Fentanyl test strips are saving lives, but that's just the beginning.

Published Date: 16 Feb 2023

Abbott has previously opposed legislation to test strips, but noted an 89% increase in fentanyl deaths in Texas over the past year.

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Experts review four pediatric eye emergencies and the warning signs requiring urgent referrals to help prevent permanent vision loss and identify life-threatening disease.

A study finds that neighborhood socioeconomic conditions show the strongest association with children’s brain organization, with sleep and stress emerging as possible pathways.

Vamorolone may preserve blood markers of bone and cartilage metabolism that prednisone suppresses in boys treated for Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

In stroke patients with small incidental intracranial aneurysms, standard secondary prevention with antiplatelet or anticoagulant therapy was not linked to increased aneurysm rupture risk over nearly 30 months of follow-up.

Flight nurses bring the ER with them.

Even the savviest ER Doc is puzzled by Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome.

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