Medical Wellness

Emergency mental health lessons learned from Continental Flight 3407 disaster

Emergency mental health, a field often overlooked in the chaos, is a vital component of any disaster response, but may not be well represented in emergency…

Researchers Pinpoint Patients Who Receive Greatest Benefit from Heart Failure Treatment

In patients with the condition, known as left bundle branch block or LBBB, CRT-D therapy reduced heart failure progression and the risk of ventricular…

Policies to reduce medical residents' fatigue may compromise quality of training

Patient safety has long been a critical concern for hospitals, in particular for those training new doctors. Since 1984, when the death of 24-year-old Libby…

Medical and financial impact of drug-related poisonings treated in US EDs

Over the past decade, drug-related poisonings have been on the rise in the United States. In fact, in many states drug-related poisoning deaths have now…

Watchful waiting no longer recommended for some high-risk Barrett's esophagus patients

Endoscopic removal of pre-cancerous cells in patients with confirmed, high-risk Barrett's esophagus is recommended rather than surveillance, according to a new…

Spontaneous smoking cessation may be an early symptom of lung cancer, research suggests

Many longtime smokers quit spontaneously with little effort shortly before their lung cancer is diagnosed, leading some researchers to speculate that sudden…

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