Health

Student puts 'exoskeletons' to the test in emergency situations

Prevalent work-related injuries among emergency medical technicians (EMTs) are sprains and strains, most of which affect the hands and upper trunk, according to 2020 statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. ...

Health

Checklist prompters support ICU rounds

Rounding checklists can help hospital care teams improve patient outcomes, and new research points to the potential for patient-specific checklists as a valid way to effectively translate the latest evidence into clinical ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Nigeria confirms diphtheria outbreak; 25 dead in one state

Nigerian health authorities confirmed an outbreak of diphtheria Friday and reported that 25 people, most of them children, have died so far in one of the worst-hit states in the country's north.

Psychology & Psychiatry

NYC mental health crisis teams falling short of expectations

A program aimed at improving the city's response to mental health emergencies has slid backward since its initial launch, with response times getting slower, more people sent to hospitals and stepped-up police involvement ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

WHO says clinical trials soon for Ebola virus in Uganda

World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Wednesday that clinical trials could start within weeks on vaccines to combat the strain of Ebola behind a deadly outbreak in Uganda.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

U.S. declares monkeypox a public health emergency

The Biden administration on Thursday declared the monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency, a move intended to dramatically ramp up the fight against the spread of the virus.

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