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Exploring Trends in Postpartum Hemorrhage with SHRINE Network Aggregated Electronic Health Records (EHR) Data. [Health care disparities]

Annals of Family Medicine

Healthcare research involving patient medical data is often delayed by lengthy approval processes. The Shared Health Research Information Network (SHRINE) offers rapid, secure access to aggregate counts of patient data from participating hospitals. Women 15-54 years with live births between 2005-2022. Study Design and Analysis.

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Rural hospital closures affect operations of surrounding hospitals

Medical Xpress

Since 2005, more than 180 rural hospitals in the United States have closed, with nearly 1,000 more at risk of doing so. A study by Penn State College of Medicine researchers found that nearby hospitals see increased emergency department visits and admissions as a result of these closures.

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Researchers find rate of fatal opioid poisonings among children more than doubled over 13-year span

Medical Xpress

Researchers from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) have found that opioids were responsible for more than half of all fatal poisonings in children ages 5 and younger between 2005 and 2018, more than double the proportion of fatal poisonings caused by opioids in 2005.

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Episode 68: Human Dx unknown with Rabih & UNC residents – lower extremity weakness

The Clinical Problem Solvers

She completed medical school at Texas Tech University Health Science Center. She is pursuing a career in hospital medicine and is interested in medical education and diagnostic clinical reasoning. He received a degree in Biological Science from The Florida State University in 2005 (go Noles).

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Podcast: ECPR

PEMBlog

ECPR involves using ECMO (Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation) to take over heart and lung functions, offering a last-resort option that is becoming more common in large pediatric hospitals. The episode highlights the importance of understanding eCPR as a critical therapy for both in-hospital and out-of-hospital cardiac arrests.

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The Future of Geriatrics: A Podcast with Jerry Gurwitz, Ryan Chippendale, and Mike Harper

GeriPal

Alex: Today we’re delighted to welcome Jerry Gurwitz, who is a geriatrician and professor of medicine at the UMass Chan Medical School. I talked about lack of prestige and respect, and I talked about how healthcare system leaders and medical school deans don’t always seem to value the field of geriatrics.

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Assisted Living Communities: Podcast with Sheryl Zimmerman, Kenny Lam, and Ken Covinsky

GeriPal

We additionally firmly establish that the song How to Save a Life by the Fray was a product of the aughts (2005, to be exact), not the 90’s ): Enjoy! You’re independent, drive in and out, and the more help you need, so for example, now you need somebody to help with medication administration. Transcript. This is Eric Widera.