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McConnell ’ s Bid to Downplay Freezes Undermined by History of Politicians Lying About Their Health
After Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell froze during a press conference this month, the Kentucky Republican’s second such episode this summer, his office released a note from the Capitol physician intended to calm those worried about his ability to continue at his job.
Dr. Brian Monahan told McConnell in the letter that there was “no evidence that you have a seizure disorder or that you experienced a stroke, TIA or movement disorder such as Parkinson’s disease.” Monahan suggested the episodes may be related to the Leader’s concussion in March or to dehydration.
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Source: TIME: Health - September 11, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Mini Racker Tags: Uncategorized Congress Source Type: news
The Minnesota Medical Operations Coordination Center (MOCC): A COVID-19 statewide response to ensure access to critical care and medical-surgical beds
Chest. 2023 Aug 17:S0012-3692(23)05277-7. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2023.08.016. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: COVID-19 led to unprecedented inpatient capacity challenges particularly in Intensive Care Units (ICUs), which spurred development of statewide or regional placement centers for coordinating transfer (load balancing) of adult patients needing intensive care to hospitals with remaining capacity.RESEARCH QUESTION: Do Medical Operations Coordination Centers (MOCC) augment patient placement during times of severe capacity challenges?STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS: The Minnesota MOCC was established with focus on tran...
Source: Chest - August 19, 2023 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Karyn D Baum Lauren Vlaanderen Walter James Mary Jo Huppert Paul Kettler Christine Chell Adam Shadiow Helen Strike Kay Greenlee Daniel Brown John L Hick Jack M Wolf Mark B Fiecas Erin McLachlan Judy Seaberg Sean MacDonnell Sarah Kesler Jeffrey R Dichter Source Type: research
Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Admission and Mortality Among Patients With Severe Emergency Diseases at Emergency Departments in Korea in 2020: Registry Data From the National Emergency Department Information System
J Korean Med Sci. 2023 Jul 31;38(30):e243. doi: 10.3346/jkms.2023.38.e243.ABSTRACTWe aimed to investigate the impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on admissions of patients with acute myocardial infarction, stroke, and severe trauma, and their excess mortality in emergency departments (EDs) in South Korea using registry data from the National Emergency Department Information System (NEDIS) for patients attending EDs of regional and local emergency medical centers. During the outbreak period of 2020, there were 350,698 ED visits, which was lower than the total in 2019 (392,627 visits). Multiple logisti...
Source: J Korean Med Sci - August 1, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Sun Kyoung Na Jeung-Hee Kim Weon-Young Lee Mi Ra Oh Source Type: research
