Asthma affects about 10% of children, and many of them experience exacerbations requiring treatment in the emergency department (ED). A minority of these acute episodes are severe and potentially fatal. Recognition of these patients is important so that aggressive therapy can be rapidly initiated.
In a large, international observational study, patients who had repair of flail mitral valve leaflets within 3 months of diagnosis had better long-term survival and a lower risk of heart failure than those managed with watchful waiting.
A new serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SNRI) has been approved by the FDA for the treatment of major depressive disorder (MDD).
Long-term Mortality Among Adults with Asthma; Cardiovascular Effects of Intensive Lifestyle Intervention in Type 2 Diabetes; New Hope for Hepatitis C Patients
On June 13, 2012, a 60-year-old Saudi man was admitted to a hospital in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, with severe pneumonia after 7 days of fever and worsening respiratory symptoms.
This observational cohort study was conducted among 1.25 million adults from 4 private US healthcare organizations (HCO): Geisinger Health System, Danville, Pennsylvania; Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, Michigan; Kaiser Permanente-Northwest, Portland, Oregon; Kaiser Permanente, Honolulu, Hawaii. The study included persons who had ≥1 clinical encounter during 2006-2008 and ≥12 months of follow-up before 2009.
Catheter-related bloodstream infections (CRBSIs) cause significant morbidity and mortality.
