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Most pediatric myocarditis caused by viruses
Vaccine-associated myocarditis remains clinically mild, compared with viral myocarditis, and far less likely than cardiac involvement from a COVID...
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Novel head-up CPR position raises odds of survival of out-of-hospital heart attacks
The shorter time to CPR initiation with a breakthrough technique improved survival chances for patients who had out-of-hospital heart attacks.
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Opioids leading cause of poisoning deaths in young children
As opioid poisoning deaths in young children have surged, strategies to prevent fatalities and reduce harm, including naloxone use, are...
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Longer boarding times predict patient processing in ED
“Extrapolating this association across the country, we predicted that nearly one million patients may have potentially not received ED care due to...
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Youth killed by guns in U.S. equals classroom a day
“Each day, 28 U.S. children and teens – the equivalent of a high school classroom – die from gun violence, making it the No. 1 killer of youth...
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Emerging invasive fungal infections call for multidisciplinary cooperation
“We need epidemiologists, doctors, and microbiologists to join ... to generate the necessary databases.”
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MD and APP-only care benefit patients in the ED
INOVA emergency department developed a Provider-Only Patients (POP) protocol for patients who required minimal nursing care.
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ED docs seek accountability for violence committed by patients
Acts of violence targeting the professionals who staff America’s emergency departments have gotten significantly worse.
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Salt pills for patients with acute decompensated heart failure?
It may seem counterintuitive, but a new trial testing extra sodium intake in patients receiving high-dose intravenous diuretics for acute HF...
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Long-acting naltrexone effective in alcohol use disorder
“ED patients are at higher risk of complications for AUD simply because they are in the ED in the first place – initiating AUD treatment in this...
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How to handle pesky molluscum contagiosum lesions
“If you don’t treat them, they’re going to spread,” Dr. Rebecca Smith said.