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Newswise: Researchers Uncover Mechanisms of Brexanolone and the Role of Inflammation in Post-partum Depression
Released: 20-Feb-2023 2:45 PM EST
Researchers Uncover Mechanisms of Brexanolone and the Role of Inflammation in Post-partum Depression
University of North Carolina Health Care System

Brexanolone, an IV infusion comprised of a derivative of progesterone, was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of PPD in 2019. The fast-acting medication significantly reduces depression symptoms and provides effects for up to 90 days. However, exactly how the drug provides these therapeutic effects has remained a mystery – until now.

Newswise: 1 in 3 parents may unnecessarily give children fever-reducing medicine
15-Feb-2023 1:35 PM EST
1 in 3 parents may unnecessarily give children fever-reducing medicine
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

For many children, winter season comes with regular exposure to circulating viruses at school or daycare. And a warm forehead is often one of the first clear signs a child has caught a bug.

Released: 17-Feb-2023 10:05 AM EST
When chest pain isn’t a heart attack
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

The second most common reason adults in the United States go to the emergency department is chest pain, yet more than half of those visits have noncardiac

Released: 16-Feb-2023 11:05 AM EST
How Better Feedback at Work Can Also Reduce Gender Disparities
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

A study published recently in JAMA Network Open, led by Mira Mamtani, MD, MSEd, an associate professor of Emergency Medicine, found vast differences in the feedback given and received by emergency medicine residents. Mamtani draws upon the findings of the study to offer guidance for providing better feedback.

   
Released: 16-Feb-2023 10:05 AM EST
CHOP Study Finds Multidisciplinary Approach Best When Assisting Families with Limited English Proficiency
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Pediatric patients with limited English proficiency (LEP) may face additional challenges when they present to an emergency room. However, researchers found that a multidisciplinary approach helped implement the services of interpreters earlier and significantly improved the identification of these patients to help them receive the care they need.

Newswise: The Medical Minute: What to do when fire and ice burns and bites
Released: 15-Feb-2023 8:05 AM EST
The Medical Minute: What to do when fire and ice burns and bites
Penn State Health

Fire and ice can both cause injury. Two Penn State Health doctors weigh in on the best ways to treat frostbite and heat burns.

Newswise: Telemedicine reduces hospital transfers for very ill kids at rural, community emergency departments
Released: 13-Feb-2023 2:55 PM EST
Telemedicine reduces hospital transfers for very ill kids at rural, community emergency departments
UC Davis Health (Defunct)

New UC Davis Health research confirms that pediatric critical care telemedicine consults with clinicians in rural and community emergency departments result in fewer hospital transfers.

8-Feb-2023 12:15 PM EST
Nearly Half of Children on Medicaid Lack Outpatient Follow-up Within a Month After Emergency Care for Mental Health
Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

Only 56 percent of Medicaid-enrolled children received any outpatient follow-up within 30 days after discharge from the Emergency Department (ED) for a mental health concern, according to a large study published in the journal Pediatrics. Rates of timely follow-up among Black children were particularly low, with 10 percent fewer receiving an outpatient mental health appointment within 30 days compared to white children.

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Released: 9-Feb-2023 9:50 AM EST
Ohio State virtual reality technology prepares first responders for mass casualty events
Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

The increasing frequency of active shooter incidents and other mass casualty events places heighten pressure on first responders to quickly assess, triage and treat victims to save lives. To help first responders prepare for these critical events, The Ohio State University College of Medicine developed a cutting-edge virtual reality disaster response training program.

   
Released: 2-Feb-2023 11:05 AM EST
NIH-Funded Research to Develop Pneumonia Severity Prediction Tool to Improve Emergency Care of Children
Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

Todd Florin, MD, MSCE, from Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago recently was awarded a $5.8 million grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) for a multicenter study to derive and broadly validate the first emergency department (ED)-based pediatric community-acquired pneumonia severity (PedCAPS) score. This objective score will help avoid many unnecessary hospitalizations in children at low risk of severe outcomes, while targeting more focused therapies towards the lower proportion of children at highest risk for severe disease.

Newswise: Cedars-Sinai Stroke Experts Share the Latest From the International Stroke Conference Feb. 8-10
Released: 1-Feb-2023 9:05 PM EST
Cedars-Sinai Stroke Experts Share the Latest From the International Stroke Conference Feb. 8-10
Cedars-Sinai

Physician-scientists from the Comprehensive Stroke Center at Cedars-Sinai are available to discuss the latest news and research being shared at the International Stroke Conference Feb. 8-10 in Dallas.

