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Long COVID can happen to anyone. Keep up with the latest research on Long COVID on Newswise
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Stay informed! These are the latest research articles on "Long COVID" from the Coronavirus News Source on Newswise.

13-Feb-2024 3:30 PM EST
Moderate to severe brain injuries significantly increase risk for brain cancer in post-9/11 veterans
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU)

Service members who have had a moderate, severe, or penetrating traumatic brain injury, or TBI, are at a greater risk for subsequently developing brain cancer, according to a collaborative study led by researchers at the Uniformed Services University (USU) published February 15, 2024, in JAMA Open Network. On the other hand, those who have suffered mild TBI, or concussion – which is much more common – may not be associated with later brain cancer diagnoses, the study finds.

Released: 13-Feb-2024 11:05 AM EST
Life doesn't stop at age 65. Get the latest on seniors and healthy aging in the Seniors channel
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Below are some of the latest research and features on this growing population of older adults in the Seniors channel on Newswise.

Newswise: A new path to recovery: Specialized unit looks to take mental health patients out of the emergency room for better care
Released: 6-Feb-2024 1:05 PM EST
A new path to recovery: Specialized unit looks to take mental health patients out of the emergency room for better care
Atlantic Health System

The EmPATH unit at Overlook Medical Center will put adult behavioral emergency patients into a setting in which they will get the appropriate care more quickly, thereby lessening volumes and wait times in the emergency department, and, ultimately, reducing the need for inpatient hospitalization.

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Released: 1-Feb-2024 5:00 PM EST
VIDEO AND TRANSCRIPT: Nurses -- The Most Trusted Profession in an Age of Mistrust
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For 21 years, nurses have consistently been the most trusted profession, according to the yearly Gallup poll. (The new poll will be issued by the end of January). Dr Rushton, who specializes in burnout, will speak on trust, moral injury, and how nurses cope in this day and age.

Released: 30-Jan-2024 2:05 PM EST
Our winter of discontent: Get the latest news on the flu in the Influenza channel
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The latest research and expertise on the flue can be found in the Influenza channel on Newswise.

Released: 29-Jan-2024 4:05 PM EST
Lion Street Medical Completes Acquisition of Pensar Medical
Pensar Medical

Lion Street Medical, LLC is pleased to announce the successful acquisition of Pensar Medical, LLC, a prominent medical device company specializing in wound care.

Released: 29-Jan-2024 3:05 PM EST
Emergency cardiovascular care impact goal outlines 3 target needs
American Heart Association (AHA)

Only 10% of people who experience a cardiac arrest survive.[1] In new challenge goals outlined in the American Heart Association Emergency Cardiovascular Care 2030 Impact Goals and Call to Action to Improve Cardiac Arrest Outcomes, the American Heart Association’s volunteer advisory Emergency Cardiovascular Care Committee makes the case for doubling survivorship to 20%.

24-Jan-2024 11:15 AM EST
Emergency contraception related ER visits dropped significantly over 14 year period
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

Following federal approval for over the counter emergency contraception in 2006, emergency departments across the U.S. saw dramatic decreases in related visits and medical charges, a new study suggests.

Newswise: Study: AI Surveillance Tool Successfully Helps to Predict Sepsis, Saves Lives
Released: 23-Jan-2024 10:05 AM EST
Study: AI Surveillance Tool Successfully Helps to Predict Sepsis, Saves Lives
UC San Diego Health

Researchers with UC San Diego School of Medicine found that utilizing a unique AI algorithm to monitor several patient variables detected sepsis quicker.

18-Jan-2024 10:05 AM EST
New Criteria for Sepsis in Children Based on Organ Dysfunction
Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

Clinician-scientists from Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago were among a diverse, international group of experts tasked by the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) with developing and validating new data-based criteria for sepsis in children. Sepsis is a major public heath burden, claiming the lives of over 3.3 million children worldwide every year. The new pediatric sepsis criteria – called the Phoenix criteria – follow the paradigm shift in the recent adult criteria that define sepsis as severe response to infection involving organ dysfunction, as opposed to an earlier focus on systemic inflammation.

