News tagged with emergency physician
Rising barriers to primary care send many Americans to the emergency department
A shortage in the number and availability of primary care physicians may continue to mean rising numbers of emergency department visits, despite the expanded health insurance coverage required by the 2010 Patient Protection ...
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Aug 09, 2011 |
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Market factors affect closures of emergency departments nationwide
Despite a rise in the number of emergency room patients, the number of hospital-based emergency departments in the U.S. is in decline, according to a study led by Renee Hsia, MD, MSc, an emergency physician at San Francisco ...
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Jun 10, 2011 |
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How to stay safe in extreme summer heat
Blazing temperatures can bring on serious illness if you're not careful. Dr. Abhi Mehrotra, an emergency physician at UNC Hospitals, offers tips on protecting yourself and your family against extreme heat.
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Jun 09, 2011 |
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Re-admission rates via emergency rooms climbing among patients who have recently been hospitalized
Emergency department patients who have recently been hospitalized are more than twice as likely to be admitted as those who have not recently been in the hospital, according to new research from the Perelman School of Medicine ...
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Jun 01, 2011 |
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Postponing care can result in serious consequences for asthma patients
Waiting to seek emergency medical care for asthma exacerbations can result in worse outcomes, including hospitalization, according to a study conducted by researchers from New York. Patients who delay regular medical care ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
May 16, 2011 |
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First North American study to look at ED use by adults with intellectual disabilities
In the first North American study to examine population rates of Emergency Department (ED) use for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), researchers from the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences ...
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May 13, 2011 |
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