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Surgical Instruments’ Sterilization Probed After 11 Years of Complaints
“It’s a surgeon’s nightmare.” These words, spoken by a physician at Detroit Medical Center, ran in The Detroit News in a multi-story investigative series about how physicians had reported unclean, missing, and damaged surgical instruments for 11 years without the issue being resolved.
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NIH Designates LGBTQ Community as 'Health Disparity Population'
NIH's designation will allow greater exploration into healthcare inequities for LGBTQ population.
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Easing ED Crowding While Offering Convenience
Several health systems believe that giving patients the ability to link with a provider from any location at any time has the potential not only to positively address the kinds of access problems that drive people to the ED, but also to deliver the type of convenience that healthcare consumers crave.
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Using Telemedicine to Address Crowding in the ED
Early telemedicine pioneers see ED applications evolving as consumers demand greater access and convenience.
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An Alternative View on Regionalized STEMI Care
Expert: “You have to wonder if we have to do something differently than this.”
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Time to Move the Goal Posts on STEMI Care?
Given that most hospitals already meet the door-to-balloon time standard, one expert maintains that it is time to aim for the more aggressive indicator.
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Pushing the Envelope on STEMI Response
Investigators maintain that every minute of treatment delay leads to irreversible heart damage in patients suffering STEMI.
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The Importance of Low Uric Acid in Gout Patients
Consistent abolition of acute flares has been confirmed only when uric acid levels < 6.0 mg/dL are maintained over the long term.
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Does Technology Accelerate Weight Loss?
Trial participants randomized to add-on gadgetry actually experienced less weight loss than those who simply received traditional diet and exercise advice.
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Gabapentin and Pregabalin Effective for Refractory Chronic Pruritus
Promising trial results support consideration of gabapentin, pregabalin, or both for patients presenting with refractory pruritus.