Released: 31-Jan-2023 5:05 PM EST
The latest research news on surgery and transplants
Newswise

Below are some of the latest articles that have been added to the Surgery and the Transplantation channels on Newswise, a free source for journalists.

Newswise: Traitement de première intention inapproprié de l’état de mal épileptique : problématique et solutions
Released: 30-Jan-2023 3:45 PM EST
Traitement de première intention inapproprié de l’état de mal épileptique : problématique et solutions
International League Against Epilepsy

Malgré les recommandations, le traitement de première intention de l'état de mal épileptique est souvent inapproprié. Des études suggèrent que jusqu'à deux tiers des patients reçoivent des doses subcliniques de benzodiazépines, soit avant d'arriver à l'hôpital, soit pendant un traitement hospitalier d'urgence. Existe-t-il des solutions ?

Newswise: Cautionary tale or happy ending? Factors that make a difference in difficult mountain rescue efforts
Released: 17-Jan-2023 6:35 PM EST
Cautionary tale or happy ending? Factors that make a difference in difficult mountain rescue efforts
Elsevier

A trapped mountaineer survived after enduring 16 frigid hours wedged in a crevasse on Denali (Mount McKinley) in Alaska. His long and difficult rescue in frigid conditions and care in the critical aftermath are examined in the current issue of the Wilderness Medical Society’s official journal, Wilderness & Environmental Medicine, published by Elsevier.

   
Newswise: Virtual reality tool helps UT Southwestern physicians learn to de-escalate tense situations
Released: 10-Jan-2023 10:05 AM EST
Virtual reality tool helps UT Southwestern physicians learn to de-escalate tense situations
UT Southwestern Medical Center

An innovative virtual reality (VR) training tool – developed by UT Southwestern Medical Center’s Department of Emergency Medicine in partnership with UT Dallas – could soon play a major role in helping physicians recognize and respond to potentially violent patient encounters.

Newswise: Cannabis-Related Emergency Department Visits among Older Adults on the Rise
Released: 9-Jan-2023 2:10 PM EST
Cannabis-Related Emergency Department Visits among Older Adults on the Rise
UC San Diego Health

UC San Diego School of Medicine study shows cannabis-related emergency department visits among older adults are on the rise with high risk for adverse effects of cannabis use for ages 65 and older.

Released: 29-Dec-2022 2:05 PM EST
Delaying antibiotics for neutropenic fever may not affect survival of cancer inpatients
Wolters Kluwer Health: Lippincott

In cancer patients with neutropenic fever, delaying antibiotic treatment past 60 minutes from the time of fever detection does not reduce the short-term chance of survival, according to a study in the American Journal of Medical Quality. The journal is published in the Lippincott portfolio by Wolters Kluwer.

Released: 21-Dec-2022 9:55 AM EST
Tis the season to manage stress: Winter holiday story ideas and expert commentary
Newswise

Here are some of the latest articles that have been added to the Winter Holidays channel on Newswise.

   
Released: 21-Dec-2022 9:50 AM EST
Suicidal teens and other kids in mental health crisis languish in ERs
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

Every day across America, hundreds of children and teens with depression, anxiety, autism and other conditions end up in their local hospital’s emergency department because of a mental or behavioral health crisis. And 12 hours later, 1 in 5 of them will still be in the ED, a study finds. Another 12 hours after that – a full day after they arrived – 1 in 13 of them will still be in the ED.

Released: 19-Dec-2022 1:55 PM EST
‘Tis The Season for Home Holiday Hazards
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

The holidays are an exciting and busy time of year. Whether you’re traveling, hosting or attending a gathering, or just cozying up at home, the holidays are filled with potential hazards that could ruin your holiday cheer.

Released: 16-Dec-2022 2:10 PM EST
Cost concerns keep older adults from seeking emergency care
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

Worries about what emergency care might cost them have kept some older adults from seeking medical attention even when they felt they might need it, a new study shows. In all, 22% of older adults who may have needed care from the emergency department didn’t go because of concerns about what they might have to pay.

