Patients with heart attacks, strokes and even appendicitis vanish from hospitals
Doctors puzzle over their disappearance, speculating, ‘Everybody is frightened to come to the ER.’ (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - April 19, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Lenny Bernstein Source Type: news
We updated the question-and-answer appendix in a guidance on conducting clinical trials of medical products during the #COVID19 pandemic. https://www.fda.gov/regulatory-information/search-fda-guidance-documents/fda-guidance-conduct-clinical-trials-medical-products-during-covid-19-pandemic …
We updated the question-and-answer appendix in a guidance on conducting clinical trials of medical products during the #COVID19 pandemic. https://www.fda.gov/regulatory-information/search-fda-guidance-documents/fda-guidance-conduct-clinical-trials-medical-products-during-covid-19-pandemic … (Source: Food and Drug Adminstration (FDA): CDRHNew)
Source: Food and Drug Adminstration (FDA): CDRHNew - April 17, 2020 Category: Medical Devices Authors: ( at SteveFDA) Source Type: news
Q8, Q9, & Q10 Questions and Answers -- Appendix: Q & As from Training Sessions (Q8, Q9, & Q10 Points to Consider)
International Council on Harmonisation - Quality (Source: FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research - What's New)
Source: FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research - What's New - April 15, 2020 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: FDA Source Type: news
Remote working in primary care - guidance for GP practices
An appendix to the primary care digital services operating model supports remote working across general practice during the Covid-19 pandemic. (Source: NHS Networks)
Source: NHS Networks - April 8, 2020 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Q3C: Appendix 6
International Council on Harmonisation - Quality (Source: FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research - What's New)
Source: FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research - What's New - April 8, 2020 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: FDA Source Type: news
Risk Factors for Missed Appendicitis Diagnosis Identified
THURSDAY, April 2, 2020 -- Certain patient and presentation factors increase the likelihood of a missed appendicitis diagnosis in the emergency department, according to a study published online March 9 in JAMA Network Open.
Prashant Mahajan, M.D.,... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - April 2, 2020 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
‘ A Lot Of Virus In The Community ’ : How Hospital System Is Coping With COVID-19
BOSTON (CBS) – Dr. Paul Biddinger is the Director of Emergency Preparedness at Partners HealthCare. He sat down with WBZ-TV’s Louisa Moller to discuss how the hospital system is coping with COVID-19.
Louisa Moller: How are you doing?
Dr. Biddinger: “We are doing OK. But I think we still are all aware that we are on the ascending part of the curve and even tougher times are unfortunately probably ahead.”
“There have really been extraordinary, extraordinary examples of staff showing up, teaching one another as staff have redeployed to different areas of the hospital.”
“People are concerned, they’re afraid...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - March 30, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Health – CBS Boston Tags: Boston News Health Syndicated Local Coronavirus partners healthcare Source Type: news
I ’m a Doctor Recovering From COVID-19. I Can’t Get Over the Government’s Callousness for Human Life
Dr. Laura Mulvey, 33, practices emergency medicine at Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn, New York. After spending six days receiving treatment in her own hospital, she is now recovering at home from what is presumed to be COVID-19, though her test was inconclusive. What follows is a lightly-edited transcript of her story as told to TIME.
Early on, sometime in February, [COVID-19] was something that people were thinking about. And worried about. Certainly, the worries were not what they are now. But hospital-wise, we had a bit of an earlier jump on it, because we recognized that this was a potential threat. We’re ...
Source: TIME: Health - March 30, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Dr. Laura Mulvey Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 UnitedWeRise20Disaster Source Type: news
Why is appendicitis not always diagnosed in the emergency department?
(Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan) A new study examines the factors associated with a potentially missed diagnosis of appendicitis in children and adults in the emergency department. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - March 16, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Can YouTube videos enhance radiology AI performance?
Pretraining deep-learning models with YouTube video clips can significantly...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
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Adult hospitals overuse CT for appendicitis in kids (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - March 13, 2020 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
Acute Appendicitis Incidence Not Randomly Distributed
TUESDAY, March 10, 2020 -- Socioeconomic status and other geographically defined factors are associated with incidence of acute appendicitis (AA), according to a study published online March 4 in JAMA Surgery.
Reece A. Golz, from the Boston... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - March 10, 2020 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
E2B(R3) The Electronic Transmission of Individual Case Safety Reports Implementation Guide —Appendix to the Implementation Guide — Backwards and Forwards Compatibility
This document is an appendix to the Implementation Guide (IG) for the ‘International Conference on Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Registration of Pharmaceuticals for Human Use (ICH) Electronic Transmission of Individual Case Safety Reports (ICSRs)’. (Source: FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research - What's New)
Source: FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research - What's New - February 27, 2020 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: FDA Source Type: news
Adults Without Measles Immunity Vulnerable to Lethal Complications Adults Without Measles Immunity Vulnerable to Lethal Complications
Measles can infect the appendix, the liver and the membranes protecting the brain in people who are not fully immunized against the virus, a new report confirms.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines)
Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines - February 26, 2020 Category: Allergy & Immunology Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news
QOL Similar After Surgery, Antibiotics for Uncomplicated Appendicitis
FRIDAY, Feb. 21, 2020 -- For patients being treated for uncomplicated acute appendicitis, quality of life (QOL) is similar at seven years after appendectomy or antibiotic therapy, according to a study published online Feb. 19 in JAMA Surgery.
Suvi... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - February 21, 2020 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Prehydration not needed before contrast CT of kidneys
Prehydrating patients who have chronic kidney disease before they undergo a...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
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Contrast use doesn't change acute kidney injury rate
CT contrast not tied to poor outcomes, even in at-risk patientsComments:
2/18/2020 6:19:39 PMChris Woodhouse
You guys are driving me crazy! Just when I get the clinic settled into the practice of pushing clear fluids before any contrast study, you tell me it doesn't ...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - February 19, 2020 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
