Critical Care Fundamentals: Management of Shock Part 2A - REBEL EM - Emergency Medicine Blog

Mon, 10/07/2019 - 08:24

rebelem.com - Shock is defined as circulatory failure leading to decreased organ perfusion. In a shock state there is an inadequate delivery of oxygenated blood to tissues that results in end-organ…

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No-deal Brexit 'could kill thousands of people as life-saving drugs run out'

Mon, 10/07/2019 - 06:45

mirror.co.uk - With millions of patients relying on vital drugs from abroad, Boris Johnson could put lives at risk if he crashes Britain out of the EU, medical experts have warned. Under a dangerous…

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PolitiFact: Fact-checking Trump’s claims about Medicare from his Florida visit

Mon, 10/07/2019 - 06:39

tampabay.com - President Donald Trump offered a preview of what his 2020 health agenda might look like in a speech Thursday — blasting Democratic proposals for reform and saying he would tackle…

Category: Politics

Flu vaccine offered to every primary school child in England

Mon, 10/07/2019 - 06:17

theguardian.com - Every primary school child in England is to be offered vaccination against winter flu in an attempt to safeguard them and their family from the virus, the health service has…

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Mind the gap: Psychiatry vacancies 'alarming'

Mon, 10/07/2019 - 04:39

bbc.co.uk - Plans to transform mental health services in England will fail if the rise in unfilled NHS psychiatrist posts continues, the profession is warning. The number of vacancies has doubled in…

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Simon Harris ‘deaf to the suffering of patients’

Mon, 10/07/2019 - 04:04

irishexaminer.com - Hospital consultants have unanimously passed a vote of no confidence in Health Minister Simon Harris. The decision was taken by the leadership of the Irish Hospital Consultants…

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Child victim of arson attack forced to wait 15 months for skin graft surgery

Mon, 10/07/2019 - 04:04

abc.net.au - Like many boys his age, Spencer Connelly loves playing sport, but being active is becoming increasingly uncomfortable for the 11-year-old. The boy from Devonport, Tasmania, was supposed…

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Trump Says No to Migrants Who Will 'Burden' US Health Care System, Suspends Entry

Sun, 10/06/2019 - 17:42

westernjournal.com - In a proclamation issued Friday, President Donald Trump’s White House announced it would suspend entry into the country for migrants who “will financially burden the United…

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Hospital consultants vote no confidence in Simon Harris

Sun, 10/06/2019 - 16:53

irishtimes.com - The leadership of the Irish Hospital Consultants Association (IHCA) has voted no confidence in Minister for Health Simon Harris at an emergency meeting held on Saturday to consider…

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Can Pain Patients Sue the CDC? — Pain News Network

Sun, 10/06/2019 - 14:08

painnewsnetwork.org - Few of us can point to the CDC guideline as the specific reason their doctor is no longer prescribing opioids at the same dose. It would need to be proven that all members of…

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