In the Chicago area, pediatric mental health Emergency Department (ED) visits increased 27 percent at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, followed by a 4 percent increase monthly through February 2021, according to a study ...
Jun 28, 2022
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It's no secret that sleep and emergency medical services (EMS) work do not go hand in hand. The profession is notorious for long and oftentimes odd hours, with overnight shift work a part of the job. It's bound to effect ...
Jun 14, 2022
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Climate change is having a range of impacts on health today that will become more severe unless urgent action is taken, according to a report by world experts.
May 30, 2022
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Adolescents who had access to firearms had about 1.5 times higher odds for prior suicide attempt and current suicidal ideation, according to a study published in the journal Academic Pediatrics. The study also found that ...
May 24, 2022
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Parents are generally receptive to the use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools in the management of children with respiratory illnesses in the Emergency Department (ED), according to a survey from Ann & Robert H. Lurie ...
May 24, 2022
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The Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM) is pleased to announce the release of its second publication in a series of Guidelines for Reasonable and Appropriate Care in the Emergency Department (GRACE-2). The article ...
May 11, 2022
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DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I have a 2-year-old daughter who loves to swing in between my husband and me as we walk. But a friend told me that wasn't safe because she could develop nursemaid's elbow. Can you explain the condition?
May 6, 2022
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Even before the COVID pandemic, visits to the emergency department and hospitalizations for children and young adults who have contemplated or attempted suicide had been rising. In North America today, suicide is the second ...
Apr 5, 2022
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Diagnosing heart attacks after heart surgery remains difficult due to shortcomings of current diagnostic tools when applied to postoperative patients, including the electrocardiogram and blood tests to detect levels of cardiac ...
Mar 3, 2022
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A decision tree model may be used by clinicians to help identify patients who are most likely to experience a prolonged recovery following a sport-related concussion, according to a study published in the February issue of ...
Feb 24, 2022
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