Emergency Medications Act Would Fix Gap in EMS Law That Could Harm Patients
Pending federal regulations threaten a longstanding practice that has allowed emergency medical services (EMS) personnel to administer…
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Emergency Medications Act Would Fix Gap in EMS Law That Could Harm Patients
Pending federal regulations threaten a longstanding practice that has allowed emergency medical services (EMS) personnel to administer... -
Thrombus Aspiration Does Not Improve Standard Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Outcomes
Routine thrombus aspiration does not improve clinical outcomes over those of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in patients... -
Macrolide Antibiotics Increase Risk of Serious Cardiac Events
Macrolide antibiotic use is associated with an increased risk of sudden cardiac death and ventricular tachyarrhythmias, researchers...
Thrombus Aspiration Does Not Improve Standard Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Outcomes
Routine thrombus aspiration does not improve clinical outcomes over those of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in patients…
Macrolide Antibiotics Increase Risk of Serious Cardiac Events
Macrolide antibiotic use is associated with an increased risk of sudden cardiac death and ventricular tachyarrhythmias, researchers…
Wide Variation in the Emergency Department for Testing, Treatment After Teen Sexual Assault
Emergency department testing and treatment for chlamydia, gonorrhea, and pregnancy varies widely for adolescents who have been…
Muscle Relaxants, Opioids Offer No Benefit for Low Back Pain
People who arrived at the emergency department with severe low back pain didn’t experience more relief with…
‘Health’ Supplements Send 23,000 to the Emergency Department Each Year
Dietary supplements send 23,000 people, many of them children, to the emergency room in the U.S. each…
Naloxone Nasal Spray Approved by FDA for Opioid Overdose Treatment
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first-ever nasal spray emergency treatment for opioid overdose on…
UnitedHealth May Exit Obamacare Exchanges in 2017
UnitedHealth Group Inc., the largest U.S. health insurer, warned on Thursday, Nov. 19, 2015, that it might…
U. S. Supreme Court to Hear Texas Abortion Case
The U.S. Supreme Court took up a major new abortion case on Nov. 13, 2015, agreeing to…
CMS Broadens Reimbursement for Advance Care Planning Conversations
As part of the Obama administration’s latest rule updating the 2016 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, billing codes…
