After the first decrease in a quarter-century, in 2018, the number of deaths is again on the rise.
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In Shadow of Pandemic, U.S. Drug Overdose Deaths Resurge to Record
After the first decrease in a quarter-century, in 2018, the number of deaths is again on the rise.
Case 24-2020: A 44-Year-Old Woman with Chest Pain, Dyspnea, and Shock
Presentation of Case. Dr. Daniel A. Zlotoff: A 44-year-old woman was admitted to this hospital because of shortness of breath…
DECREASING THE OVERUSE OF TROPONIN TESTING– AN INTERVENTIONAL STUDY IN A REGIONAL HOSPITAL
High-sensitivity cardiac troponin levels are commonly elevated in unselected patients who present to the emergency department but uncommonly reflect myocardial…
WHO’s Next — The United States and the World Health Organization
Suppose a large forest fire hits California. Millions of acres are burning, and many towns are threatened. The Forest Service…
Covid-19 and Disparities in Nutrition and Obesity
Black, Latinx, and Native Americans are experiencing disproportionate burdens of infections, hospitalizations, and deaths from SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19). Similar disparities are…
Improving Clinical Trial Enrollment — In the Covid-19 Era and Beyond
More than 3 million people in the United States are known to have been infected with SARS-CoV-2. If every study…
The Climate Crisis and Covid-19 — A Major Threat to the Pandemic Response
Just as an active 2020 Atlantic hurricane season is getting under way, the entire U.S. hurricane coast, from Texas to…
Does eating fish protect our brains from air pollution?
Older women who eat more than one to two servings a week of baked or broiled fish or shellfish may…
Reprogramming of immune cells enhances effects of radiotherapy in preclinical models of brain cancer
A new study has dissected how radiotherapy alters the behavior of immune cells known as macrophages found in glioblastoma (GBM)…