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Older Adults With Comorbidities Identified as Frequent ED Users
~5 percent of older adults account for ~20 percent of emergency department visits
Depressive Symptoms Higher During Internal Medicine Internship
Faculty feedback, learning experience in inpatient rotations, work hours tied to change in symptoms
MEESSI-Acute Heart Failure Risk Score Validated
MEESSI-AHF has excellent discrimination for predicting 30-day mortality with c-statistic of 0.80
New Guidelines Introduced for Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Pregnancy
Guidance explains best practices for managing patients across continuum of care and pregnancy
Washington State Declares Health Emergency as Measles Spreads
Individuals may have been exposed to measles at more than three dozen locations
Helmet Use Low Among Standing Electric Scooter Riders
10.8 percent of riders presenting to ED with injury were younger than 18; 4.4 percent wore helmet
Screen Time Linked to Poorer Child Developmental Performance
More screen time tied to poorer performance on developmental screening tests at 36, 60 months
New Model Helps Predict Patients Likely to Develop PTSD
Clinical assessment plus gender, education, trauma history predict PTSD likelihood
Financial Stress, Coronary Heart Disease Linked in African-Americans
Association no longer significant after adjustment for depression, smoking, diabetes
Likelihood of Engaging in Choking Game Higher in Troubled Teens
History of depression, conduct disorders in teens associated with participating in choking game
