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Incidence of Cardiovascular Disease and All-Cause Mortality: Does the Type of Meat Consumed Matter?
Investigators found consuming more processed meat, unprocessed red meat, or poultry (but not fish) was closely connected to a higher risk for incident cardiovascular disease. Meanwhile, consuming processed meat or unprocessed red meat (but neither fish nor poultry) was strongly associated with a higher risk of all-cause mortality.
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Cannabis in the Treatment of Headache and Migraine
The authors of this observational study found nearly a 50% reduction in self-reported headache and migraine severity following use of inhaled medicinal cannabis.
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Officials Address Nation’s Ventilator Supply Shortage
Patients who become seriously ill after contracting COVID-19 may need these machines, but healthcare facilities worry there are not enough to go around.
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Professional Groups Send Lawmakers List of COVID-19 Needs
As Congress debates various relief packages, healthcare advocates try to ensure the feds give frontline providers what they need.
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Vaping-Induced Lung Injury
In 2019, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention noted the association of vaping and acute respiratory distress syndrome. Although the number of new cases has decreased, new cases are still appearing.
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A Roadmap for Tobacco Cessation Treatment
In the United States, about 500,000 people die each year from tobacco-related illness. Although tobacco use has decreased in recent years, its devastation continues to plague many, especially those marginalized by social or health disparities.
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Appellate Court Affirms $6 Million Medical Negligence Arbitration Award
The issue of liability in this case was unanimously decided by all three arbitrators in favor of the patient. The facts of the case leave little space to argue the nurse acted in conformity with the necessary standard of care, particularly because of the significance of the delayed medical intervention.
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Severe Hypoxia During Delivery Results in Permanent Brain Damage, $15 Million Verdict
This case presents a multitude of breaches of the standard of care that cumulatively gave rise to the liability and significant verdict in this matter. In the complaint, the patient alleged the physicians breached their duty of care on multiple factual bases, including by failing to disclose all the risks associated with VBAC, violating the hospital’s standard operating procedure, failing to monitor the fetal heart rate continuously, allowing the patient to ambulate, and failing to identify early signs of fetal hypoxia.
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Causation Difficult for Plaintiff in ED Malpractice Claim
Generally, plaintiff attorneys find some aspect of care that was arguably beneath the standard of care. Likewise, they can show the ED provider was acting in the scope of his or her employment. However, causation often is a difficult problem.
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Patient Selection, Standardization Can Reduce Surgical Liability
One-quarter of all malpractice claims in a recent closed claim study involved surgical allegations, second only to diagnosis-related allegations. The authors of the study said standardization and practice contribute to successful outcomes. Routine and rigor also are vitally important.