Cancer Patients Often Excluded in U.S. State Crisis-standards-of-care Guidelines
U.S. state crisis-standards-of-care (CSC) guidelines, which allocate scarce health resources among patients, often deprioritize or exclude cancer…
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Early Tracheostomy May Be Beneficial in Ventilated COVID-19 Patients
Early percutaneous tracheostomy in mechanically ventilated COVID-19 patients is associated with improved outcomes compared to management with…
First-in-human Study Has Good News for Universal Flu Vaccine
Researchers may be one step closer to creating a universal influenza vaccine after successfully testing a new…
Glycemia in Early COVID-19 Hospitalization Linked to Mortality
Improved glycemia within the first two or three days of hospitalization is a better predictor of outcomes…
Pediatric Emergency-Medicine Workers Can Discuss Child Trafficking with Patients
Health care workers in emergency departments should discuss child-trafficking concerns with their patients, emphasizing privacy and confidentiality,…
U.S. Clinicians Spend More Time with EHR Than Counterparts in Other Countries
Compared with counterparts outside the United States, clinicians working in the U.S. spend much more time during…
Early Administration of Tranexamic Acid Potentially Harmful in Isolated Severe TBI
For patients with isolated severe traumatic brain injury (TBI), administering tranexamic acid (TXA) en route to the…
Nonfatal Stimulant Overdoses Increasing Among U.S. Youth
Suspected nonfatal stimulant overdoses are becoming more common among U.S. youth, a new study suggests. Researchers examined…
Few Patients Recall Gun Safety Discussions with Clinicians
The vast majority of adults who live in homes with guns say they have never discussed firearm…
AI-driven Body-composition Analysis Predicts Heart Attack and Stroke Better than BMI
Artificial intelligence (AI)-driven automated analysis of abdominal CT images outperforms traditional biomarkers for predicting risk of heart…