ACEP Now

JULY 6, 2023

Emergency physicians have become leaders in achieving cost efficiency in health care, predominantly through implementation of new processes and research findings, enabling us to achieve significant financial savings. CDC website : Sexually Transmitted Disease Guidelines 2021. However, such a view overlooks two critical facts.

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Pediatric EM Morsels

JANUARY 19, 2024

Unfortunately, the possibility of congenital infections always looms large as well, including congenital syphilis. CDC 2023] In 2021, there were over 2800 cases of congenital syphilis, tripled from 2017. We have touched on the treatment for older children with syphilis with Bicillin CR vs LA.

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American Medical Compliance

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

According to the CDC, childhood vaccinations prevent about 4 million deaths each year. Regular sessions ensure that providers stay informed about the latest vaccine research, techniques for managing hesitancy, and evolving cultural contexts.

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RebelEM

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Background: Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP), or what the CDC recently renamed infection-related ventilator-associated complication (IVAC), is defined as a nosocomial pneumonia occurring on day 3 of mechanical ventilation that was preceded by 2 days of stable or decreasing ventilator requirements. 4, 8 Paper: Dahyot-Fizelier, C.,

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Sensible Medicine

JUNE 13, 2024

I was hopeful that our series on churnalism would change the world of healthcare and biomedical research journalism. They would consider if a doctor’s or researcher claim was plausible before gullibly reporting it (4). Oh well, at least we tried. A plea to journalists covering healthcare and biomedical research.

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Sensible Medicine

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Stefan Kertesz is Professor of Medicine at the Heersink School of Medicine at the University of Alabama at Birmingham where his work includes leading VA and non-VA supported research focused on homeless healthcare and issues related to pain and opioids. Criticism of these programs is both well-deserved and unfair.

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PulmCCM

AUGUST 7, 2023

Circulation) Yet CDC was claiming precisely the opposite in its Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report around the same time. Some have even suggested that CDC was aware of the concerning European data, and chose to publish an alternative narrative that better supported universal vaccination. (To health systems. university campuses.

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Medagadget

JUNE 26, 2023

Even though breast milk is best for NICU infants, a 2020 CDC report said that 13% of U.S. Neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) store this donated breast milk in large freezers, ideally for no more than six to 12 months according to CDC guidelines. hospital NICUs don’t have stocks of donated breast milk. It’s a win all around.

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ACEP Now

OCTOBER 3, 2023

These guidelines present the best available evidence to support clinical decision making in the prehospital setting when TBI care may have the most significant impact on outcomes; they also establish a research agenda for future investigations. National Center for Health Statistics: Mortality Data on CDC WONDER. Prehosp Emerg Care.

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ACEP Now

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Emergency Medicine research was and still is tremendously underfunded,” says John E. We wanted to reach emergency physicians, nurses and others working in trauma as well as those at Health and Human Services and the Centers for Disease Control. Prescott, MD, another member of the committee. “We million in federal grants.

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PEMBlog

JUNE 5, 2024

It was inspired by a hot-off-the-presses publication from the Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN) focused on clinical decision rules for cervical spine imaging in children. Leonard JR, Jaffe DM, Kuppermann N, Olsen CS, Leonard JC; Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN) Cervical Spine Study Group.

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PulmCCM

OCTOBER 30, 2023

ICUs, and a popular research focus for academics, generating a steady stream of papers. This made VAP hard to track, so CDC invented an odd new epidemiologic entity called “ ventilator-associated events ” (which do not require microbiology or chest film interpretation) as a proxy for actual VAPs. Just kidding!

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PEMBlog

JULY 10, 2024

And, since we know from the CDC’s Youth Risk Behavior Survey that many American teens are having sex with less than optimal condom use and infrequent STI testing, pediatricians everywhere should be thinking more about acquired syphilis infection, not just congenital syphilis. Thank you, Jen. These are highly sensitive tests.

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ACEP Now

APRIL 2, 2024

While the mechanism of hypoglycin A is not thoroughly understood, research demonstrates that its metabolism leads to the production of methylene cyclopropyl acetic acid (MCPA-CoA), which inhibits long-chain fatty acid beta-oxidation and ultimately causes depletion of glycogen stores. Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Toxicology Rep.

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Medical Law

JUNE 20, 2023

Bicycle Helmet Safety Standards According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), nearly 1000 Americans die, and over 130,000 are injured annually in bicycle crashes and falls. Research conducted by the National Institute of Health (NIH) demonstrates how bicycle helmets significantly reduce the risk of injury or death.

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EB Medicine

MAY 3, 2019

Jeff: If those figures seem a bit high, another CDC study found that in a general population survey of a quarter million people between 2006-2008, 9% met the criteria for major depression. The PSS-3 assesses for depression/hopelessness and suicidal ideations in the past 2 weeks as well as lifetime history of suicide attempt.

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EMDocs

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

She denies any trauma, swelling, or redness in the joints, as well as fever or weight loss. CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain–United States, 2016. Neuropathic pain: redefinition and a grading system for clinical and research purposes. The pain is worse with activity but improves with rest.

