Medical Xpress

MAY 2, 2023

Researchers at the University of Oxford, Warneford Hospital, U.K., looking into a suicide prevention tool have published a paper titled "Predicting suicide risk in 137,112 people with severe mental illness in Finland: external validation of the Oxford Mental Illness and Suicide tool (OxMIS)" in the journal Translational Psychiatry.

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Center for Family Medicine (CFM)

JULY 1, 2025

When sudden illness or injury strikes, knowing whether to head to the emergency room or an urgent care clinic can make all the difference—both in terms of your health and your wallet. While both facilities provide immediate medical attention, they serve very different purposes and handle varying levels of injuries and illness.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 12, 2025

THURSDAY, June 12, 2025 (HealthDay News) — For critically ill adults with sepsis, statin use is associated with reduced mortality, according to a study published online June 5 in Frontiers in Immunology. Statin use was also associated with reduced intensive care unit mortality and reduced in-hospital mortality (odds ratios, 0.43

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Medical Xpress

MAY 16, 2023

Medical experts in Australasia have raised concern about the rising burden of severe acute pancreatitis (SAP) in intensive care units, with no change in mortality rates in these critically ill patients in almost two decades.

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Today's Hospitalist

MAY 9, 2025

OUR ENTIRE FIELD of hospital medicine grew out of the need to innovate to address the growing complexities of inpatient medicine. But these early systems often struggled with complex medical terminology and the natural flow of conversation. This isn’t about replacing your clinical judgment.

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Medical Xpress

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

So, when an acutely ill child is seen in one of these facilities, they are typically transferred to regional pediatric centers for more comprehensive care. Many rural and community emergency departments lack access to pediatric specialty care physicians.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 24, 2025

Robin Wolaner, 71, a retired publisher in Sausalito, California, has been known to badger friends who delay getting recommended shots, sending them relevant medical studies. Take influenza, which annually sends from 140,000 to 710,000 people to hospitals, most of them seniors, and is fatal to 10% of hospitalized older adults.

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Hitchcock Family Medicine

AUGUST 5, 2022

Preventive Care Primary doctors can offer preventive care to their patients, which typically includes check-ups and screenings to prevent them from contracting illnesses. Disease Diagnosis If a patient visits a hospital with specific symptoms, a primary care doctor diagnoses what they're suffering from.

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Medical Xpress

JULY 1, 2025

Delirium affected 44% of critically ill patients in an Ohio medical center who were hospitalized after a recent stroke, according to new research published in the American Journal of Critical Care. Incidence rates were highest for patients with intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH), with 60% having delirium for at least one day.

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Medical Xpress

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Waiting for their turn in the emergency room, dazed-looking parents in winter coats bounced crying children in their arms, trying to catch the eye of Dr. Erica Michiels. Pick us next! they seemed to plead with tired eyes.

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Medical Xpress

DECEMBER 9, 2022

For years, American cities and towns have struggled with how to address those living on their streets who suffer from mental illness but refuse treatment.

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Barton Associates

JUNE 19, 2025

In fact, hospitals, clinics, and other facilities are already reeling from a shortage of providers and it’s hurting patients— according to the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , tens of millions of Americans live in areas with shortages of primary care, dental, and mental health professionals.

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Medical Xpress

MARCH 8, 2023

Globally, there is an anticipated epidemiological heterogeneity of COVID-19 patients. No epidemiological studies validated the epidemiological characterization of COVID-19 patients in African settings.

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Medical Xpress

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Critical illness myopathy (CIM) is a common complication affecting ventilator-treated intensive care patients, which can lead to increased mortality/morbidity, prolonged hospital care, impaired patient quality of life, and increased health care costs.

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StorytellERdoc

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Whether it be for chronic pain, for chronic illness, for companionship, simply to have a place to hang out for a few hours, or to get some food, we are often inundated with these patients at the most inopportune times. He was frail and had unfortunately progressed to relying on a walker, due to a multitude of medical problems, for ambulation.

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The Clinical Problem Solvers

DECEMBER 27, 2021

Dr. Hlatshwayo Davis received her medical degree from Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine and a Master’s in Public Health Degree from Case Western Reserve University. She completed her internal medicine residency at University Hospitals Case Medical Center. Davis is the Director of Health for the City of St.

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The Clinical Problem Solvers

MAY 6, 2020

Avital O’Glasser Avital O’Glasser is an Associate Professor of Medicine at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) in the Division of Hospital Medicine. She is the medical director of OHSU’s hospitalist-led Pre-Operative Medicine Clinic, as well as The Curbsiders Kashlek Memorial Hospital Chief of Perioperative Medicine.

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The Clinical Problem Solvers

AUGUST 14, 2019

Zaven Sargsyan joins the CPSolvers to share his approach to supraventricular tachycardia Download CPSolvers App here Schema AVNRT illness script Telemetry strip #1 Telemetry strip #2 Show Notes Dr. Zaven Sargsyan Dr. Zaven Sargsyan is a hospitalist and associate residency director at Baylor College of Medicine (BCM).

