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Children with Abdominal Pain Increasingly Exposed to CT Scanning in the Emergency Room

Computed tomography imaging use in children with nontraumatic abdominal pain increased in emergency departments each year between 1999 and 2007, according to new findings. More...
10 May 2012

CPR Guidelines Emphasizing Chest Compressions Save More Lives

People suffering from a nonshockable out-of-hospital cardiac arrest are likelier to survive if given cardiopulmonary resuscitation based on updated guidelines that emphasize chest compressions, according to a new study. More...
10 May 2012

Some Transfusions May Do More Harm Than Good

The lack of clear guidelines for ordering blood transfusions means there is still wide variation in the use of transfusions and frequent use of transfused blood in patients who do not need it. More...
09 May 2012

Statins Significantly Reduce Stroke Mortality

A new study confirms that preexisting statin therapy reduces early mortality in patients with acute ischemic stroke, as well as improving their condition at hospital discharge. More...
09 May 2012

MRI Mostly Not Recommended for Patients with Pacemakers

A lot of care and attention should be taken when performing magnetic resonance imaging in patients with a cardiac pacemaker, according to recent findings. More...
08 May 2012

Nursing Quality Affects Neonatal ICU Outcomes

Very low birth weight infants born in hospitals awarded recognition for nursing excellence fared slightly better than those born in hospitals without this rating, according to a new study. More...
08 May 2012

Cardiac Implant Infections Linked to Significant Morbidity

A new study has found that patients with cardiac device infective endocarditis have a high rate of mortality and morbidity, and appear to benefit from early device removal. More...
07 May 2012
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