Racial Disparities in Atrial Cardiopathy Among Ischemic Stroke Patients
Differences in left atrial structure and pathophysiology between Black and white ischemic stroke patients may help explain…
Posts by Dawn Antoline-Wang
How Accurate Are Prehospital Prediction Scales for Large Anterior Vessel Occlusion?
A comparison of seven prediction scales for symptomatic large anterior vessel occlusion (sLAVO) found that all had…
Range of COVID-19 Neurological Complications Seen in Kids
Children may develop neurological complications of COVID-19 ranging from mild to severe, a large brain-imaging study confirms….
Hospitals May Consider Relaxing No-Visitor Policies During Pandemic
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, hospitals should consider whether their visitor policies are too restrictive and potentially…
Vitamin D Fails to Help in Severe COVID-19
Low vitamin D levels are linked with higher risk for severe COVID-19, but treatment that boosted vitamin…
COVID-19 Hospitalization in Heart Failure Patients Linked to Poor Outcomes, Death
COVID-19 hospitalization was associated with poor outcomes among individuals with heart failure, with close to one in…
Common Questions About the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 Vaccines
Editors’ Note: This article was accepted on Dec. 28, 2020, and was accurate at that time. Because…
CMS Fee Schedule Update for 2021
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released the 2021 Physician Fee Schedule, which will…
Are the Benefits of Metal Detectors Worth the Costs?
When patients enter an emergency department or we begin our shifts, there is the expectation of safety….
Safe Elections During COVID-19: The Role of Emergency Medicine
The COVID-19 pandemic has had downstream effects on global elections as governments are forced to balance health…