Artificial Intelligence Tool Could Help Triage COVID-19 Patients in the Emergency Department
A new artificial intelligence (AI) tool predicted with up to 80 percent accuracy which COVID-19 patients would…
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Revisits after ED Care for Pediatric Gastroenteritis Similar in U.S. and Canada
Revisit rates after emergency department care for pediatric gastroenteritis are similar in the U.S. and Canada even…
U.S. CDC Finds More Clotting Cases After J&J Vaccine, Sees Causal Link
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on May 12, 2021, it had found…
Deaf Health Care Workers Left Behind as Masks Became Universal During Pandemic
A U.K. survey of deaf health care workers shows many feel frustrated by a lack of transparent…
WHO Panel Recommendations To Stop the Next Pandemic
A new global system should be set up to respond faster to disease outbreaks, which could ensure…
ICU Stay Tied to Higher Risk of Post-Discharge Suicide Compared to Other Hospitalizations
Admission to an intensive care unit (ICU) was associated with a higher rate of suicide and self-harm…
Mild COVID-19 Infection Unlikely To Cause Lasting Heart Damage
MRI scans suggest that mild SARS-CoV-2 infections are unlikely to cause lasting damage to the heart, researchers…
Delaying Antibiotics Safe and Effective for Respiratory-Tract Infections
For most patients with respiratory-tract infections, including those in higher-risk subgroups, it’s likely okay to delay antibiotics,…
Massive Hemorrhage Protocols: The 7 Ts
Outcomes in polytrauma depend not only on prompt recognition of occult shock and early source control of…
ACEP Sepsis Task Force Report Delivers Key Insights
Perhaps no group of clinicians knows more about diagnosing and treating sepsis than emergency physicians. We routinely…