A survey of health care providers in ICUs across France highlighted a significant burden of mental health symptoms, including anxiety, depression and peritraumatic dissociation during the COVID-19 pandemic. The cross-sectional survey included responses from 1,058 health care providers (median age, 33 years; 71% women; 68% nursing staff) from 21 ICUs across France from April 20 to May 21.
The power of biologics in treating rheumatoid arthritis bested the benefits of the Mediterranean diet in this year’s RheumMadness tournament, coming out ahead as the…
Nonallergy health care professionals can safely perform direct oral penicillin challenges to delabel low-risk patients, according to a study published in Journal of Infection.“Inaccurate penicillin…
HOUSTON — A Staphylococcus aureus screening program paired with genomic sequencing and electronic health data improved a New York hospital’s ability to identify transmissions and…
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In addition to suffering with cystic fibrosis, patients with this condition often contract lung infections that are difficult to treat; however, an upcoming study may…
In a large Danish cohort, heart failure was a more significant CV complication than stroke after diagnosis of atrial fibrillation, which became more common over…
Symptoms of depression among frontline COVID-19 nurses decreased after using a mindfulness app for 1 month, according to results published in Annals of the American…
Use of a palliative care screening tool within 24 hours of ICU admission vs. traditional consultative methods helped identify more patients in need of this…
Some antipsychotics other than olanzapine lowered the risk for hospitalization due to psychotic relapse among individuals with first-episode psychosis and co-occurring cannabis use disorder, according…
DENVER —Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation therapy led to favorable survival and neurologic outcomes for patients who required neurosurgical intervention, according to a poster at the American…
