Even before COVID-19 ravaged the medical workforce, physicians, nurses, and other health workers were at increased risk for burnout and depression. Although these professionals are equipped to manage…
Occupational therapists and occupational therapy (OT) assistants at NYU Langone Health are finding themselves working on the front line of this pandemic to help patients recover from COVID-19.…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Thrombosis occurs in about one in 10 children undergoing cardiac surgery cases, with serious complications in over a quarter of those cases, a…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Results of a meta-analysis of randomized trials indicate that percutaneous coronary intervention for left main coronary artery (LMCA) disease is associated with less…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Preterm infants requiring respiratory support do not benefit from inhaled nitric oxide (iNO), according to the results of a meta-analysis of individual patient…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Escherichia coli is responsible for an increasing proportion of urinary tract infections and is showing more resistance to antimicrobials, Irish researchers report in…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Administering acetylcysteine to patients before and after they undergo coronary or peripheral angiography does not reduce the occurrence of contrast-induced nephropathy, according to…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Despite having a favorable effect on cytokine levels, perioperative methylprednisolone does not reduce the incidence of lung injury after pulmonary thromboendarterectomy (PTE), according…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Intra-aortic balloon counterpulsation (IABC) to augment blood flow before and for 12 hours after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) does not reduce infarct size…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Dexamethasone may be a useful supplement to standard treatment of certain patients with acute monocytic leukemia, French researchers report in an August 4th…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The risk for venous thromboembolism (VTE) is significantly higher for those whose sibling also had VTE, researchers from Sweden report in the August…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A closed-loop hydration and fluid balancing system protects against contrast-induced acute kidney injury in high-risk patients, according to results of a study published…
