Open-access colonoscopy is safe: study
Nurse-driven, open-access colonoscopy programs are as effective and safe as colonoscopy following a consultation with a gastroenterologist, according to researchers at Henry Ford Hospital.
View ArticleRe-admission rates via emergency rooms climbing among patients who have...
Emergency department patients who have recently been hospitalized are more than twice as likely to be admitted as those who have not recently been in the hospital, according to new research from the...
View ArticleStudy finds peat wildfire smoke linked to heart failure risk
An EPA study published online Monday in Environmental Health Perspectives finds that the 2008 peat bog wildfires in NC led to an increase in emergency room visits for respiratory and cardiovascular...
View ArticleFuture climate change may increase asthma attacks in children
Mount Sinai School of Medicine researchers have found that climate change may lead to more asthma-related health problems in children, and more emergency room (ER) visits in the next decade.
View ArticleRotavirus vaccination leads to large decreases in health care costs, doctor...
(Medical Xpress) -- Vaccinating infants against rotavirus has resulted in dramatic decreases in health care use and treatment costs for diarrhea-related illness in U.S. infants and young children,...
View ArticleFederal study: ER visits related to highly caffeinated drinks up tenfold
Emily Marchant had a can of Red Bull at her elbow as she went over an assignment in a Harper College library carrel. She is a long-standing fan of the beverage, she said, usually drinking one a day...
View ArticleHomeless heavy drinkers imbibe less when housing allows alcohol
A study of a controversial housing project that allows chronically homeless people with severe alcohol problems to drink in their apartments found that during their first two years in the building...
View ArticleStudy finds a quarter of adults with HIV were abused as children
One in four HIV patients was found to have been sexually abused as a child, according to a two-year Duke University study of more than 600 HIV patients. Traumatic childhood experiences were also linked...
View ArticleNearly 1 in 4 grandparents store prescription medicines where children can...
Unintentional poisonings from medicines cause more emergency room visits for young children each year than do car accidents.
View ArticleSurgery may be best for certain back conditions
Orthopedic spine surgery may be more effective than non-surgical treatment for low back disorders.
View ArticleStudy shows how patients use Facebook to solicit kidney donations
Loyola University Medical Center researchers are reporting one of the first studies to examine how patients and families are soliciting living kidney donors on Facebook.
View ArticleMepolizumab almost halves exacerbations in patients with severe asthma
The largest study of patients with severe asthma to date, published in the Lancet special issue on respiratory medicine, shows that those treated with the monoclonal antibody mepolizumab experienced an...
View ArticleApp lets you monitor lung health using only a smartphone
People suffering from asthma or other chronic lung problems are typically only able to get a measure of their lung function at the doctor's office a few times a year by blowing into a specialized piece...
View ArticleChronic electrical stimulation at acupressure points may relieve stomach woes...
Diabetic patients who suffer from a common complication of diabetes called gastroparesis may find that chronic electrical stimulation (ES) at specific acupuncture points could relieve gastroparesis...
View ArticleChildren with autism arrive at emergency room for psychiatric crisis nine...
In the first study to compare mental health-related emergency department (ED) visits between children with and without autism spectrum disorders (ASD), researchers found that ED visits are nine times...
View ArticlePalliative care improves outcomes for seniors
Seniors in long-term care experienced a significant reduction in emergency room visits and depression when receiving palliative care services, according to a recent collaborative study by researchers...
View ArticleHome visiting program for first-time moms may be struggling to reduce serious...
New research from PolicyLab at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia shows that one of the nation's largest programs providing home visitation support for at-risk mothers and children may not be as...
View ArticleFlu cases rise across U.S., severe season feared
(HealthDay)—In Chicago, a hospital employee describes the emergency department as "knee-deep in flu and pneumonia cases."
View ArticleEmergency room visits after energy drinks on rise (Update)
A new U.S. government survey suggests the number of people seeking emergency treatment after consuming energy drinks has doubled nationwide during the past four years, the same period in which the...
View ArticleEmergency room redux for many patients after hospitalization
Following a hospitalization, patients face many challenges as they transition home. A new study of this vulnerable period published by Yale School of Medicine researchers in JAMA found that a...
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