A randomized trial involving all hospitals in London, U.K., has found no difference in survival at 30 days in patients with resuscitated cardiac arrest in the community who were taken by ambulance to a cardiac arrest center ...
Aug 29, 2023
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Competency-based cardiac imaging delivery is needed for effective and efficient patient care, according to a European Society of Cardiology (ESC) statement published today in European Heart Journal a journal of the ESC.
Aug 25, 2023
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Nitrous oxide is a popular recreational drug, especially among young people, that can cause serious and sometimes permanent neurological defects. A new review in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) aims to help clinicians ...
Aug 21, 2023
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Influenza infection (flu) is a major cause of death around the world, especially during years of flu pandemics. People who die of the flu often have a secondary lung infection with Staphylococcus aureus (staph) bacteria that ...
Aug 15, 2023
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For patients with cirrhosis in the intensive care unit (ICU), there is an association between early serum ammonia and hospital mortality, according to a study published online July 20 in Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics.
Aug 3, 2023
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Construction workers, airport baggage handlers, letter carriers, and other outdoor workers—many of whom traveled to Washington, D.C., from Texas—gathered at the steps of the Capitol last Tuesday. They were joined by labor ...
Aug 2, 2023
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During the COVID-19 pandemic, many U.S. hospitals had overcapacity intensive care units (ICU) while other area hospitals had open ICU beds available, a phenomenon known as "load imbalance." The hospitals most likely to be ...
Jul 20, 2023
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About 50% of preterm infants develop some form of bronchopulmonary dysplasia, a breathing disorder that can cause long-term breathing and health issues. About 20% of preterm infants develop BPD with pulmonary hypertension, ...
Jul 19, 2023
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MUSC researchers have identified a novel biomarker that could change the way sepsis is approached and treated. Sepsis, the leading cause of death in intensive care units, is the body's extreme response to an infection and ...
Jul 18, 2023
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Aerobic glycolysis, the process by which cells transform glucose into lactate, is key for eye development in mammals, according to a new Northwestern Medicine study published in Nature Communications.
Jul 14, 2023
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