acute myocardial infarction
acute myocardial infarction
05/07/2021
How does symptom presentation of a heart attack impact patient outcomes? In a recent study, researchers examined how symptoms impacted emergency dispatch responses and 30-day mortality in patients with...
05/07/2021
Hepatology
Hepatology
05/04/2021
The American College of Gastroenterology has updated it guidelines on Diagnosis and Management of Idiosyncratic Drug-Induced Liver Injury (DILI).
05/04/2021
COPD
COPD
12/14/2020
In this clinical review, researchers outlined strategies for managing exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in the emergency department to reduce future exacerbations and hospital...
12/14/2020
smoking
smoking
08/26/2020
In a recent study, researchers examined whether higher rates of e-cigarette and cannabis use were associated with the prevalence of e-cigarette or vaping-related lung injuries during the 2019 outbreak. ...
08/26/2020
Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis
03/25/2020
The World Health Organization has updated its guidelines on tuberculosis preventive treatment with 18 new recommendations.
03/25/2020
frailty
frailty
01/06/2020
A measurement of frailty created from the results of common lab tests could help to predict the risk of poorer outcomes among hospitalized older adults, according to the results of a new study.
01/06/2020
salmonella
salmonella
11/04/2019
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are currently investigating a multi-state outbreak of Salmonella Dublin infection that has been linked to ground beef.
11/04/2019
sepsis
sepsis
09/18/2019
A recent study examines whether initiation of antimicrobial therapy affects the sensitivity of blood cultures taken in patients with sepsis
09/18/2019
Pathology
Pathology
09/06/2019
The American Society for Clinical Pathology has released 5 new practices that physicians and patients should question as part of their Choosing Wisely campaign.
09/06/2019
antibiotics
antibiotics
07/23/2019
Researchers from Baylor College of Medicine conducted a scoping review including data from 31 studies reporting nonprescription use of antibiotics, storage of antibiotics, and factors influencing...
07/23/2019