Pediatric Inpatient Admissions Down During Pandemic
Findings seen across a wide range of diagnoses and not reflective of seasonal variation
Water Problems Plague Texas Hospitals After Storm
Hospitals experiencing water pressure issues as well as widespread power outages
Discharge to Survival After Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Lower for Women
Among patients who were not made DNR and did not have withdrawal of life-sustaining therapy, women had lower discharge survival
Scoring Tool Predicts Seven-Day Stroke Risk After TIA
Risk prediction using Canadian TIA Score accurate with or without carotid endarterectomy/carotid artery stenting
Socioeconomic Status Tied to Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children
Low socioeconomic status, high social vulnerability index, racial/ethnic minority linked to MIS-C
Age-Adjusted Suicide Rates Decreased From 2018 to 2019 in U.S.
2019 rates significantly lower in women aged 25 to 44 years and in boys and men aged 10 to 14, 45 to 64, and 65 to 74 years
1998 to 2018 Saw Jump in Admissions for Food-Induced Anaphylaxis
U.K. data revealed decrease in case fatality rate during study period; cow's milk responsible for 26 percent of deaths in school-aged children
Decrease Seen in U.S. Life Expectancy in First Half of 2020
Life expectancy decreased by 1.0 year in first half of 2020 from 2019, with decreases of 1.2 and 0.9 years for males and females, respectively
Millions of Counterfeit N95 Masks Seized
Medical workers and companies should go to the 3M website to learn how to identify fake masks
Methylprednisolone Added to IVIG May Cut Fever in MIS-C
IV immunoglobulins plus methylprednisolone associated with lower risk for treatment failure compared with immunoglobulins alone
