One-third of patients referred for ophthalmology follow-up after an ED visit adhered to recommendations within 60 days. Dr. Francis O’Connor discusses effective methods and strategies clinicians can use to identify and manage heat stroke. A Critical Emergency Medicine Unit significantly reduced mortality among critically ill patients in the emergency department. The EzPAP PEP device was as effective as NIV for managing acute exacerbations of COPD in the emergency department. Sarcopenia and sarcopenic obesity were associated with an increased risk of 1-year mortality in patients with hip fractures. A Lean-based ED intervention improved pain management metrics but failed to overcome oligoanalgesia barriers. Implementing vaccination programs in EDs could more than triple up-to-date immunization rates among underserved populations. A retrospective study of ED continuous ECG monitoring found AF in 3% of patients who’d been discharged without treatment. Nearly 50% of children and young adults with intracranial gunshot wound injuries who underwent vascular imaging showed PCVI. Research shows that system-level performance interventions are linked to improved survival for patients with cardiac arrest. Hospitalizations and ED visits are often unnecessary among severely impaired or terminally ill nursing home residents. US lidocaine-related cases and deaths have climbed since 2010, driven by high-dose IV use by EMS and EDs. For patients in the ED with acute dyspnea, increased calprotectin was associated with 90-day mortality. Emergency physicians nationwide are administering and prescribing markedly fewer opioids for low back pain. The discovery of a ligand peptide that could serve as a targeted molecular imaging agent for human tissue injury may ... MONDAY, July 14, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A popular brand of bread sold at Walmart, Kroger and other stores has been ... MONDAY, July 14, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Racial/ethnic and socioeconomic disparities contribute to frequent emergency… THURSDAY, July 10, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- A nontargeted screening approach in the emergency department is superior to… Limited evidence from recent research suggests that implementing same-day emergency care services is feasible and may ... WEDNESDAY, July 9, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Cashew is an increasingly relevant allergen leading to anaphylaxis in ...