Severe mental illness and European COVID-19 vaccination strategies, Lancet Psychiatry
The EU advises prioritising vaccination for people whose health makes them particularly at risk for severe COVID-19, but leaves it to member states to decide which medical conditions get prioritised. Ethical, neuroscientific, and public health considerations have been used to prioritise individuals with severe mental illness (ie, psychotic disorders, bipolar disorders, and severe major depressive disorders).1, 2, 3 We systematically reviewed national COVID-19 vaccine deployment plans across 20 European countries (appendix p 1 –2). Eight of 20 countries explicitly mentioned psychiatry or mental illness in their national v...
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - March 3, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Infection in Pregnancy: Information for healthcare professionals Version 13, RCM/RCOG
Updates: New evidence added to most sections to support or update existing conclusions or advice. New section added on Vaccination against COVID-19. Comprehensively updated including new evidence, key findings, new sections on the frequency of severe illness in pregnant women, data from the UK comparing pregnant and non-pregnant women, data from international studies comparing pregnant and non-pregnant women and insertion of tables in appendix summarising studies. Sections 2 and 6 updated: to signpost to guidance documents to assist maternity units with changes to antenatal and postnatal care. (Source: Current ...
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - March 1, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Decision support could improve ED pediatric appendicitis imaging
Clinical decision support could boost the appropriate use of CT for diagnosin...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading: Ultrasound followed by CT effective for appendicitis Adult hospitals overuse CT for appendicitis in kids MRI should be 1st choice for pediatric appendicitis Oral contrast not needed to spot kids' appendicitis on CT Can MRI challenge CT in diagnosing appendicitis? (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - February 9, 2021 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

Appendicitis secondary to trauma following a camel kick: case report and review of literature - Toffaha A, Al-Yahri O, Hijawi Z, Al-Mudares S, Al-Tarakji M, Shahid F, Ali SM.
INTRODUCTION: Independently, trauma and appendicitis are two of the most common conditions in surgical practice. Rarely, both conditions may coexist, which raises the controversy whether it is merely a coincidence or trauma may lead to acute appendicitis. ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 6, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Can variation help to explain the rise in emergency admissions for children aged under five up to 2018/19?
Children under the age of five accounted for ten per cent of emergency attendances and nine per cent of emergency admissions in 2018/19, despite representing less than six per cent of the population – what might some of the factors behind this be? This research considers some of the data and service-related issues that may be affecting this troubling observation. A further research appendix provides further charts and analysis that look at the issue in more depth. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - February 5, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

What Are the Early Warning Signs of Appendicitis
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Source: eMedicineHealth.com - February 3, 2021 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news

Neutropenic Appendicitis Outcomes Better With Upfront Surgery Than Observation Neutropenic Appendicitis Outcomes Better With Upfront Surgery Than Observation
Children undergoing cancer treatment who develop neutropenic appendicitis may have lower complication rates and fewer disruptions to chemotherapy regimens with upfront surgery than with observation, a new study suggests.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Pediatrics Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pediatrics Headlines - January 29, 2021 Category: Pediatrics Tags: Pediatrics News Source Type: news

How Do You Know if Your Appendix Has Burst?
Title: How Do You Know if Your Appendix Has Burst?Category: Diseases and ConditionsCreated: 1/21/2021 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 1/21/2021 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Digestion General)
Source: MedicineNet Digestion General - January 21, 2021 Category: Nutrition Source Type: news

Treatment Success Seen With Antibiotics for Uncomplicated Appendicitis
MONDAY, Jan. 11, 2021 -- For adults with uncomplicated acute appendicitis, treatment success rates≥65 percent are seen with both oral antibiotics and combined intravenous and oral antibiotics, according to a study published online Jan. 11 in the... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - January 11, 2021 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

A Night in the Hospital, From Both Ends of the Stethoscope
As a doctor writing about medical errors, I saw potential risks lurking everywhere when my daughter was hospitalized with appendicitis. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - January 5, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Danielle Ofri, M.D. Tags: Surgery and Surgeons Accidents and Safety Hospitals Doctors Emergency Medical Treatment Hygiene and Cleanliness Appendicitis Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Source Type: news

What Is the Main Cause of Appendicitis?
Title: What Is the Main Cause of Appendicitis?Category: Diseases and ConditionsCreated: 1/5/2021 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 1/5/2021 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Digestion General)
Source: MedicineNet Digestion General - January 5, 2021 Category: Nutrition Source Type: news

A Child So Sick They Feared the Worst, Now They Urge Change
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press MONTPELIER, Idaho (AP) — Kale Wuthrich watched doctors surround his son in the emergency room, giving him fluids though IV tubes, running a battery of tests and trying to stabilize him. He was enveloped by the confusion and fear that had been building since his 12-year-old suddenly fell ill weeks after a mild bout with the coronavirus. “He was very close at that point to not making it, and basically they told me to sit in the corner and pray,” Wuthrich said. “And that’s what I did.” Related: COVID-19 in Kids — It’s Not a Small Problem Shortly after Thanksgi...
Source: JEMS Special Topics - December 24, 2020 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: JEMS Staff Tags: AP News Coronavirus Idaho Patient care Pediatric Care Source Type: news

A Child So Sick They Feared the Worst, Now They Urge Change
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press MONTPELIER, Idaho (AP) — Kale Wuthrich watched doctors surround his son in the emergency room, giving him fluids though IV tubes, running a battery of tests and trying to stabilize him. He was enveloped by the confusion and fear that had been building since his 12-year-old suddenly fell ill weeks after a mild bout with the coronavirus. “He was very close at that point to not making it, and basically they told me to sit in the corner and pray,” Wuthrich said. “And that’s what I did.” Related: COVID-19 in Kids — It’s Not a Small Problem Shortly after Thanksgi...
Source: JEMS Latest News - December 24, 2020 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: JEMS Staff Tags: AP News Coronavirus Idaho Patient care Pediatric Care Source Type: news

A Child So Sick They Feared the Worst, Now They Urge Change
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press MONTPELIER, Idaho (AP) — Kale Wuthrich watched doctors surround his son in the emergency room, giving him fluids though IV tubes, running a battery of tests and trying to stabilize him. He was enveloped by the confusion and fear that had been building since his 12-year-old suddenly fell ill weeks after a mild bout with the coronavirus. “He was very close at that point to not making it, and basically they told me to sit in the corner and pray,” Wuthrich said. “And that’s what I did.” Related: COVID-19 in Kids — It’s Not a Small Problem Shortly after Thanksgi...
Source: JEMS Patient Care - December 24, 2020 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: JEMS Staff Tags: AP News Coronavirus Idaho Patient care Pediatric Care Source Type: news

A Child So Sick They Feared the Worst, Now They Urge Change
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press MONTPELIER, Idaho (AP) — Kale Wuthrich watched doctors surround his son in the emergency room, giving him fluids though IV tubes, running a battery of tests and trying to stabilize him. He was enveloped by the confusion and fear that had been building since his 12-year-old suddenly fell ill weeks after a mild bout with the coronavirus. “He was very close at that point to not making it, and basically they told me to sit in the corner and pray,” Wuthrich said. “And that’s what I did.” Related: COVID-19 in Kids — It’s Not a Small Problem Shortly after Thanksgi...
Source: JEMS Administration and Leadership - December 24, 2020 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: JEMS Staff Tags: AP News Coronavirus Idaho Patient care Pediatric Care Source Type: news