Emergency Medicine
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Researchers note possible thresholds for medical decisions and marijuana regulations
ECLS-SHOCK trial challenges current practice, guidelines
New York saw an 82% increase in such visits on the day with the highest recorded pollution
Retrospective analysis suggests worse outcomes versus delayed procedure
New York saw an 82% increase in such visits on the day with the highest recorded pollution
Retrospective analysis suggests worse outcomes versus delayed procedure
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Rural life has its hazards, as clinicians in China explain
One year after symptom onset, a salivary gland excision identifies the cause
Timely imaging, anticoagulation, and specialist consultations prevented loss of life or limb
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CDC analysis finds 80% protection against emergency, urgent care visits
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We talk with the new head of the Medical Society Consortium on Climate & Health to find out
Restaurant workers and others seeking relief through OSHA and Congress
Decades after antibiotic treatment, 60% of patients had avoided appendectomy
"This intervention could be easily used by clinicians," researcher says
James is the second USC basketball player to collapse from cardiac arrest over the last year
"Our responsibility is to make sure that we are better prepared next time than we were last time"
It follows Envision, and physicians consider further consequences of difficult market
