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Vaccine for Children Program Works

Science Based Medicine

These benefits are all well researched and copiously documented. We have often stated here on SBM that vaccine programs are the most effective, and most cost effective, public health measures in human history. They save lives, prevent disease, and save money.

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For obese kids, the USPSTF recommends diet and exercise; the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends surgery and ozempic

Sensible Medicine

Now let’s compare the two documents. Here is what the USPSTF says: They call for more research. That is my conclusion as well, and I favor large, pragmatic randomized trials in adults and kids with staggered starting times (adults first — to protect kids from harms we may not yet know). From their document.

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The COVID-OUT Trial: Does Metformin Reduce the Risk of Long COVID?

RebelEM

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has been the focus of massive research efforts over the last three years. Blinding procedures were well constructed as to mask group allocation. The mechanism of action for metformin’s reduction in long-COVID is not well-understood. More research is necessary in this area.

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Improving Care for Patients with a Non-English Language Preference (NELP)

EMDocs

13 Interventions may include: Ascertaining a patient’s preferred language early in the clinical encounter (during registration, for instance), and clearly documenting this preference in a place that is visible to all providers. Well-meaning providers who are not highly fluent may contribute to miscommunication and diagnostic errors.

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Medical Malpractice Insights: The challenge of suicide evaluation in the ED

EMDocs

The nurse completes the Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS) and documents that the patient’s recent thoughts of killing himself and his detailed plan makes him “High Risk” for suicide. There is no documented handoff to the on-coming emergency physician (EP) who assumes care. ” 0700 : The PA-C goes off-shift.

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Rethinking Fluid Resuscitation in Vaso-Occlusive Crisis: Is Lactated Ringer’s the Superior Choice?

RebelEM

There has been ongoing study about the clinical significance of these effects, as well as whether and for whom LR might provide meaningfully better clinical outcomes ( Myburgh 2013 , Self 2018 , Semler 2018 , Self 2020 ). Future research should address these gaps.

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Should I Apply Compression Devices To Patients With DVT?

The Trauma Pro

Screening looks at patient factors such as age, obesity, and previous VTE, as well as injury risk factors like spine and pelvic fractures and decreased mobility. But the key fact is that every compression device manufacturer includes existing DVT as a contraindication in their product documentation.

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