Preliminary 1-year results from a large, ongoing, multicenter trial shows early decompressive surgery significantly improves outcomes and reduces complications in patients with spinal cord injury. Medscape Medical News
Can we predict whether the next pandemic will be like the mild 1968 Hong Kong influenza or more similar to the devastating 1918 pandemic, which may have killed more than 50 million people worldwide? Medscape Infectious Diseases
Bariatric surgery procedures, post-operative complications, and the approach to the assessment and management in the Emergency Department is reviewed. The Journal of Emergency Medicine
Pediatricians have identified specific criteria for safe, early discharge from the emergency department (ED) of small children with bronchiolitis. Reuters Health Information
Dale Singer, MHA, Executive Director of the Renal Physicians Association (RPA), provides an overview of the recent 2008 Annual Meeting in Austin, Texas. Medscape Nephrology
Bradley A. Warady, MD, Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, reviews pediatric research related to anemia management from the 2008 ADC. Medscape Nephrology
Toxocariasis can present with severe symptoms. The current case report describes these symptoms as well as how to diagnose and treat toxocariasis. Nature Clinical Practice Gastroenterology & Hepatology
In a retrospective cohort study of children with bacterial meningitis, adjuvant treatment with corticosteroids was not associated with a decreased risk for death or shorter hospital stay. Medscape Medical News
A 1-day snapshot of emergency room conditions at 34 U.S. hospitals shows they are all overwhelmed and none is prepared to handle a big event like a disaster or attack. Reuters Health Information
