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Medical Notes: Week of January 2, 2022

>> January 2, 2022

A new finds that patients showing up at rural hospital ERs have extremely similar outcomes compared to patients in urban-area ERs. Then, new research sheds light on why more girls don't go into STEM. Plus, pandemic depression linked to sitting and lack of activity. And finally, Alexa and Siri aren't very helpful when it comes to health.

topics: Anxiety and Depression| Behavioral Science| Computer Science| Covid-19 Pandemic| Crime and Criminal Justice| Discrimination and Racism| Emergency Medicine and First Responders| Emergency Room| Gender and Identity| Health Care| Infrastructure and Engineering| Mental Health| Psychiatry| Psychology and Psychiatry| Quarantine| Research and Clinical Trials| Rural Issues| Science| Social Isolation and Loneliness| Social Science| Stigma and Stereotypes| Technology

Addressing Post Intensive Care Syndrome – Humanizing the ICU

>> December 5, 2021

Medicine in intensive care units has become so technically focused that many doctors believe they’ve lost their connection with the humanity of patients, and a high degree of patients are experiencing post intensive care syndrome.

topics: Anxiety and Depression| Behavioral Science| Business and Industry| Communication| Consumerism and Consumer Safety/Protection| Crime and Criminal Justice| Death and Grief| Doctors| Emergency Medicine and First Responders| Emergency Room| Emotion| Emotional Trauma| Health Care| Hospitals| Intensive Care Unit (ICU)| Memory and Amnesia| Neuroscience and Neurology| Patient Care and Safety| Psychology| Psychology and Psychiatry| Stress and Stress Management| Stress and Stress Management| Technology| Trauma
When Law Enforcement and Trauma Care Collide

When Law Enforcement and Trauma Care Collide (2021)

>> July 4, 2021

Many patients arrive in the emergency room as a result of violence or car crashes—events in which police have an investigative interest. Sometimes, police needs clash with trauma care, and priorities are hashed out case by case. Experts discuss which priorities come first and when, and the procedures needed to smooth out sometimes contentious interaction.

topics: Crime and Criminal Justice| Emergency Medicine and First Responders| Emergency Room| Ethics| Law Enforcement and Police| Nurses| Philosophy and Ethics| Public Health and Public Safety| Public Policy and Regulation| Violence and Abuse
Christmas in the E.R.: It's No Holiday

Christmas in the E.R.: It’s No Holiday

>> December 22, 2019

Winter in general, and the holidays in particular, are the busiest time of year in hospital emergency departments, even in places where it doesn’t snow. Experts discuss the increase in deaths of all kinds, including the “Merry Christmas Coronary” and possible reasons those deaths bounce up.

topics: Emergency Medicine and First Responders| Emergency Room| Family and Interpersonal Relationships| Health Care| Holidays| Hospitals| Injury| Prevention

Medical Notes: Week of September 1, 2019

>> September 1, 2019

Death rates due to heart failure have been increasing since 2012 despite improvements in medicine and surgery. Then, Binge drinking is often seen as a problem among college students and 20-somethings… but a study in the journal of the American Geriatrics Society finds that a lot of senior citizens binge drink, too. Then, ACL tears have traditionally been …

topics: Aging and the Elderly| Alcohol Use and Abuse| American Society and Culture| Binge Drinking| Biology| College/Higher Education| Culture and the Arts| Education| Emergency Medicine and First Responders| Emergency Room| Gender and Identity| Health Care| Life Expectancy/Lifespan| News and Headlines| Prevention| Sleep| Smartphones| Sports and Recreation| Technology| Women's Health
Mental Health in the ER

Mental Health in the ER

>> April 21, 2019

Many people having a mental health crisis go to the emergency room. However, ER’s are not well equipped to handle them, and many patients are boarded there for hours or even days without treatment. Experts discuss the reasons for the failure, the outcomes it produces, and solutions that have been successful in limited trials.

topics: Emergency Medicine and First Responders| Emergency Room| Health Care| Hospitals| Mental Health| Mental Illness| Prevention| Public Health| Public Health and Public Safety| Treatments
When Law Enforcement and Trauma Care Collide

When Law Enforcement and Trauma Care Collide

>> February 17, 2019

Many patients arrive in the emergency room as a result of violence or car crashes—events in which police have an investigative interest. Sometimes, police needs clash with trauma care, and priorities are hashed out case by case. Experts discuss which priorities come first and when, and the procedures needed to smooth out sometimes contentious interaction.

topics: Crime and Criminal Justice| Emergency Medicine and First Responders| Emergency Room| Ethics| Health Care| Law Enforcement and Police| Nurses| Philosophy and Ethics| Prevention| Public Health and Public Safety| Public Safety| Trauma| Violence and Abuse

Medical Notes: Week of February 17, 2019

>> February 17, 2019

A cancer diagnosis can create stress that goes beyond the breaking point. Electric scooters are a rapidly rising cause of injury, and a new study shows 1 in 3 will need treatment in the E.R., and finally, people who are good navigators are almost always good at identifying smells as well.

topics: Diagnoses| Emergency Medicine and First Responders| Emergency Room| Head/Brain Injury| Health Care| Injury| Medical research| Mental Health| Neuroscience and Neurology| News and Headlines| Prevention| Public Health and Public Safety| Research and Clinical Trials| Suicide

Medical Notes: Week of December 9, 2018

>> December 9, 2018

The increase in skin cancer deaths among men, a higher heart attack risk due to an immune molecule called IL-17, and finally, changes to diagnosing pain levels using EEG.

topics: Biology| Cancer Treatment and Research| Emergency Medicine and First Responders| Emergency Room| Health Care| Inflammation and Pain| News and Headlines| Research and Clinical Trials
Healthcare and the Homeless

Healthcare and the Homeless

>> September 2, 2018

Homeless Americans have a life expectancy of only around 50, and often use the ER for primary care at a huge cost. The lack of follow-up care for their illnesses and the mental health or substance abuse disorders common in this population add up to an enormous health burden. Experts discuss how doctors on the street can improve health for the homeless and …

topics: Addiction| Economics and Finance| Emergency Medicine and First Responders| Emergency Room| Health Care| Homelessness and Housing| Mental Health| Mental Illness| Social Work

Violence Against Healthcare Workers

>> January 14, 2018

Experts discuss how and why attacks on healthcare workers occur and how hospitals and health care workers can do a better job preventing them.

topics: Business and Industry| Emergency Medicine and First Responders| Emergency Room| Employment and Workplace Issues| Health Care| Prevention| Violence and Abuse| Work| Workplace Abuse

ICU PTSD

>> January 24, 2016

A surprisingly high percentage of people who've been treated in the ICU later suffer from PTSD. Experts discuss why this occurs and what's being done to treat and prevent it.

topics: Anxiety and Depression| Business and Industry| Emergency Medicine and First Responders| Emergency Room| Health Care| Hospitals| Intensive Care Unit (ICU)| Memory and Amnesia| Mental Health| Sexual Assault| Stress and Stress Management| Stress and Stress Management| Trauma
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