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) – Rates of acute rejection of lung transplants are not improved when sirolimus is added to the immunosuppressive regimen instead of azathioprine, a multicenter…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The risk of developing symptomatic deep vein thrombosis with a peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) is associated with the size of the catheter,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Patients incurring traumatic brain injury do not fare any better if they are given hypertonic fluids before reaching the hospital, according to a…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Patients with bronchiectasis not related to cystic fibrosis benefit significantly from regular twice-daily nebulized gentamicin therapy, a Scottish team reports in the American…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Infants requiring hospitalization for acute bronchiolitis do not recover any more quickly when chest physiotherapy is performed, as is routine practice in some…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Trauma patients transfused with ABO-compatible plasma have a higher rate of complications such as sepsis and renal failure than patients given ABO-identical plasma,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Patients with pulmonary hyperinflation due to advanced emphysema have a modest improvement in lung function and exercise tolerance after placement of endobronchial valves…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – During cardiopulmonary resuscitation, it is safe to continue chest compressions while a defibrillator is charging prior to shock administration, and this strategy shortens…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The antiplatelet effect of clopidogrel is much reduced in patients undergoing therapeutic hypothermia after cardiac arrest, according to a Norwegian study published online…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Very elderly patients with ST-segment elevation MI can do quite well with successful primary percutaneous intervention, as long they aren’t in cardiogenic shock…
