Many decisions regarding health resource utilization flow through the patient-clinician interaction. Thus, it represents a place where de-implementation interventions may…
Blood thinners may improve survival among hospitalized COVID-19 patients
Treating hospitalized COVID-19 patients with anticoagulants — blood thinners that slow down clotting — may improve their chances of survival,…
Alfredo and Susana Pabatao Die; Health Care Aides on the Front Lines
Married for 44 years, they both fell ill of the coronavirus and died within four days of each other in…
Alfredo and Susana Pabatao Die; Health Care Aides on the Front Lines
Married for 44 years, they both fell ill of the coronavirus and died within four days of each other in…
Observational Study of Hydroxychloroquine in Hospitalized Patients with Covid-19
The aminoquinolines chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine are widely used in the treatment of malaria and rheumatic diseases, and they have been…
Comparison of Dabigatran Plus a P2Y12 Inhibitor with Warfarin-Based Triple Therapy across Body Mass Index in RE-DUAL PCI
BACKGROUND: Body mass index (BMI) affects drug levels of nonvitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants. We sought to assess whether BMI…
Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter 2 Inhibitors in Heart Failure: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Clinical Trials
We aimed to conduct this study with the goal of further clarifying the role of sodium-glucose cotransoporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) in…
Usefulness of the NULL-PLEASE Score to predict survival in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) carries a very high mortality even after successful cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Currently, information given to relatives regarding…
LIFETIME RISK OF DEATH FROM FIREARM INJURIES, DRUG OVERDOSES, AND MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS IN THE UNITED STATES
News media and policy makers frequently discuss deaths from firearms, drug overdoses, and motor vehicle accidents. However, this information is…