Mechanical Thrombectomy: New Strategy No Better than Old?
For patients with acute ischemic stroke and large-vessel occlusion in the anterior circulation, a…
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According to a new study published in The Oncologist, patients with advanced cancer who…
Mallinckrodt Settles U.S. Opioid Drug Probe for $35 Million
Mallinckrodt Plc, one of the largest manufacturers of the generic opioid painkiller oxycodone, will…
Results Confirm Idarucizumab’s Ability to Restore Clotting in Dabigatran Recipients
The blood thinning effects of dabigatran (Pradaxa) can be quickly and reliably reversed by…
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?…
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 Warns of Imminent Spread of Untreatable Gonorrhea
At least three people worldwide are infected with totally untreatable strains of gonorrhea which…
ACS-Designated Trauma Centers have Fewer Complications at Extremes of Age
Hospitals designated as trauma centers by the American College of Surgeons (ACS) have lower…
Fewer Admissions for Heart Failure, but Blacks Still Fare Worse than Whites
Between 2002 and 2013, hospital admissions for heart failure fell by nearly a third…
Vaccination May be Curbing Emergency Department Visits for Shingles
Emergency department (ED) visits for shingles fell in the past decade for people aged…