Newswise: Study Examines Substance Use in First Responders During  COVID-19 Pandemic
Released: 18-Jan-2024 8:30 AM EST
Study Examines Substance Use in First Responders During COVID-19 Pandemic
Florida Atlantic University

Little is known about the factors associated with first responder drug and alcohol use during the pandemic. A new study shows that nearly 40 percent of law enforcement personnel, firefighters and emergency medical service providers reported using substances to relieve emotional discomfort during COVID-19.

   
Released: 17-Jan-2024 11:05 AM EST
RSNA Launches New AI Certificate Course in Emergency Imaging
Radiological Society of North America (RSNA)

The Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) is launching a new artificial intelligence (AI) certificate course, focusing on emergency imaging. Following the successful rollouts of the RSNA Imaging AI Foundational Certificate in 2022 and the Advanced Certificate in 2023, the RSNA Emergency Imaging AI Certificate course is the third certificate course developed by RSNA.

Newswise: Researchers Examine Accuracy of Adult Body Weight Estimates in the Emergency Department
Released: 16-Jan-2024 8:30 AM EST
Researchers Examine Accuracy of Adult Body Weight Estimates in the Emergency Department
Florida Atlantic University

In the emergency department (ED) during resuscitative care, measuring weight is often impossible. Estimating weight is necessary to allow for drug dose calculations, fluid volume calculations, mechanical ventilation settings, and other weight-based interventions. Little is known about the relative accuracy of different methods currently used to weigh patients during emergency care. A study explores the current methods of weight estimation used in the ED and their accuracy.

Released: 12-Jan-2024 9:00 AM EST
High Court’s Ruling in EMTALA Cases Could Extend Beyond Emergency Abortions
George Washington University

Last week the Supreme Court announced it would hear oral arguments in two related cases from Idaho that focus on the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) and its relationship to state abortion bans. The immediate issue raised by the cases is whether EMTALA protects pregnant women experiencing health-endangering emergencies against state abortion bans that limit emergency care to life-or-death situations. According to a new analysis published by a George Washington University health law expert, the outcome in these cases will also decide whether states can deprive people of their federal right to emergency care by outlawing disfavored emergency treatments.

   
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Released: 9-Jan-2024 12:00 PM EST
Scooters Are Increasingly Associated with Traumatic Injuries that Require Surgery
American College of Surgeons (ACS)

The prevalence and severity of scooter-related injuries, as well as associated health care costs, have significantly increased in the U.S., a new JACS study finds.

Newswise: More lives can be saved if ambulance staff receive AI-support
Released: 4-Jan-2024 4:05 PM EST
More lives can be saved if ambulance staff receive AI-support
Chalmers University of Technology

Assessing how seriously injured a person is, involves weighing up lots of different parameters fast.

Released: 19-Dec-2023 1:05 PM EST
Where to place bleeding control first aid equipment to maximize lives saved
Linkoping University

In the event of an accident or an attack, members of the public can save lives by performing first aid measures until the arrival of emergency medical services. But it is not enough that people see themselves as life-saving immediate responders, prepared and able to act.

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Newswise: Hackensack University Medical Center Emergency Medicine Residents and Faculty Present Research at National Conference
Released: 7-Dec-2023 3:05 PM EST
Hackensack University Medical Center Emergency Medicine Residents and Faculty Present Research at National Conference
Hackensack Meridian Health

Emergency medicine resident physicians and faculty members presented the results of their research at the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) Research Forum, held in Philadelphia recently.

Released: 7-Dec-2023 2:15 PM EST
Looking for unique stories about the winter holidays? Check out the Winter Holidays channel
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It's the moooost wonderful time...of the year! Are you looking for new story ideas that are focused on the winter holiday season? Perhaps you're working on a story on on managing stress and anxiety? Perhaps you're working on a story on seasonal affective disorder? Or perhaps your editor asked you to write a story on tracking Santa? Look no further. Check out the Winter Holidays channel.

       
Released: 7-Dec-2023 8:00 AM EST
Take a stab at avoiding holiday kitchen accidents this year
Midwest Orthopaedics at RUSH

It’s a fact that the kitchen is the most dangerous room in the house, especially during the holidays with its greater-than-normal use. In addition to burns, knife and broken glass accidents affecting the hand and fingers are among the most common kitchen injuries.

