New pre-hospital blood test reduces unnecessary emergency department visits for chest pain
Researchers in The Netherlands have found that about 30% of presentations to emergency departments of patients with chest…
Smartphone imaging accurately supports remote cataract referral decisions
Researchers have found a high level of agreement between cataract referral decisions based on smartphone images reviewed remotely…
Nurses assaulted at work: The stats that should alarm all Australians
Nick Howson was left in a “heap on the floor” after being assaulted at work and suffering a…
Emergency room waits for mental health care are still too long
As of 2024, there were fewer mental health patients stuck waiting in hospital emergency departments than in 2022.…
AI model popEVE: Prioritizing genetic variants effectively
By combining deep evolutionary signals with human population data, the popEVE model provides a novel approach to identifying…
Inappropriate triage prolongs time to pain medication in vaso-occlusive crisis
Most individuals living with sickle cell disease who presented to the emergency department with a pain crisis, known…
Doctors and nurses found to be better at triaging patients in emergency departments than AI
Doctors and nurses are better at triaging patients in emergency departments than artificial intelligence (AI), according to research…
Blood and brain biomarkers transform how doctors confirm Alzheimer’s disease
By integrating clinical assessment with cutting-edge biomarkers, researchers chart a practical pathway to faster and fairer Alzheimer’s diagnosis,…