American Emergency Departments’ Epidemiology of Hand and Finger Lacerations
Hand and finger lacerations are prevalent in U.S. emergency departments (EDs), although the extent...
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CT Is Safe Alternative to Catheterization for Suspected CAD
CT is comparable to cardiac catheterization for diagnosing CAD, meaning that physicians can...
COVID-19 Surges Linked With Higher Rates of Non-COVID In-Hospital Mortality
“During the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, hospitals observed precipitous declines in ED visits and inpatient admissions,” says Amber K. Sabbatini, MD, MPH, FACEP. “There were sudden reductions in the number of patients...
A Novel Approach for Identifying Hospitalizations for Worsening HF
Contributors Andrew P. Ambrosy, MD, Cardiologist, TPMG SFO. Associate Program Director for Research (Fellowship), Assistant Medical Director, Clinical Trials Program, Kaiser Permanente Northern California Division of Research...
The Balancing Act: Retirement Versus Student Loans
As the cost of secondary education continues to rise, physicians are entering the workforce...
How Do US Physician Salaries Compare With Those Abroad?
In a recent International Compensation Report, earnings for physicians in the US, UK, Germany,...
Covid-19: Evictions Possible Culprit in Latest Outbreak Wave
States that lifted eviction bans earliest had higher hazard, study finds Lifting Covid-19-related...
Covid-19: ’Long-Haul’ Symptoms Persist One Year Later in Wuhan Survivors
Most symptoms resolved, but half still had at least one related to Covid Among some of the first patients hospitalized with Covid-19, about half still had at least one persistent symptom associated with the illness a year later,...
Medical Fiction: Frank and the Door
This is one of a collection of stories that are like “Final Destination” meets “The Monkey’s Paw”...
No Benefit Found for COVID-19 Convalescent Plasma in High-Risk Outpatients
TUESDAY, Aug. 24, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Infusion of COVID-19 convalescent plasma with a...
Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine Receives Full FDA Approval
MONDAY, Aug. 23, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday...
Our Patients Are Using More Supplements: Here’s How We Can Guide Them
Among the less-noted consequences of COVID-19, many Americans have become more health-conscious...
