Minority, Disadvantaged Patients More Likely to Be Passed Over in ED
TUESDAY, Aug. 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Minority and disadvantaged patients presenting to the emergency department are more likely to be passed over and less likely to receive care over others with the same triage acuity, according to a study publis…
Learn MoreCon la legalización de la marihuana, aumentan las intoxicaciones por cannabis
JUEVES, 27 de julio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — En los últimos años, la legalización de la marihuana tanto medicinal como recreativa se ha convertido en la nueva normalidad en gran parte de América del Norte. ¿Cuál es el problema? Una nueva investigac…
Learn MoreWith Marijuana’s Legalization, Cannabis Poisonings Are on the Rise
THURSDAY, July 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) — In recent years, the legalization of both medical and recreational marijuana has become the new normal across much of North America.The problem: New research finds that as legalization has spread, so have ca…
Learn MoreNearly 1.4 Million Emergency Visits Recorded Annually for Dementia Patients
WEDNESDAY, July 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Nearly 1.4 million emergency department visits are made annually by patients with Alzheimer disease and related dementias (ADRDs), with accidents and behavioral disturbances the most common reasons for emer…
Learn MoreDementia Patients Wind up in the ER 1.4 Million Times a Year, Study Shows
TUESDAY, July 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Emergency rooms can be a frightening place for people suffering from dementia, yet each year 1.4 million Americans with Alzheimer’s or other dementias wind up in crowded, noisy ERs, a new study finds.Dementia…
Learn MorePediatric Mental Health ED Visits Increased in Second Year of Pandemic
WEDNESDAY, July 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) — During the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, pediatric mental health emergency department visits increased, especially among adolescent girls, according to a study published online July 12 in JAMA P…
Learn MoreStandardized Process Can Cut Decision-to-Incision Time for C-Sections
WEDNESDAY, July 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Implementation of a standardized preprocedure process can reduce the decision-to-incision time for urgent cesarean deliveries, according to a study published online in the July issue of Obstetrics & Gynecol…
Learn MoreImprovement Seen in Most Domains of Pediatric Readiness in U.S. EDs
MONDAY, July 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) — From 2013 to 2021, there was improvement in almost all domains of readiness of U.S. emergency departments to care for children, according to a study published online July 7 in JAMA Network Open.Katherine E. Re…
Learn MoreCannabis-Involved ED Visit Rates Increased Among Youth During Pandemic
FRIDAY, July 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — During the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, 2021, and 2022, the mean weekly cannabis-involved emergency department visit rates among young persons were higher than the corresponding periods in 2019, according to re…
Learn MoreMRI May Be Preferred to CT With CT Angiography Alone for Dizziness in ED
THURSDAY, July 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients presenting to the emergency department with dizziness, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) may be preferred to computed tomography (CT) with CT angiography (CTA) alone in terms of stroke management…
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