Survival after Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Rises with Increase of PCI Use
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Outcomes following out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) associated with ventricular tachycardia (VT) or…
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Survival after Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Rises with Increase of PCI Use
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Outcomes following out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) associated with ventricular tachycardia (VT) or... -
Hospitals’ Antibiotic Use Stable Overall from 2006–2012
(Reuters Health) – Between 2006 and 2012, antibiotic use in hospitals in general did not change, and... -
U.S. Justice Department to Enlist Federal Prosecutors to Fight Opioid Crisis
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department will enlist federal prosecutors to help fight the nation’s opioid...
Hospitals’ Antibiotic Use Stable Overall from 2006–2012
(Reuters Health) – Between 2006 and 2012, antibiotic use in hospitals in general did not change, and…
U.S. Justice Department to Enlist Federal Prosecutors to Fight Opioid Crisis
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department will enlist federal prosecutors to help fight the nation’s opioid…
Pain Scales Often Fail to Capture What ED Patients Feel
(Reuters Health) – Asking patients in the emergency department to rate their pain on a visual scale…
Program Cuts PCI Readmissions by Nearly Half
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Doctors at one Boston hospital cut their readmission rate after percutaneous coronary…
Endovascular Therapy May be Effective for Strokes from More Distal Occlusions
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Endovascular therapy (EVT) may be effective for acute ischemic stroke caused by…
Worse Intracerebral Hemorrhage with Low Serum Calcium
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The extent of bleeding in patients with intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) is greater…
Approved Insect Repellants Can be Recommended “Without Reservation” During Pregnancy
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) strongly recommends that…
Virginia College Publicizes New Opioid Prescribing Guidelines Beyond Medical Community, Opens Wider Discussion About Addiction
According to a 2015 American Journal of Preventive Medicine study, the largest percentage drop in opioid prescribing…
Researchers Find First U.S. Bacteria With Worrisome Superbug Genes
(Reuters)—New Jersey researchers say they have identified perhaps the first strain of E. Coli bacteria in the…