Cardiology
If you witness a cardiac arrest, your actions could save a life
Lay responders' swift assistance to cardiac arrest victims is associated with improved survival, according to research presented at ESC Congress 2021.
Aug 28, 2021
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Medical economics
Hospitals often outsource important services to companies that prioritize profit over patients
Hospitals have long embraced the practice of outsourcing some services to specialized companies. Much of this outsourcing is for nonclinical tasks such as laundry, information technology and cybersecurity, and outsourcing ...
Aug 23, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Over 604,000 emergency ambulance calls for COVID in UK first wave, survey reveals
Over 600,000 emergency calls to 999 during the first wave of the pandemic were for suspected COVID, with ambulances sent in almost 80% of cases and 43% of patients being conveyed to hospitals, a major new survey of UK ambulance ...
Aug 17, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Alert on Australian youth mental healthcare and youth suicide
Headspace and Better Access have been challenged by Australian psychiatry researchers to integrate more seamlessly with public health systems and state and local databases to make wholescale inroads into cutting mental health ...
Aug 2, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
England quarantine rules being relaxed to avoid shortages
The British government has sought to ease food supply pressures in England by exempting more than 10,000 workers from quarantine rules that led to staff shortages and empty shelves and fears of panic-buying.
Jul 23, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Sydney tightens lockdown amid 'stubborn' outbreak
Australian authorities ordered more businesses to close Saturday along with a slew of new restrictions in the country's largest city as a weeks-long lockdown failed to quash an outbreak of COVID-19.
Jul 17, 2021
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Surgery
Increased tourniquet use has saved lives in Los Angeles County
Uncontrolled bleeding continues to be one of the most common causes of preventable death from a traumatic injury. However, patient survival from such injuries has improved in Los Angeles County due to an increased use of ...
Apr 22, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Countries worldwide hit new records for virus cases, deaths
Ambulances filled with breathless patients lined up in Brazil as nations around the world set new records Thursday for COVID-19 deaths and new coronavirus infections. The disease surged even in some countries that have kept ...
Apr 20, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Using your favorite song as an alarm can help you wake up more alert
This morning after waking when the alarm went off, you may have experienced a feeling of grogginess and lack of alertness. This is a physiological phenomenon termed "sleep inertia." If you experience this, you are not alone. ...
Apr 6, 2021
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Health
Keeping emergency service workers and incident responders safe at dangerous crash sites
Emergency service workers and incident responders need to have clear communication about safety concerns at high-speed crash scenes to keep themselves and their colleagues safe, according to a new Monash University study.
Mar 30, 2021
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