12-Dec-2022 5:05 PM EST
Objective Blood Alcohol Measures Confirm the Limitations of Questionnaires and Offer Increased Clinical Opportunities for Treating Dangerous Drinking
Research Society on Alcoholism

Patients in the Emergency Room (ER) should be blood-tested for hazardous drinking rather than evaluated by questionnaires alone, according to a new study comparing alcohol use screening methods. A sizeable minority of patients attend the ER for alcohol-related reasons (12–15% in the UK). That proportion is growing, a US study has found. The ER offers valuable opportunities to identify hazardous drinking and intervene with treatments that can help patients reduce their alcohol use. This requires efficiently and reliably screening ER patients for risky consumption. Validated methods include the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) — and its shorter version, AUDIT-C —which are among the most frequently used screening questionnaires. Another, the Timeline Followback Questionnaire (TLFB), is a retrospective self-administered survey estimating daily alcohol consumption over a specific prior period. In contrast, phosphatidylethanol (PEth), a metabolite of ethanol, is a direct and

   
Newswise: Rural hospital closures affect operations of surrounding hospitals
Released: 13-Dec-2022 8:05 AM EST
Rural hospital closures affect operations of surrounding hospitals
Penn State College of Medicine

A study by Penn State College of Medicine researchers found that nearby hospitals see increased emergency department visits and admissions as a result of rural hospital closures.

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Released: 12-Dec-2022 3:50 PM EST
UC San Diego Health Recognized for Health Equity in Care of Sickle Cell Crisis
UC San Diego Health

UC San Diego Health has been awarded the prestigious 2022 California Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems Quality Leaders Award in the category of health equity.

Released: 6-Dec-2022 12:25 PM EST
Veterinarians at Tufts Raise Awareness of Intravenous Fluid Therapy Complications
Tufts University

Clinicians at Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University launch an initiative encouraging animal hospitals to rethink the use of intravenous fluid in hospitalized patients

Released: 6-Dec-2022 7:00 AM EST
Mount Sinai First in Region Offering Telehealth Visits for Low-Acuity 911 Ambulance Calls
Mount Sinai Health System

Unique program keeps patients with less severe conditions out of the Emergency Department, saving them time and money

Released: 5-Dec-2022 4:05 PM EST
We ain't misbehavin' here. The latest news in Behavioral Science on Newswise
Newswise

Here are some of the latest articles that have been added to the Behavioral Science channel on Newswise, a free source for journalists.

       
Released: 29-Nov-2022 11:30 AM EST
High rates of complications and rehospitalizations after abdominal ostomy surgery
Wolters Kluwer Health: Lippincott

Patients undergoing abdominal surgery for ostomy placement have high rates of hospital readmissions and emergency department visits – often involving ostomy-related complications, reports a study in the November/December issue of the Journal of Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing, the official journal of the Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses (WOCN®) Society.

Newswise: Sam Torbati, MD, Named Cedars-Sinai’s Levin-Gordon Chair in Emergency Medicine in Honor of Joel M. Geiderman, MD
Released: 28-Nov-2022 5:00 PM EST
Sam Torbati, MD, Named Cedars-Sinai’s Levin-Gordon Chair in Emergency Medicine in Honor of Joel M. Geiderman, MD
Cedars-Sinai

Sam Torbati, MD, co-chair and medical director of the Cedars-Sinai Ruth and Harry Roman Emergency Department, has been named the Levin-Gordon Chair in Emergency Medicine in Honor of Joel M. Geiderman, MD.

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Released: 27-Nov-2022 2:05 PM EST
World Cup Soccer 2022: The Medical Perspective
Cedars-Sinai

Bert Mandelbaum, MD, medical director of the FIFA Medical Center of Excellence, Cedars-Sinai Kerlan-Jobe Institute, and associate chief medical officer of Major League Soccer, has been providing medical care to the U.S men’s national soccer team for nearly three decades.

Newswise: Inadequate first-line treatment for status epilepticus: The issue and solutions
Released: 21-Nov-2022 11:35 AM EST
Inadequate first-line treatment for status epilepticus: The issue and solutions
International League Against Epilepsy

A benzodiazepine is the first-line treatment of choice for status epilepticus. Despite guidelines from 2012 and 2016 thta recommend medication types, doses, and means of administration, benzodiazepines are often underdosed, or not given at all.

Released: 21-Nov-2022 11:30 AM EST
CPR mannikins used in instructive social media posts lack diversity, influencing patient outcomes and disparities in training and care
Elsevier

Investigators found that there is a marked lack of diversity in the mannikins depicted by public social media accounts of organizations that administer cardiopulmonary (CPR) education. Less than 10% represented Black or Asian individuals and none represented pregnant women.

