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SGLT-2 inhibitor, cardiovascular risk and outcome in patients with comorbidity of hypertension and diabetes [Cardiovascular disease]

Annals of Family Medicine

Sodium-glucose transporter 2 (SGLT-2) inhibitors have been proved to decrease the cardiovascular adverse events in several large randomized controlled trials (RCTS), but evidence limited to patients with type 2 diabetes and ASCVD. Outcome Measures Changes of China-PAR score and cardiovascular hospitalization events.

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Virtual Reality Training Module May Aid Infection Control Efforts

Physician's Weekly

from Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, and colleagues developed and tested a virtual reality PME cleaning and disinfection training module. percent), fewer participants reported module challenges, including transporting PME, glove interactions, and understanding instructions. Barreto, Ph.D., Shenoy, M.D.,

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Agitation Podcast Series Episode 4: Safe prehospital transport of the agitated child

PEMBlog

There are protocols in place that assist highly trained Emergency Medical Service providers in assuring that agitated children are safely transported to their destination.

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Health professionals speak out against the new nuclear arms race

Common Sense Family Doctor

In 2024, the New York City Department of Health held a series of workshops on hospital emergency responses to an improvised nuclear detonation by a nonstate terrorist actor.

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The ambulance chased one patient into collections

NPR Health - Shots

After a car wreck, three siblings were transported to the same hospital by ambulances from three separate districts. The sibling with the most minor injuries got the biggest bill. Image credit: Bram Sable-Smith/KHN)

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Hospital parking fees contribute to financial toxicity for cancer patients

Medical Xpress

Transportation to and from cancer centers for outpatient cancer treatments has been identified as one of the two most impactful out-of-pocket costs that cancer patients and their families incur, along with food costs.

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Activated Charcoal for Detoxing: How It Works and Why It Helps

AMMD

Hospitals have been using activated charcoal to address cases of acute poisoning. From there, blood or lymph receives these nutrient molecules and carries them to the cells via cellular transport (1). It has a history of being used in hospitals and at home to pull toxins and soothe irritants.

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