Appropriate Use Criteria: Another Hoop for Emergency Physicians to Jump Through?
What are appropriate use criteria (AUC) and why are we hearing about them now? According to the…
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Appropriate Use Criteria: Another Hoop for Emergency Physicians to Jump Through?
What are appropriate use criteria (AUC) and why are we hearing about them now? According to the... -
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Can Benefit Some at Age 90 and Older
People in their nineties and older represent a tiny but growing fraction of patients who undergo percutaneous... -
WHO Warns of Imminent Spread of Untreatable Gonorrhea
At least three people worldwide are infected with totally untreatable strains of gonorrhea which they are likely...
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Can Benefit Some at Age 90 and Older
People in their nineties and older represent a tiny but growing fraction of patients who undergo percutaneous…
WHO Warns of Imminent Spread of Untreatable Gonorrhea
At least three people worldwide are infected with totally untreatable strains of gonorrhea which they are likely…
Low Risk of Brain Hemorrhage in Ground-Level Fall with Antiplatelets, Anticoagulants
Patients who take antiplatelet or anticoagulant medications have a low risk of intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) associated with…
ED Opioid Guidelines Tied to Fewer Prescriptions in Ohio
Ohio’s emergency department (ED) guidelines for reducing inappropriate prescribing are linked to a drop in opioid dispensing,…
Cluster of Unusual Amnestic Syndrome Cases Intrigues Boston Physicians
The Cases In November 2015, a neurologist in the Boston area reported four cases of an uncommon…
U.S. Pedestrian Deaths Surge; Experts See Tie to Cellphones
(Reuters) – U.S. pedestrian deaths rose sharply for the second year in a row in 2016, a…
U.S. Senator Launches Probe into Five Top Opioid Drugmakers
U.S. Democratic Senator Claire McCaskill has sought details from the nation’s top opioid drugmakers on their sales…
Psychiatric Inpatients at Higher Risk of Death after Discharge
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Individuals discharged from inpatient psychiatric care are 16 times more likely to…
