut 'New' Latthivongskorn and Dr. Denisse Rojas Marquez as joint recipients of the 2021 Vilcek-Gold Award for Humanism in HealthcareCredit: The Vilcek Foundation…

With the designation, the West Virginia Clinical and Translational Science Institute program can now lend resources and expertise to health providers beyond West VirginiaCredit: Photo provided MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - The West Virginia…

Credit: Woodford J, Gillman A, Jenvey P, Roberts J, Woolley S, Barber BE, et al. (2021) Positron emission tomography and magnetic resonance imaging in experimental human malaria to identify organ-specific changes... The malaria…