Researchers have identified a genetic signature that is common to five different types of cancer including colon, stomach, breast, lung, and endometrial. The biomarker called ZNF154 hopefully will lead to the development of a blood test that could be used to diagnose a variety of cancers at early stages. Source: NIH researchers identify striking genomic… Read More
Zika virus is a flavivirus transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes. Clinical manifestations of Zika virus infection occur in approximately 20 percent of patients and include acute onset of low-grade fever with maculopapular rash, small joint arthralgia , nonpurulent conjunctivitis.The greatest threat is that Zika virus infection has also been associated with congenital microcephaly and fetal demise.… Read More
In the past year, I have been pulled into two flight emergencies. Over the past 20 years, I have been involved in at least a half dozen flight emergencies. Fortunately, the outcome as far as I know it has been very good for the patients but many of these cases are not without anxiety and… Read More
TThis sought to determine how quality of life and survival would be affected if a palliative care consultation was started in the emergency department rather then The report, published in JAMA Oncology February 2016, found that the ED consultation led to improved quality of life with no statistically significant effect on survival rates. For the study, a New… Read More
CT scans are very commonly used in the emergency department. In fact, approximately 12% of all emergency department patient visits involve using a CAT scan in a 2012 study. Over 80 million CAT scans are performed annually in the United States. It’s felt that a lot of these are unnecessary. In the past several years… Read More
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