Annie Jackson can't know whether her sister Grena Prude might have survived had an ambulance been more readily available when she went into cardiac arrest on May 10. But Jackson is convinced her sister would have at least ...
Aug 28, 2023
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When 20-year-old Disney Channel star Cameron Boyce died of "sudden unexpected death in epilepsy" (known as SUDEP) in 2019, his parents had not even heard of the condition.
Aug 17, 2023
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In a policy statement issued by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and published online Aug. 16 in Pediatrics, recommendations are presented for improving emergency care for pediatric mental and behavioral health (MBH).
Aug 16, 2023
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Autistic females (assigned sex at birth) have an 83% increased risk of self-harm leading to emergency health care relative to non-autistic people, according to a new study from ICES and the Center for Addiction and Mental ...
Aug 8, 2023
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Price increases were the largest source of spending per visit in emergency rooms over the past decade in four of five states studied, according to a new report from researchers at Rice University and UTHealth Houston School ...
Aug 8, 2023
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Cancer centers are uniquely positioned to protect communities and their most vulnerable residents—cancer patients—from climate-driven disasters by bolstering emergency preparedness, noted researchers with Sylvester Comprehensive ...
Jul 25, 2023
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Fewer than half of all children treated by emergency medical services receive the right amount of medication during out-of-hospital emergencies, a new study found.
Jul 10, 2023
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Heat waves that hit the triple digits, like the ones now gripping many parts of the United States this week, can create dangerous conditions for folks who are vulnerable.
Jul 3, 2023
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Patients who had heart attacks during the first COVID-19 lockdown in the UK and Spain are predicted to live 1.5 and 2 years less, respectively, than their pre-COVID counterparts. That's the finding of a study published in ...
Jun 7, 2023
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Defibrillators are being used in just one in 10 cardiac arrests where the lifesaving devices are available, according to new research presented at the British Cardiovascular Society Conference in Manchester.
Jun 6, 2023
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