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 13, 2025

There is robust data regarding the importance of patient connection and engagement in the hospital and clinic setting. Many of us are taught in medical school and residency the importance of patient communication on improving patient satisfaction scores, quality metrics, and professional fulfillment.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 19, 2025

Patients with documented mental illness or substance use disorders (SUDs) continue to encounter a mixed—sometimes starkly divergent—quality of emergency department (ED) care when they present with chest pain, abdominal pain, or other non‑psychiatric complaints, according to a patient‑interview study published in Health Services Research.

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Medical Xpress

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Using high-throughput genome sequencing and machine learning, scientists at UMass Chan Medical School have shown a strong correlation between the oral microbiome in patients with COVID-19 at the time of hospital admission and the need for later respiratory support.

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The Clinical Problem Solvers

MARCH 22, 2020

He is a medical educator who specializes in treating infectious diseases, particularly infections that develop in patients who have suppressed immune systems, such as as solid organ and hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients and HIV+ organ transplant recipients. He has interests in medical ethics and critical illness communication.

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The Medical Futurist

JUNE 21, 2025

Treating less serious ailments gets faster, more targeted and more efficient, while the means for curing more serious and life-altering illnesses improve. In 2016, The Guardian reported that a blind woman suffering from this disease was fitted with the implant labelled “bionic eye” in the UK as part of a trial at the Oxford Eye Hospital.

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Physicians Alliance of Connecticut

MAY 6, 2025

It’s home to many reputable healthcare employers, from private practices like the Physicians Alliance of Connecticut to major hospital systems like Yale New Haven Health. Residents can access top hospitals, vibrant communities, and many lifestyle amenities, including parks, museums, and restaurants.

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Louisville Lectures

MAY 5, 2023

Boot Camp: PHASE TWO Or, Emergencies and Assessing Them This week, we will look at two highly anticipated videos, Electrolyte Emergencies by Dr. Eleanor Lederer and Assessing the Seriously Ill Patient by Dr. David Nunley. Are you a resident or medical student looking to learn practical, evidence based approaches to your patients?

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Louisville Lectures

MAY 8, 2020

Clinical Characteristics of 138 Hospitalized Patietns with 2019 Novel Coronavirus-Infected Pneumonia in Wuhan, China. Characteristics and Outcomes of 21 Critically Ill Patients with COVID-19 in Washington State. Chest 2020; published online. Lancet 2020; 395: 391-393. Wang D, Hu B, Hu C. JAMA 2020; 323 (11): 1061-1069.

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Medical Xpress

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Young Swiss women and girls were hospitalized at an "unprecedented" rate last year for mental health issues, the national statistics office said Monday, indicating the pandemic took a particularly heavy toll on this group.

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The Clinical Problem Solvers

JANUARY 12, 2021

Take our Episode Quiz Kaitlyn Thomas Kaitlyn Thomas is a 3rd year medical student at Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine at their Seton Hill campus in Greensburg, Pennsylvania. She is interested in medical education, advocacy and assisting underserved populations. Ninad Bhat Ninad Bhat is a third-year medical student at UCSF.

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Medical Xpress

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

The Biden administration on Thursday offered assistance to communities and hospitals dealing with a surge in cases of pediatric respiratory illnesses, but it did not declare a national public health emergency.

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PEMBlog

JUNE 7, 2023

There are protocols in place that assist highly trained Emergency Medical Service providers in assuring that agitated children are safely transported to their destination. NASEMSO: Clinical care and restraint of agitated or combative patients by emergency medical service practitioners.

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Logansport Memorial Hospital

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

When unexpected injuries or illnesses happen, it can be scary and overwhelming. For Austin Ault, he felt reassured during his time at Logansport Memorial, knowing that our dedicated team was alongside him every step of the way, including the Emergency Room , Medical/Surgical, Surgery , and Orthopedics.

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GeriPal

JULY 27, 2023

For those with serious illness, sleep problems and insomnia are all too common. And very common symptom or coexists commonly with other health conditions and in medications that are used, impacted. But I’m also thinking about other health conditions and other medications that might be causing them trouble. Insomnia sucks.

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Medical Xpress

DECEMBER 15, 2022

When Debora Zilz rushed her baby son Andreas to a Berlin hospital because of a serious respiratory illness, she got a shock.

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Medical Xpress

DECEMBER 14, 2022

A one-two punch of COVID-19 and the flu is striking California, sickening residents—some so severely they've had to go to the hospital—interrupting daily life and threatening to upend holiday plans.

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My Green Doctor

MAY 3, 2025

In This Issue : Why Renewable Energy Belongs in Every Clinic Medical Waste: One Model for Improvement OnTrack with your Sustainability Goals? Our Consulting Services offer customized strategies for group practices, health systems, and medical societies ready to accelerate their impact and lead the way in climate-smart care.

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My Green Doctor

JULY 2, 2025

in the need for healthcare—translating into over 500 million extra days of inpatient hospital care and more than 100 million emergency department visits across Europe by 2050. This means: Training healthcare professionals to understand and manage the growing connections between the environment and illness.

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Medical Xpress

DECEMBER 16, 2022

The origins of the serious cancer-like disease Langerhans' Cell Histiocytosis (LCH) have been identified by researchers from Karolinska Institutet in collaboration with Karolinska University Hospital. The findings presented in Science Immunology may lead to new, targeted treatments.

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