Non-white patients assigned less severe triage scores
Mistriage of non-White patients in the emergency department appears to be common, according to a study published online Oct. 12 in JAMA Network Open.
Oct 16, 2023
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Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena: News and Research on Chest Pain
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Bystanders less likely to give women CPR: research
Bystanders are less likely to give life-saving CPR to women having a cardiac arrest in public than men, leading to more women dying from the common health emergency, researchers said Monday.
Sep 18, 2023
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Presenting non-traditional symptoms, women suffer worse heart disease outcomes than men
More than a dozen medical studies from around the globe show women suffer worse outcomes when diagnosed with and treated for cardiac issues—the No. 1 killer in the world, according to the Centers for Disease Control.
Aug 29, 2023
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Individuals feel sex-specific symptoms before impending cardiac arrest, study finds
Investigators from the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai are one step closer to helping individuals catch a sudden cardiac arrest before it happens, thanks to a study published today in The Lancet Digital Health journal.
Aug 26, 2023
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New guideline for treatment of acute dizziness and vertigo in the emergency department
The Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM) has released its third publication in a series of Guidelines for Reasonable and Appropriate Care in the Emergency Department (GRACE-3), which focuses on acute dizziness and ...
May 11, 2023
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One in five adults in Australia can't name a heart attack symptom, finds study
New research has found one in five adults in Australia can't name any heart attack symptoms, and only around half report chest pain as a symptom. It has also helped inspire a new partnership working to increase awareness ...
Mar 9, 2023
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COVID-19 infection leads to increased rates of chest pain six months to a year after infection, find study
Even patients with mild COVID-19 infections can suffer from health complications for months, even years, post infection. Nearly 19% of U.S. adults who had previously tested positive for COVID-19 report having "long COVID," ...
Mar 6, 2023
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More effective, non-invasive test uses artificial intelligence to detect blocked arteries
As a patient with a family history of heart disease, Karen Moore has always been diligent about monitoring her heart health. When her primary care doctor heard something unusual during a routine examination, she sent Moore ...
Feb 16, 2023
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'No beds, not enough doctors': UK healthcare crisis laid bare
Five-year-old Yusuf Mahmud Nazir died from pneumonia after being sent home, despite a doctor describing his tonsillitis as the worst he had ever seen.
Jan 18, 2023
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Heart attacks are less recognizable in women. Here's what you should know
While heart attacks don't discriminate based on gender, women are more likely to die from a heart attack than men. Studies suggest that's because women are less able to recognize the symptoms of a heart attack.
Jan 17, 2023
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