Critical Care
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Study of hospitalizations in Canada quantifies benefit of COVID-19 vaccine to reduce death, ICU admissions
Unvaccinated patients were found to be up to 15 times more likely to die from COVID-19 than fully vaccinated patients.
From the Journals
COVID vs. flu: Which is deadlier?
People who were hospitalized with Omicron COVID-19 infections were 54% more likely to die, compared with people who were hospitalized with the flu...
From the Journals
Pulmonary embolism workup needed for any sudden onset of exertional dyspnea
Missed diagnoses may mean complicated clinical course or mortality.
Opinion
A doctor must go to extremes to save a choking victim
The restaurant served steak and salmon, and this woman made the mistake of ordering the steak.
Feature
Doc never met patient who died from insect bite, but negligence suit moves forward; more
An appeals decision is the result of a case involving a man who arrived at a hospital complaining of neck pain and an insect bite.
Commentary
A doctor intervenes in a fiery car crash
‘While all of the children were concerning to me, I identified one in particular: the 5-year-old boy.’
News
Three wild technologies about to change health care
Now, in the 23rd year of the 21st century, you might not believe what we’ll be capable of next.
Commentary
A new (old) drug joins the COVID fray, and guess what? It works
Part of the reason the monoclonals have failed lately is because of their specificity.
Feature
What is the psychological cost of performing CPR?
Andrés Snitcofsky, a 40-year-old designer from Buenos Aires, Argentina, heard harrowing cries for help.
Feature
A patient named ‘Settle’ decides to sue instead
His suit seeks not only compensatory damages and other relief but also punitive damages.
Commentary
Damar Hamlin’s cardiac arrest: Key lessons
The goal of this discussion is to describe a systematic approach to evaluation and management of an athlete suffering blunt force chest and neck...