Pediatrics
Your child is sick. Do you call your doctor or head to the ER?
It's a common dilemma when your child seems sick: Do you call the doctor, make a trip to urgent care or head straight to the emergency room?
Nov 23, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Paramedics can safely evaluate psychiatric patients' medical condition in the field
Emergency medical personnel in Alameda County, California, use a screening process for determining whether to "medically clear" patients experiencing psychiatric emergencies before transporting them. They identify patients ...
Dec 24, 2018
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Pediatrics
Is your child's 'penicillin allergy' real?
(HealthDay)—Many children suspected of being allergic to the inexpensive, first-line antibiotic penicillin actually aren't, new research indicates.
Jul 3, 2017
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Recommendations issued for advanced imaging for pediatric patients in ED
In a policy statement issued by the American Academy of Pediatrics and published online June 27 in Pediatrics, recommendations are presented for optimizing advanced imaging use for pediatric patients in the emergency department.
Jun 28, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
A look inside Florida's hospitals as the newest COVID wave sweeps through the state
At West Boca Medical Center, Dr. Cory Harlow sees patients coming into the emergency department with many of the same symptoms they complained of during the early days of COVID in Florida: pneumonia, high fever and shortness ...
Aug 1, 2022
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Google translates doctor's orders into Spanish and Chinese with few significant errors
In multicultural areas like San Francisco, doctors are increasingly looking to Google Translate to provide written instructions their patients can take home, so they stand a better chance of following medical advice.
Feb 25, 2019
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More ED visits because of alcohol, 175% increase in 25- to 29-year-olds seeking care
New research shows dramatically rising visits to emergency departments (ED) related to alcohol, especially for women, with a 175% increase in alcohol-related visits from young people aged 25 to 29. The article, published ...
Jul 22, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study finds exposure to sun, heat and humidity can exacerbate symptoms of mental disorders
Exposure to sunny, hot and humid weather can trigger severe symptoms of mental disorders, requiring emergency care. So reports a recent study, led by researchers at the University at Albany, which used data on New York State ...
Aug 25, 2022
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Sleep disorders tally $94.9 billion in health care costs each year
Sleep disorders are associated with significantly higher rates of health care utilization, conservatively placing an additional $94.9 billion in costs each year to the United States health care system, according to a new ...
May 7, 2021
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ER focus on immediate medical issues can miss the bigger picture
Frequent visitors to emergency departments often have complex social needs, such as homelessness, substance abuse, unemployment and mental illness, yet both medical providers and policy makers tend to focus on their immediate ...
Nov 5, 2019
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