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About Karen Appold

Karen Appold is a seasoned writer and editor, with more than 20 years of editorial experience and started Write Now Services in 2003. Her scope of work includes writing, editing, and proofreading scholarly peer-reviewed journal content, consumer articles, white papers, and company reports for a variety of medical organizations, businesses, and media. Karen, who holds a BA in English from Penn State University, resides in Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania.

Posts by Karen Appold

Clinical Decision Support Can Reduce Unnecessary Transfusions

June 17, 2015 - Karen Appold - 0 Comment

Red blood cell (RBC) transfusion has been cited as one of the five most overutilized therapeutic procedures…

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Debra Houry, MD, MPH, Named Director of CDC’s Injury Center

December 17, 2014 - Karen Appold - 0 Comment

ACEP member Debra Houry, MD, MPH, FACEP, took on a new post as director of the National…

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Mayo Clinic, Apple Health Care App Aims to Monitor Patients Remotely

December 17, 2014 - Karen Appold - 0 Comment

A Mayo Clinic mobile device application, or app, under development would enable users to easily access personalized…

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Overdose Antidote Naloxone Hydrochloride Available in California Pharmacies

December 17, 2014 - Karen Appold - 0 Comment

Naloxone hydrochloride will now be available upon request at California pharmacies. Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill…

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Minnesota Becomes 19th State to Allow Nurse Practitioners Full Scope of Authority to Prescribe

December 17, 2014 - Karen Appold - 2 Comments

Earlier this year Minnesota became the 19th state, in addition to the District of Columbia, to offer…

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Drug Overdoses from Acetyl Fentanyl Mixed Into Street Drugs On Rise

December 17, 2014 - Karen Appold - 1 Comment

A new study in Annals of Emergency Medicine warns emergency physicians that what appears to be an…

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Emergency Department Visits On the Rise

July 8, 2014 - Karen Appold - 2 Comments

An online poll of emergency physicians conducted by ACEP showed that 86 percent of respondents expect emergency…

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From Teleneurology to Telepsychiatry, EDs Increasingly Rely on Telemedicine

June 5, 2014 - Karen Appold - 0 Comment

Time is of the essence when treating stroke patients. By using telemedicine, emergency physicians have been able…

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Telemedicine Dramatically Reduces Patient Transfers

June 5, 2014 - Karen Appold - 0 Comment

Telemedicine enables faster medical decision-making, such as where a patient should receive treatment. “If a patient can…

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