   
Released: 17-Nov-2022 6:10 PM EST
Should You Take Your Child to the Emergency Room, Urgent Care—or Call the Doctor?
Children's Hospital Los Angeles

As a parent, your number one goal is keeping your child safe and healthy. When is it time to head to the emergency department (ED)—and when is it best to call your child’s doctor, or go to an urgent care center?If it's not an emergency, calling your pediatrician or going to urgent care are the best ways to address a variety of medical concerns.

Released: 17-Nov-2022 11:55 AM EST
Poison Control Center Tips on Preventing Illness this Holiday Season
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

A Rutgers New Jersey Poison Control Center expert discusses how children and adults can reduce risks of poisoning

Newswise: Mental health, substance use issues prevalent among nonpsychiatric emergency room patients
Released: 17-Nov-2022 11:05 AM EST
Mental health, substance use issues prevalent among nonpsychiatric emergency room patients
Indiana University

A new study found that about 45% of patients who visit the emergency department for physical injuries and ailments also have mental health and substance use problems that are often overlooked.

Newswise: The Medical Minute: SANE spaces during the unthinkable
Released: 17-Nov-2022 7:05 AM EST
The Medical Minute: SANE spaces during the unthinkable
Penn State Health

Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner rooms are special areas set aside for victims of sexual assault so that they can bypass the triage area of the public Emergency Department and get the care they need in the most comfortable atmosphere possible. Two Penn State Health nurses trained in treating victims share what patients can expect.

Released: 16-Nov-2022 12:50 PM EST
NIH awards emergency medicine physicians two grants
UC Davis Health (Defunct)

The Department of Emergency Medicine has been awarded two National Institutes of Health grants totaling over $5 million to improve patient care. They include an effort to better evaluate pediatric trauma patients and another to identify effective treatments early in emergency care.

10-Nov-2022 11:35 AM EST
Half of Patients in Telemedicine Program for Opioid Use Disorder Current with Medication a Month Later
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

Fifty-five percent of CareConnect’s patients with opioid use disorder had an active prescription for treatment a month after first engaging with the program

Released: 15-Nov-2022 2:05 AM EST
Study reveals economic burden of gun violence
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans

A study led by Christopher Marrero, MD, Associate Professor of Clinical Orthopaedic Surgery at LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine, reports that the net loss for treating acute firearm injuries at one Level I Trauma Center was $20.3 million over a four-year period.

10-Nov-2022 11:35 AM EST
ER Visits Among Youth with Suicidal Thoughts Had Already Spiked in Fall 2019
Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

In the fall of 2019 — before the onset of COVID-19 — emergency departments in Illinois experienced a spike in visits from youth ages 5 to 19 with suicidal thoughts or ideas, according to a new study from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago. There was an additional surge in these types of visits during the pandemic, the study found.

Released: 10-Nov-2022 6:20 PM EST
Helping patients with addiction tackle their health needs
Kaiser Permanente

n intervention that teaches patients in addiction treatment how to better connect with their primary care medical team on both mental and physical health concerns resulted in long-term benefits over 5 years, including more primary care use and fewer substance-related emergency department visits, Kaiser Permanente researchers have found.

Released: 10-Nov-2022 2:00 PM EST
Non-physician practitioners in the ED associated with 5.3% more imaging use
Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute

A new Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute study found when patients are treated in the Emergency Department by non-physician practitioners (physicians assistants and nurse practitioners), there were 5.3% more imaging studies performed than if patients were seen only by physicians. This JAMA Network Open study was based on a nationally representative sample of Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries with 16,922,274 ED visits between 2005 and 2020.

Released: 9-Nov-2022 3:15 PM EST
Knowledge is power. The latest research on arthritis is right at your fingertips
Newswise

Here are some of the latest articles that have been added to the Arthritis channel on Newswise.

Newswise: Thomas Spiegel appointed Vice President and Health System Chief Quality Officer at UChicago Medicine
Released: 8-Nov-2022 2:45 PM EST
Thomas Spiegel appointed Vice President and Health System Chief Quality Officer at UChicago Medicine
University of Chicago Medical Center

Dr. Thomas Spiegel has been appointed Chief Quality Officer and Dr. Ira Blumen named Interim Chief for the Section of Emergency Medicine at UChicago Medicine.



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