Medical professionals are calling for tighter restrictions on the sale of nitrous oxide gas cartridges, colloquially known as "nangs," due to potentially serious harm for users including lasting neurological damage. Nitrous ...
Nov 16, 2022
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Katie Casas' 9-year-old son had already spent two feverish weeks suffering with the flu when his ear began to ache.
Nov 14, 2022
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An intervention that teaches patients in addiction treatment how to better connect with their primary care medical team on both mental and physical health concerns resulted in long-term benefits over 5 years, including more ...
Nov 10, 2022
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When Thomas Fisher, MD, started work on what would become "The Emergency: A Year of Healing and Heartbreak in a Chicago ER" (One World, 2022), the COVID-19 pandemic was still months away. Fisher, an emergency physician at ...
Nov 8, 2022
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With all the news about RSV surging in infants and toddlers, you may be wondering what to do if your kid gets a stuffy nose or fever this fall. You're in good company—even parents who work as pediatric health care providers ...
Nov 8, 2022
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While police officers are often dispatched alongside other first responders when drug overdoses are reported, an analysis of hundreds of overdose events in one Rhode Island city found that there were scant incidents that ...
Nov 7, 2022
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China reported its highest daily COVID caseload in six months Monday, despite grinding lockdowns that have heavily disrupted manufacturing, education and day-to-day life.
Nov 7, 2022
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In 2021, the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM) held a consensus conference, "From Bedside to Policy: Advancing Social Emergency Medicine and Population Health," which included identifying priority areas for future ...
Nov 2, 2022
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Knowing the clients who inject drugs in Sydney's only injecting center gives staff a better chance to deliver more suitable overdose treatment.
Nov 1, 2022
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Getting a flu shot may offer an added benefit. A recent study published in Stroke, an American Heart Association journal, suggests flu vaccination might lower the chances of stroke among adults, especially people under 45.
Oct 31, 2022
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