Psychology & Psychiatry

New study identifies gaps in emergency care for youth in crisis

Even before the COVID pandemic, visits to the emergency department and hospitalizations for children and young adults who have contemplated or attempted suicide had been rising. In North America today, suicide is the second ...

Cardiology

Addressing the difficulty of diagnosing heart attacks

Diagnosing heart attacks after heart surgery remains difficult due to shortcomings of current diagnostic tools when applied to postoperative patients, including the electrocardiogram and blood tests to detect levels of cardiac ...

Sports medicine & Kinesiology

Two acute symptoms may predict prolonged concussion recovery

A decision tree model may be used by clinicians to help identify patients who are most likely to experience a prolonged recovery following a sport-related concussion, according to a study published in the February issue of ...

Medical economics

US falls short in 'geriatricizing' emergency departments

The rapid growth of the geriatric population in the United States translates to more emergency department visits and associated complications from injury and disease. To address this challenge, in 2014, the Geriatric Emergency ...

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