Music therapy can ease back pain for ED visitors
Playwright William Congreve wrote in the Restoration period that music "hath charms to soothe a savage breast." And, as it turns out, back pain in 21st-century patients as well.
Sep 4, 2025
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Why mamba snake bites worsen after antivenom
A breakthrough study at the University of Queensland has discovered a hidden dangerous feature of the black mamba, one of the most venomous snakes in the world.
Sep 29, 2025
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Hypnosis can make ventilation masks more acceptable to patients with breathing problems
Hypnosis can significantly improve patients' tolerance of masks to help them breathe when they are suffering from acute respiratory failure, according to a pilot study presented at the European Emergency Medicine Congress.
Sep 28, 2025
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Large-scale study reveals 'flat-line ECG' indicates poor outcomes for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
Asystole is the most serious form of cardiac arrest. It happens when the heart stops beating and there is no more electrical activity. It is sometimes called "flat-line" or "flat-lining" because the lines on an electrocardiogram ...
Aug 29, 2025
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Global analysis reveals the frequency of in-flight medical emergencies
With nearly 5 billion people flying each year, medical emergencies in the air may be more common than most realize and they can be deadly.
Sep 29, 2025
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Why it's so easy to choke on fish bones—and the other dangers they pose
Strictly Come Dancing judge Shirley Ballas recently revealed that she'd "thought that was it" after a fish bone became lodged in her throat. Ballas's terrifying ordeal lasted for 20 minutes, with the judge struggling to breathe ...
Nov 30, 2025
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International health care workers report on war-related injuries among civilians in Gaza
A British-led study published in The BMJ provides detailed data on the pattern and severity of traumatic injuries and medical conditions seen by international health care workers deployed to Gaza during the ongoing military ...
Sep 25, 2025
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Hospital visits for hallucinogen use linked to six-fold higher risk of later mania
People who have received emergency or hospital care in Canada due to hallucinogen use have a six-fold increased risk of receiving care for mania in the next three years, according to a study published in PLOS Medicine by ...
Dec 2, 2025
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AI surpasses physicians on clinical reasoning tasks, raising the bar for more serious testing
In one of the largest studies to compare artificial intelligence and physicians on a wide array of clinical reasoning tasks including real emergency department data, a team of physicians and computer scientists at Harvard ...
Apr 30, 2026
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Sedative choice could improve outcomes for breathing tube patients
Doctors treating seriously ill patients in an emergency setting may want to give the sedative etomidate, rather than ketamine, while placing a breathing tube, according to a randomized trial published in the New England Journal ...
Dec 9, 2025
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