Statins Improve Brain Injury Survival Rates by 76%
Patients taking cholesterol-lowering statins when admitted to the hospital for a brain injury are...
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Emergency Medicine
Bacteria Contaminates 60% of Hospital Uniforms
More than 60% of uniforms worn by hospital nurses and doctors tested positive for potentially...
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Reducing Cardiovascular Medication Errors
In-hospital medication errors contribute significantly to the estimated 44,000 to 98,000 deaths...
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Improving Boomeratric Care Services
The population of baby boomers and geriatric adults—the “boomeratric”™ generation—is continuing to...
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Updated Guidelines for Secondary Stroke Prevention
The American Heart Association/American Stroke Association (AHA/ASA) released updated guidelines...
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Public Awareness of Specialized Stroke Hospitals
When managing stroke, time is brain. Every minute that stroke therapy is delayed can make a major...
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New Superbug Surfaces in Three States
An alarming new adaptable gene that can turn several common germs and types of bacteria into...
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Managing Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections
Catheter-associated bacteriuria, the most common healthcare-associated infection, results from the...
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Salmonella Outbreak Persists
The current salmonella scare is the largest outbreak of this strain since the CDC started...
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Managing Thoracic Aortic Disease
Thoracic aortic diseases result in more than 40,000 deaths per year in the United States, but this...
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Risk of Dying from Coronary Heart Disease Drops 50%
When it comes to the risk of coronary heart disease (CHD), Americans seem to be heading in the...
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Identifying High-Risk Patients for EVAR
Advanced cross-sectional imaging and enhanced screening efforts have enabled physicians to...
Read MoreDistal Radius Fractures: New Guidelines
Distal radius fractures are among the most common fractures in the body, usually occurring as a result of a fall. The radius is the most commonly broken bone in the arm. Typically, these breaks occur when a person’s fall causes...
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