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Opioid prescribing guideline has immediate, sustained impact on prescribing rates

Emergency medicine physicians at Temple University Hospital have found that an opioid prescribing guideline had an immediate and sustained impact on opioid prescribing rates for minor conditions and chronic noncancer pain in an acute care setting.

30 Dec 2015

Discovery Life's new unscripted docudrama series highlights lifesaving work by SOM and Shock Trauma caregivers

Discovery Life's new unscripted docudrama series Shock Trauma: Edge of Life follows a team of medical professionals at the world-renown R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, University of Maryland ("Shock Trauma").

29 Dec 2015

Medication poisoning threatens young children in poor areas

Children younger than 5 who live in economically disadvantaged areas had a greater risk of medication poisoning that resulted in referral to a health care facility, according to scientists at the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health and the University of California, San Diego. These areas were rural and experienced high unemployment, along with lower rates of high school graduation and lower household income.

23 Dec 2015

Patients treated at emergency departments for hypertension on the rise in US

The number and percentage of patients treated at emergency departments for hypertension are on the rise across the United States, according to a Vanderbilt University Medical Center study published recently in the American Journal of Cardiology.

22 Dec 2015

Study examines effect of nonoperative treatment for appendicitis

It is too early to change the standard treatment of appendicitis in U.S. adults to initial antibiotic therapy only, rather than surgical removal of the appendix, or appendectomy, authors of a new systematic review study conclude.

18 Dec 2015

UA developing brain-scanning technology that could improve diagnosis of many disorders

Researchers at the University of Arizona are developing a noninvasive brain-scanning technology that could produce images far superior to those obtained with the most commonly used systems -- electroencephalography and functional magnetic resonance imaging.

17 Dec 2015

Oxford medical graduates set up website to support Syrian medical students

Over 11 million Syrians have been forced to leave their homes during the five years of conflict in the country. One of the casualties of this mass migration is Syria's university education system. Now, two Oxford medical graduates have set up a website to support Syrian medical students.

17 Dec 2015

Earlier intervention can lead to better recovery in underweight children with multiple household risk factors

Young children who are underweight experienced greater weight recovery the earlier an intervention was started, and the recovery was more significant in children with multiple household risk factors, according to a study published this week in The Journal of Pediatrics.

12 Dec 2015

Scientists reveal key links between childhood obesity and healthy living behaviours

Scientists from the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute participated in several peer-reviewed articles that published today in the International Journal of Obesity Supplements. The series (including 16 original contributions) was prepared by the International Study of Childhood Obesity, Lifestyle and the Environment research group, a global collective of leading obesity research experts from 12 countries located on five continents.

9 Dec 2015

Easy and fast way to bring relief to nauseated patients in emergency department

Nauseated patients in the emergency department who sniffed pads saturated with isopropyl alcohol were twice as likely to obtain relief from their symptoms as nauseated patients who sniffed pads saturated with saline solution, according to a study published online today in Annals of Emergency Medicine ("Isopropyl Alcohol Nasal Inhalation for Nausea in the Emergency Department: A Randomized Controlled Trial").

8 Dec 2015

Most U.S. hospitals did not adopt effective interventions to address crowding in emergency departments

The most crowded emergency departments in the U.S. have not adopted proven interventions to address crowding, a major public health concern.

8 Dec 2015

Air evacuations may pose significant added risk to patients with traumatic brain injury

Over the past 15 years, more than 330,000 U.S. soldiers have suffered a traumatic brain injury (TBI). It is one of the leading causes of death and disability connected to the country's recent conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq. Many of these patients were evacuated by air from these countries to Europe and the U.S. for further treatment. In general, these patients were flown quickly to hospitals outside the battle zone, where more extensive treatment was available.

1 Dec 2015

Infants below age 1 at risk of serious physical abuse

Infants under the age of 12 months are most at risk of serious physical abuse, reveals a large study of severely injured children published online in Emergency Medicine Journal.

25 Nov 2015

Therapeutic hypothermia after cardiac arrest improves survival and neurological outcomes

Survivors of cardiac arrest who remain in comas have better survival and neurological outcomes when their body temperatures are lowered, according to new research by Dr. Sarah Perman at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus.

25 Nov 2015

TeamHealth successfully completes acquisition of IPC Healthcare

Team Health Holdings, Inc., a leading physician services organization, today announced it has successfully completed its acquisition of IPC Healthcare, Inc., a national acute hospitalist and post-acute provider organization.

23 Nov 2015

Direct funduscopy exams performed infrequently, finds Loyola study

For more than 150 years, physicians have examined patients' eyes with a lighted, hand-held instrument called an ophthalmoscope.

22 Nov 2015

Study examines impact of countywide reductions in psychiatric services

Countywide reductions in psychiatric services -- both inpatient and outpatient -- led to more than triple the number of emergency psychiatric consults and 55 percent increases in lengths of stay for psychiatric patients in the emergency department.

21 Nov 2015

Two American Academy of Pain Medicine leaders receive NIH Director's Award

The American Academy of Pain Medicine announced today that its Immediate Past President Sean Mackey, MD, PhD, was awarded the highly prestigious National Institutes of Health Director's Award in recognition of his leadership role on the National Pain Strategy.

19 Nov 2015

Survivors of gunshot violence in high-crime urban area at risk of early death

One in 20 survivors of gunshot violence in an urban area with high crime died within five years, mainly by homicide, according to the results of a study that tracked patients after they had been discharged from the hospital that treated them.

19 Nov 2015

Clinical study shows new Ebola vaccine stimulates strong immune responses in adults

A clinical trial of a new Ebola vaccine (ChAd3-EBO-Z) that resulted from an unprecedented global consortium assembled at the behest of the World Health Organization has found that it is well tolerated and stimulates strong immune responses in adults in Mali, West Africa and in the US, according to a study published in the latest issue of the journal Lancet Infectious Disease.

19 Nov 2015

Emergency Medicine News and Research

Opioid prescribing guideline has immediate, sustained impact on prescribing rates

Discovery Life's new unscripted docudrama series highlights lifesaving work by SOM and Shock Trauma caregivers

Medication poisoning threatens young children in poor areas

Patients treated at emergency departments for hypertension on the rise in US

Study examines effect of nonoperative treatment for appendicitis

UA developing brain-scanning technology that could improve diagnosis of many disorders

Oxford medical graduates set up website to support Syrian medical students

Earlier intervention can lead to better recovery in underweight children with multiple household risk factors

Scientists reveal key links between childhood obesity and healthy living behaviours

Easy and fast way to bring relief to nauseated patients in emergency department

Most U.S. hospitals did not adopt effective interventions to address crowding in emergency departments

Air evacuations may pose significant added risk to patients with traumatic brain injury

Infants below age 1 at risk of serious physical abuse

Therapeutic hypothermia after cardiac arrest improves survival and neurological outcomes

TeamHealth successfully completes acquisition of IPC Healthcare

Direct funduscopy exams performed infrequently, finds Loyola study

Study examines impact of countywide reductions in psychiatric services

Two American Academy of Pain Medicine leaders receive NIH Director's Award

Survivors of gunshot violence in high-crime urban area at risk of early death

Clinical study shows new Ebola vaccine stimulates strong immune responses in adults

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