Emergency Medicine

Casebook of a community internist: A 72-year-old male patient had venous insufficiency in the left arm—but why?

Chief health officials in Canada are considering what actions will be necessary if the WHO declares an emergency

The World Health Organization will meet on Jan. 22 to discuss whether to declare a global health crisis

A Canadian study concludes that the per-patient cost of hospitalization due to influenza is higher than previous estimates, building the case for the cost-effectiveness of immunization.

Doctors in Kentville, N.S. said they were treating patients in supply closets

Hogan Pharmacy Partners has developed a protocol for quick response to influenza outbreaks in long-term care homes that reduces risk to the frail elderly. They hope others will implement it as well.