Health
Elder abuse often missed in ER
(HealthDay)—About 10 percent of American seniors suffer elder abuse, yet the problem is often missed in hospital emergency departments, a new study finds.
Nov 26, 2016
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A child's scraped knee turns scary in crisis-hit Venezuela
It was just a scraped knee. So 3-year-old Ashley Pacheco's parents did what parents do: They gave her a hug, cleaned the wound twice with rubbing alcohol and thought no more of it.
Oct 4, 2016
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Addiction
4 Hours in Huntington: how the heroin epidemic choked a city
He found the woman slumped over the steering wheel, an empty syringe on the floorboard and her skin dulling to a purplish blue.
Sep 4, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Teen survives rare amoeba infection that kills most people
A South Florida boy has survived a rare brain-eating amoeba that kills most people, aided in part because a hard-to-get drug to fight the infection is made by a company in Orlando where he was hospitalized, doctors said Tuesday.
Aug 23, 2016
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Health
Knowing the signs of heatstroke can save your life
These scorching dog days of summer are a reminder of the danger of heat-related illnesses.
Jul 26, 2016
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Health
Fireworks-related burns requiring hospital stays skyrocket among kids
As states relaxed laws related to fireworks sales during the past decade, emergency doctors saw an increase in both the number of fireworks related injuries among children and the severity of those injuries, according to ...
Apr 30, 2016
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Pediatrics
UI researchers find benefits to using telehealth with ASD families
Telemedicine - connecting health care providers and patients via computer or smart phone for diagnosis and treatment—has been making it easier, and more cost-effective, to "see" the doctor. Using a camera-enabled computer ...
Apr 12, 2016
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Health
English doctors stage fourth strike in bitter dispute
Junior doctors in English hospitals went on strike again Wednesday, withdrawing all but emergency care in their fourth walk-out in a bitter dispute with the government over working conditions.
Apr 6, 2016
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Cardiology
Medical team studies when an effective but sometimes risky stroke drug should be used
Count RoseMary Lee among the fortunate ones.
Mar 22, 2016
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Neuroscience
Researchers testing most effective seizure treatments
Drexel University College of Medicine researchers are conducting an emergency medicine study to find out the most effective drug for treating established status epilepticus—a life-threatening condition in which the brain ...
Mar 11, 2016
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