29-Nov-2023 11:05 AM EST
Novel Screening Tool and Recovery Program May Help Reduce Mental Health Problems After Trauma
American College of Surgeons (ACS)

A novel screening tool helps to identify hospitalized trauma patients at high risk for later mental health problems, and an emotional recovery program for trauma patients is feasible, according to two studies published in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons (JACS).

Released: 29-Nov-2023 12:05 PM EST
Workplace culture is very different these days. Find out how different by exploring the "In the Workplace" channel
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The latest articles on occupational medicine, workplace culture, and the labor market are in the "In the Workplace" channel on Newswise.

       
27-Nov-2023 1:00 AM EST
Pioneering study shows schools are providing ‘fourth emergency service’ feeding families in desperate need
University of Bristol

New research has exposed how food charity in schools is becoming mainstreamed across England amidst the cost-of-living crisis, welfare cutbacks, and entrenched poverty.

27-Nov-2023 12:05 PM EST
Prioritizing Circulation Before the Airway in Trauma May Improve Outcomes for Patients with Massive Bleeding
American College of Surgeons (ACS)

For trauma patients suffering from massive blood loss, a care approach that emphasizes halting bleeding and restoring circulation first, rather than the traditional approach of restoring the airway first, can help improve the survival and overall outcomes of these patients, according to a literature review published in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons.

Released: 21-Nov-2023 3:45 PM EST
It's not over until it's over. Keep up with the latest COVID research in the Coronavirus channel.
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Stay informed! Keep up with the latest research on the COVID-19 virus in the Coronavirus channel on Newswise.

Newswise: Mount Sinai Health System Names
Brendan Carr, MD, MA, MS, as Next Chief Executive Officer
Released: 21-Nov-2023 6:00 AM EST
Mount Sinai Health System Names Brendan Carr, MD, MA, MS, as Next Chief Executive Officer
Mount Sinai Health System

Nationally recognized leader in academic medicine, delivering high-quality health care as a physician, health policy researcher, and educator

Newswise: Suboptimal Follow-up, Prevention in Geriatric Fall-related Head Trauma
Released: 20-Nov-2023 9:30 AM EST
Suboptimal Follow-up, Prevention in Geriatric Fall-related Head Trauma
Florida Atlantic University

Out of 1,527 emergency department patients ages 65 and older who suffered a head trauma associated with a ground-level fall, only about 60 percent of them followed up with their primary care physician, while 72 percent received a fall assessment and only 56 percent adopted a fall prevention strategy.

Newswise: Pulling the Plug on Brain Injury
13-Nov-2023 11:00 AM EST
Pulling the Plug on Brain Injury
University of Rochester Medical Center

New research appearing today in the journal Nature shows that a cocktail of drugs already approved to treat high blood pressure quickly reduces brain swelling and improves outcomes in animal models of brain injury.

Newswise: Conversational artificial intelligence/large language model can accurately diagnose and triage health conditions, without introducing racial and ethnic biases
Released: 8-Nov-2023 4:05 PM EST
Conversational artificial intelligence/large language model can accurately diagnose and triage health conditions, without introducing racial and ethnic biases
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

FINDINGS GPT-4 conversational artificial intelligence (AI) has the ability to diagnose and triage health conditions comparable to that provided by board certified physicians, and its performance does not vary by patient race and ethnicity.   BACKGROUND While GPT-4, a conversational artificial intelligence, “learns” from information on the internet, the accuracy of this form of AI for diagnosis and triage, and whether AI’s recommendations include racial and ethnic biases possibly gleaned from that information, have not been investigated even as the technology’s use in health care settings has grown in recent years.

Newswise: Medicare Could Save an Additional $10 Billion Annually Across 10 Drugs by Using a Therapeutic Reference Pricing Approach in Upcoming Price Negotiations
Released: 7-Nov-2023 4:05 AM EST
Medicare Could Save an Additional $10 Billion Annually Across 10 Drugs by Using a Therapeutic Reference Pricing Approach in Upcoming Price Negotiations
ISPOR—The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research

Value in Health announced the publication of a study showing that United States Medicare could save up to an additional $5-$10 billion dollars annually across 10 drugs if it negotiated prices using a therapeutic reference pricing approach rather than using the statutory ceiling price alone.

