Medgadget

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Researchers at the University of California San Diego have created a bacterial sentinel system that can alert clinicians to the presence of tumors. The technology takes advantage of the specificity of the CRISPR system and the tendency of bacteria to uptake fragments of DNA from their environment. Termed “Cellular Assay for Targeted CRISPR-discriminated Horizontal gene transfer” (CATCH), the system has been created to detect gastrointestinal tumors in its first iteration.

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EMDocs

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Authors: Danae Massengill, MD (Medical Toxicology Fellowship Rocky Mountain Poison and Safety, Denver Health); Christine Murphy, MD (Atrium Health Emergency Department) // Reviewed by: James Dazhe Cao, MD (@JamesCaoMD, Associate Professor of EM, Medical Toxicology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX); Alex Koyfman, MD (@EMHighAK); Brit Long, MD (@long_brit) Historical Case: Over a 2-week period in November 2008, 13 cases of unexplained acute renal failure occurred among children from a h

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Medgadget

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine have developed a COVID-19 breathalyzer test. The technology requires someone to breathe into it just once or twice, and it can then provide an indication if the person is infected with SARS-CoV-2 in as little as one minute. The device could be very useful fo screening large numbers of people prior to access to an indoor event, for instance, or in community clinics to quickly determine if people are infected.

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University of Maryland Department of Emergency Med

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

The literature is not completely new regarding the use of intranasal dexmedetomidine for pediatric sedation, with several articles confirming no.

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First Responders Wellness Center

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

CHICAGO POLICE Center aims to help Chicago police officers cope with trauma, stress "They are so overwhelmed with how much trauma they are seeing." Published September 5, 2023 • Updated on September 5, 2023 at 5:19 pm NBC Universal, Inc. From the bubbling water fountain, to the inspirational sayings and serene paintings on the walls, everything in the new First Responders Wellness Center was put in place with the mental well-being of Chicago police officers in mind.

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University of Maryland Department of Emergency Med

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

It's back to school season which means back to school injuries!

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REBEL EM

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

BACKGROUND: intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) makes up 10-15% of all strokes and significantly contributes to overall stroke-related morbidity and mortality ( Hostettler 2019 ). Levetiracetam is frequently used to prevent seizures in patients with conditions such as ICH, traumatic brain injury (TBI), supratentorial neurosurgery, and subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH).

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