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Pediatric EM Morsels

APRIL 5, 2024

However, it is often overlooked that tickborne illnesses are among the most common travel-related illnesses globally (CDC Traveller’s Health 2017). CDC 2024) Generally, most ticks require >24 hours of attachment for there to be a risk of transfer of the infectious agent.

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Sensible Medicine

MARCH 4, 2025

Today, I am happy to give space to Brad Rodu, a Professor of Medicine and an endowed chair in Tobacco Harm Reduction Research addressing our misunderstanding of the health effects of nicotine and cigarette substitutes. There is a well-documented misunderstanding among American doctors about nicotine and cigarette substitutes.

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Taming the SRU

JANUARY 22, 2025

2,3] In 2020, the CDC estimates that asthma exacerbations accounted for almost 1,000,000 ED visits and almost 100,000 inpatient hospitalizations. [4] Armed with algorithms and with albuterol in hand, remember to take a deep breath and help your patients to do so as well! Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2010 Feb 15;181(4):315-23.

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Maria Yang, MD

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Let’s take a closer look at this with a critical eye: Yes, according to the CDC, in 2022, about 40% of all children in the US were born to unmarried women. Yes, research supports the idea that an absent father results in behavioral problems in children. If current trends continue, we are heading toward social implosion.

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FEMinEM

JANUARY 26, 2021

Maybe the researchers did have my best interest in mind. So I did a little research of my own, and found that the history of exclusion went back decades. And that’s how thalidomide made it to women around the world, advertised as a safe cure for morning sickness, even though it had never been researched in pregnant women.

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EMDocs

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

However, recent progress in onchocerciasis research has led to an improved understanding of the immunopathology of O. volvulus as well as improvements in the diagnosis and treatment of this morbid disease. Ongoing research aims to develop more effective treatments to target adult worms and reduce treatment duration.

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PulmCCM

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Answering this research question has been made more difficult by pip-tazo’s possible status as a pseudo-nephrotoxin (elevating creatinine levels in the blood without harming the kidneys) and frequent co-administration with vancomycin, a known nephrotoxin.

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Sensible Medicine

AUGUST 14, 2024

In popular (lay) understanding, SIDS represents a common danger that a well-cared for and apparently healthy baby will suddenly and terrifyingly be found dead in the morning. Researchers comb through the victims’ genomes for mutations in cardiorespiratory function and autonomic arousal systems. Figure 2 From the CDC Website.

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Sensible Medicine

JUNE 23, 2023

Rochelle Walensky is handing the CDC over to Mandy Cohen–a woman who has supported 100% of Walensky’s policies. But not having any good data didn’t seem to bother the CDC. Why evaluate a product if the CDC and ACOG are already sold on the product? There’s actually a precedent.

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Sensible Medicine

JULY 27, 2023

Specifically MedRxiv and SSRN have been reluctant to post articles critical of the CDC, mask and vaccine mandates, and the Biden administration’s health care policies. Ironically, two of them refused to post this article as well! In it, we reveal a startling pattern of censorship and inconsistent standards from pre-print servers.

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EMDocs

NOVEMBER 2, 2024

A broad workup is initiated for altered mental status, including an STD panel, which shows a reactive Venereal Disease Research Laboratory (VDRL) and a negative CT head. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) studies are obtained in the recumbent position for opening pressures. g/L but this varies between laboratories [23] CSF PCR for T.

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EMDocs

JULY 26, 2023

2 In 1996, the World Health Organization (WHO) called for the remaining stocks of variola virus to be destroyed or transferred to one of two designated biosafety level 4 facilities: the Center for Disease Control (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia or the State Research Center of Virology and Biotechnology in Koltsovo, Russia.

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Sensible Medicine

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

I am proud of the research that many of my colleagues have done to delineate the disparities and discover ways of lessening them. In this post, Dr. Sally Satel argues that some health disparities research is flawed, drawing unfounded conclusions, and suggesting solutions that might actually harm the people the researchers intend to help.

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PEMBlog

APRIL 4, 2025

Well, we’re gonna compare the clinical presentation of bacterial infections in unvaccinated and unvaccinated children versus fully immunized children in the emergency department, and we will assess the need for empiric antibiotics and diagnostic testing in this challenging population. So what are we gonna go over in this episode?

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Sensible Medicine

JANUARY 11, 2025

Here, he gives clear guidance for how the CDC can work to restore the trust that the agency forfeited with idiotic guidance, such as: 2 year olds should wear a mask, and kids should sit 6 feet apart on the bus. It also indicates areas where the research community should work to provide more or higher-quality evidence.

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Sensible Medicine

DECEMBER 5, 2024

” Like many anti-vaccine advocates, he has a well documented history of promulgating false information that effectively preyed on the vulnerability that all parents (to varying degrees) have about the effects of substances injected or ingested by their children. He asks a question and claims to be open to the research.

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Sensible Medicine

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

to lead the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), which oversees almost all government health agencies (FDA, CDC, NIH) and funds and regulates a substantial portion of US health care through CMS. RFK argues that they have captured the health agencies and the medical research ecosystem to support their business model.

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