Compared to other medical settings, emergency patients who are prescribed opioids for the first time in the emergency department are less likely to become long-term users and more likely to be prescribed these powerful painkillers, in accordance with the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines. A paper analysing 5.2 million prescriptions for opioids [...]
When a patient arrives in any emergency department, one of the first steps in their care process is triage, an opportunity for a care team member to identify critically ill patients and assign priority treatment levels. To help differentiate patient triage levels, Scott Levin, PhD, Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University [...]
Using a form of low-impulse electrical stimulation to the brain, documented by neuroimaging, researchers at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine, Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System (VASDHS) and collaborators elsewhere, have reported significantly improved neural function in participants with mild traumatic brain injury (TBI). Their findings are published online in the [...]
The use of proton pump inhibitors doesn’t increase the risk of Alzheimer’s disease, shows a recent study from the University of Eastern Finland. Proton pump inhibitors are a type of antiulcer drug that is commonly used among older persons. The association between proton pump inhibitors and Alzheimer’s disease was studied at the University of Eastern [...]
According to the World Health Organisation, suicide rates for men over the age of 70 are higher than in any other group of people. Hospital emergency departments (EDs) are caring for an increasing number of people with mental health concerns, including thoughts or actions related to suicide attempts. For example, nearly half of the older [...]
A study led by researchers at Cedars-Sinai and NeuroVision Imaging LLC provides the scientific basis for using non-invasive eye imaging to detect the pathological hallmarks of Alzheimer’s. The experimental technology, developed by Cedars-Sinai and NeuroVision, scans the retina using techniques that can identify beta-amyloid protein deposits that mirror those in the brain. Accumulations of neurotoxic [...]
