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Blood test can help clinicians better identify brain injury severity in patients
Clinician-scientists hope to expand the use of blood-based biomarker tests for traumatic brain injury (TBI) to improve identification and escalation of care for patients whose diagnosis otherwise might be missed.
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Why using AI saves doctors time but won't fix physician burnout
AI adoption in medicine is accelerating: More than 12,000 primary care clinicians have enrolled in Canada Health Infoway's national AI scribe program, about 5,000 Ontario physicians use AI scribes and roughly one in five ...
Oct 22, 2026
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Stigmatizing patient details can push AI to deprioritize high-risk emergency cases
Artificial intelligence (AI)-driven tools used in emergency triage may be susceptible to the same clinical stigmas associated with human assessments, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center reported in a study published ...
Oct 20, 2026
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Researchers explore outcomes for patients with high potassium
High levels of potassium in the blood, common in people on certain medications or with kidney disease, often come with no symptoms but can be deadly in severe cases.
Oct 15, 2026
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Learn CPR: Why it matters more than you may realize
A family member collapses at home. A co-worker suddenly becomes unresponsive. A child stops breathing.
Oct 15, 2026
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Safer nurse workloads could alleviate emergency department crowding
A new study led by researchers from Penn Nursing's Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research (CHOPR) finds that improving hospital nurse workloads could alleviate delays in care contributing to emergency department crowding.
Oct 14, 2026
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When it comes to health care access, more isn't always better
Hospitals and policymakers routinely face a difficult question when investing in specialized emergency services: Will adding another facility improve care, or would those resources do more good somewhere else?
Oct 12, 2026
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Global injury crisis highlights urgent need for smarter trauma care
A study of almost 9,000 injury patients across Africa and South Asia has found that nearly half were dead or disabled after three months—highlighting the need for smarter, locally tailored trauma-care systems.
Oct 8, 2026
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Intranasal sufentanil-ketamine appears safe, effective for pediatric acute pain
Intranasal sufentanil-ketamine is fast-acting and appears to be well tolerated and effective at curbing acute pain for pediatric patients in the emergency department, according to a study presented at the annual European ...
Oct 7, 2026
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Digital alerts support timely treatment decisions of critically ill cardiac patients
For busy health care workers, the electronic health record (EHR) can feel like an endless stream of clicks and prompts. But three Michigan Medicine studies suggest that well-designed alerts for critically ill cardiac patients ...
Oct 6, 2026
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As immigration enforcement increased in L.A., foreign-born patients made fewer ER visits
Emergency room visits among people born outside the United States declined sharply at Los Angeles County safety-net hospitals after immigration enforcement intensified in the region last year, according to new USC research.
Oct 5, 2026
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Injectable foam prototype could seal deep wounds and help prevent amputations
A caulking gun filled with silicone compound is set to enable doctors and nurses in the future to seal even deep wounds caused by blast injuries—thereby preventing amputations and reducing mortality among patients with severe ...
Oct 3, 2026
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New research links declines in ED pediatric readiness to thousands of child deaths
A new study published in JAMA Pediatrics provides evidence that being prepared to care for children in an emergency—and staying prepared over time—can be a matter of life and death.
Oct 1, 2026
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Even short-term rises in air pollution are linked to more asthma emergency visits in Singapore
Even relatively small increases in fine-particle air pollution can be followed by more asthma- and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)-related emergency department visits, according to a nationwide study in Singapore. ...
Sep 30, 2026
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Emergency room intervention pairs smartphone and telehealth counseling to reduce risky firearm behavior
Among U.S. teens and young adults, firearm violence accounts for about 65,000 emergency department visits annually, and 60% of all firearm deaths in this age group result from interpersonal violence.
Sep 29, 2026
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New opioid up to 10 times stronger than fentanyl spreading across US
A powerful new lab-made opioid is moving through the illegal U.S. drug supply, and federal officials warn it could keep spreading.
Sep 29, 2026
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Bedside blood test can deliver results in under 10 minutes to guide urgent stroke care
Minutes count when a patient with a stroke arrives at a hospital emergency room. Doctors stand ready to treat the patient, but whether medication can dissolve the blood clot depends on what the patient is already taking. ...
Sep 28, 2026
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Nasal spray brings pain relief for children treated in the emergency department
A pain treatment delivered by nasal spray offers an effective, needle-free option for children being seen in emergency departments for a range of injuries, according to research presented at the European Emergency Medicine ...
Sep 27, 2026
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Blood test shows whether newborns with fever have bacterial or viral infection
A test that compares the levels of two molecules in the blood can accurately distinguish between bacterial and viral infections in newborn babies with fever, according to a small study presented at the European Emergency ...
Sep 26, 2026
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Virtual reality and classical music help to reduce blood pressure in patients in emergency department
A virtual reality landscape of a flowing river and trees, accompanied by classical music, can significantly reduce patients' blood pressure within 15 minutes of being seen in an emergency department.
Sep 25, 2026
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Drones could speed up delivery of automated external defibrillators to patients suffering cardiac arrest
Drones could be used to deliver automated external defibrillators (AEDs) to people experiencing out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, according to a study presented at the European Emergency Medicine Congress.
Sep 25, 2026
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Deaths linked to treatable emergency surgical conditions are rising in the US
Death rates associated with three common, treatable emergency general surgery conditions rose about 50% among U.S. adults ages 18 to 64 between 1999 and 2020—and rose nearly twice as fast in rural communities as in urban ...
Sep 25, 2026
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Risk of death rises with rate of overcrowding, corridor care in hospital emergency department
The risk of death for patients treated in the emergency department increases by 1% for every 10% increase in occupancy, according to research that will be presented at the European Emergency Medicine Congress.
Sep 24, 2026
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New ambulance triage method could reduce emergency visits for chest pain
Researchers in the Netherlands have found that about 30% of emergency department visits by patients with chest pain could be avoided if ambulance crews used a high-sensitivity troponin test alongside other measures during ...
Sep 24, 2026
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Researchers test drones as a new way to deliver blood products in emergencies
Researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz are studying whether drones can deliver freeze-dried plasma to critically injured patients when conventional transportation cannot get them to a hospital quickly enough. ...
Sep 24, 2026
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