Narrative review contrasts pediatric and adult pain management in emergency settings
ER Doctors Are Rethinking Pain Care for Kids vs Adults
This narrative review synthesizes global emergency department pain management strategies for pediatric versus adult patients. It highlights …
It starts with a child clutching a broken arm.
Systematic review on heat stress prevention in Chinese school youths
Schools Find Better Way to Keep Kids Safe in Extreme Heat
This systematic review synthesizes evidence on heat stress prevention for youths in Chinese schools. It finds that heat acclimatization trai…
New guidelines suggest training bodies for heat to prevent illness during school sports.
Systematic review develops quality index for outpatient care in stomatology
New tool measures outpatient care quality in Chinese hospitals
This systematic review details the development of a three-dimensional evaluation index system for outpatient healthcare quality in stomatolo…
A new index system measures outpatient care quality in Chinese stomatological hospitals, focusing on process, outcome, and structure.
Hospital stay and mortality vary by pandemic wave and vaccination status in severe COVID-19.
More Older Patients Now Get Severe COVID
This retrospective descriptive study analyzed 1,425 patients with severe COVID-19 across pandemic waves from March 2020 to November 2022. Ho…
It used to be younger men filling ICU beds during the first wave of the pandemic.
Prenatal parabens exposure linked to adverse pregnancy outcomes in mothers with depressive symptoms in Ningxia, China.
Depression Makes Chemicals Worse for Babies
This prospective cohort study of 934 mother-infant pairs in Ningxia, China, examined associations between prenatal parabens exposure and adv…
Mental health and chemical exposure work together to hurt pregnancy outcomes more than either one does alone.
Temporal trends in ESKAPE pathogen distribution and AMR patterns observed in 3,778 isolates from Rwanda
Antibiotic resistance in Rwanda rose sharply from 55% to 83% in five years.
This retrospective cohort study analyzed 3,778 culture-positive isolates from the University Teaching Hospital of Kigali between 2020 and 20…
In Rwanda, resistance to common antibiotics jumped from 55% in 2020 to 83% in 2024, highlighting a critical need for better infection contro…
Machine learning model predicts carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae risk in ICU patients
Doctors Can Now Predict Deadly ICU Infections Faster
Researchers developed a machine learning model to predict early risk of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae infection in ICU patients…
Every year, thousands of ICU patients face a hidden threat: infections that resist even the strongest antibiotics.
Rehabilitation timing and duration varied by administrative origin in Yancheng occupational injury patients.
When Should Injured Workers Start Rehab? New Data Reveals a Key Factor
This retrospective cohort study examined workers with occupational injuries receiving rehabilitation at a designated hospital in Yancheng, C…
This study shows that the administrative process, not the medical injury, often dictates when a worker starts rehab.
Cross-sectional study of dental caries awareness among Uttarakhand healthcare professionals
Most doctors don't link kids' liquid medicines to tooth decay
This cross-sectional study assessed awareness and practices regarding sugar-free paediatric liquid medicines among 431 healthcare profession…
Only 20% of doctors in India connect sugary liquid medicines to dental caries, even as 83% know sugar-free options exist.
Systematic review and meta-analysis of GAI-assisted teaching methods in medical students shows improved academic performance.
AI Tutor Helps Med Students Learn Faster — Here’s How
This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluated GAI-assisted teaching methods involving 3,635 medical students in the GAI-assisted teachi…
This could change how doctors are trained — and improve care for patients down the line.
Meta-analysis of adjunctive therapies for recurrent rhinosinusitis shows improved outcomes with conventional treatment.
Beyond Surgery: Simple Add-Ons Cut Sinus Problems in Half
This meta-analysis evaluated adjunctive therapies, including nasal irrigation and steroid-eluting implants, combined with standard treatment…
Adding simple therapies like nasal rinses or steroid implants to standard sinus treatment can dramatically cut symptoms and prevent future i…
Administrative MDT interventions reduced prophylactic antibiotic use in Class I incisions across three study phases.
Surgery Patients Are Getting Fewer Unneeded Antibiotics
This retrospective-prospective cohort study evaluated patients with Class I incisions across three phases from 2017 to 2024. Administrative …
This new hospital strategy could protect surgery patients from avoidable risks linked to unnecessary antibiotics.