3-Nov-2023 7:05 AM EDT
Women stroke survivors believe they will receive worse care in the emergency room
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

Women who have survived a stroke believe they are less likely to receive adequate emergency care – based on gender and race or ethnicity, a study shows. Researchers say future studies must focus on whether the beliefs these women hold about emergency care are leading to delays in stroke care.

Newswise: Joseph Barone, Dean, Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy at Rutgers, Receives Lifetime Achievement Award
Released: 31-Oct-2023 10:05 AM EDT
Joseph Barone, Dean, Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy at Rutgers, Receives Lifetime Achievement Award
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Joseph A. Barone, Dean of the Rutgers University Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, has been selected as the 2023 recipient of the New Jersey Pharmacists Association Lifetime Achievement Award

Released: 31-Oct-2023 9:30 AM EDT
Tiny model organs detect liver toxicity of new drugs
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

A University of Michigan-led study provided evidence of the efficacy of a new drug-induced liver injury screening platform using human liver organoids, or tiny 3D models of organs developed from patients’ stem cells that grow in petri dishes.

Newswise: Largest Brain Autopsy Study of Female Intimate Partner Violence Decedents Reveals Brain Injury Pathology Unlike That Seen Among Male Contact Sports Athletes
Released: 30-Oct-2023 4:00 PM EDT
Largest Brain Autopsy Study of Female Intimate Partner Violence Decedents Reveals Brain Injury Pathology Unlike That Seen Among Male Contact Sports Athletes
Mount Sinai Health System

The largest brain autopsy study of women who had experienced intimate partner violence reveals substantial vascular and white matter damage in the brain, but no evidence of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), the neurodegenerative disease recognized among male contact sports athletes who sustain repeated head trauma.

Newswise: Emergency room visits by cancer patients can often be avoided
Released: 24-Oct-2023 1:05 PM EDT
Emergency room visits by cancer patients can often be avoided
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Recently diagnosed cancer patients often decide on their own to visit hospital emergency departments (EDs) for symptoms that don’t warrant that type of care, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers report. Their study's results, published in the American Journal of Managed Care, could help patients safely avoid going to the ED.

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19-Oct-2023 11:05 AM EDT
An Injured Child’s Chance of Surviving Improves When Treated at a Trauma Center Prepared to Care for Children
American College of Surgeons (ACS)

Children initially treated at trauma centers with the highest level of preparedness to care for children, called pediatric readiness, are significantly less likely to die than those initially treated at trauma facilities with lower pediatric readiness levels, new research shows. The findings are being presented at the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Clinical Congress 2023.

Released: 17-Oct-2023 11:00 AM EDT
American College of Surgeons Releases Online Version of Disaster Management and Emergency Preparedness Course
American College of Surgeons (ACS)

In a world where unexpected emergencies and natural disasters are ever-present, preparedness is paramount. The American College of Surgeons (ACS) recently released the online version of its Disaster Management and Emergency Preparedness (eDMEP) course, making this important content accessible to a wider audience.

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Released: 16-Oct-2023 11:05 AM EDT
‘Inside UVA’: Ryan Talks Near-Death Experiences With Eminent Expert
University of Virginia Division of Perceptual Studies

University of Virginia President Jim Ryan interviewed the Division of Perceptual Studies (DOPS)’s Dr. Bruce Greyson on his latest podcast “Inside UVA.” Greyson is professor emeritus of psychiatry and neurobehavior at UVA and has studied the phenomenon of near-death experiences (NDEs) for nearly 50 years.

   
Released: 12-Oct-2023 10:05 AM EDT
New Red Blood Cell Transfusion Guidelines Recommend an Individualized Approach
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

An international panel of experts co-chaired by Jeffrey Carson, Distinguished Professor of Medicine at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, developed guidelines for new strategies which could help preserve the blood supply and prevent complications that result from transfusions.

Released: 10-Oct-2023 11:05 AM EDT
Statement on New Federal Guidance on the No Surprises Act from the American College of Emergency Physicians, American College of Radiology, American Society of Anesthesiologists, Emergency Department Practice Management Association
American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA)

On Friday October 6th, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced new guidance in response to the August ruling in Texas Medical Association v. United States Department of Health and Human Services (“TMA III”) that vacated several provisions of the existing No Surprises Act (NSA) regulations.



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