Sick of news? Television news exposure, collective stressful events and headache related emergency department visits.

Stress is a well-known trigger for primary headache yet its impact is difficult to demonstrate in large epidemiological studies. Israeli national TV news is often referred to as the "tribal fire", as many Israelis watch national news coverage following terror attacks or military operations. We examined the association between exposure to television news and their content with headache related Emergency Department visits.

Estimation of excess mortality due to long-term exposure to PM in continental United States using a high-spatiotemporal resolution model.

Background: Exposure to fine particulate matter (<2.5 mm in aerodynamic diameter, PM) pollution, even at low concentrations is associated with increased mortality. Estimates of the magnitude of the effect of particulate air pollution on mortality are generally done on a coarse spatial scale, such as 0.

Association between ambient temperature, particulate air pollution and emergency room visits for conjunctivitis.

Background: Numerous studies have confirmed the association of ambient temperature and air pollution with a higher risk of morbidities, yet few have addressed their effect on the ocular system. The purpose of this study was to assess the association between temperature, air pollution, and emergency room visits for conjunctivitis.

Methods: In this case-crossover study, the records of all emergency room visits to Soroka University Medical Center (SUMC) from 2009 to 2014 were reviewed for patients with conjunctivitis.

Changing practice to increase rates of spinal anaesthesia for total joint replacement.

Background: Neuraxial anaesthesia for lower extremity total joint replacement surgery has several advantages over general anaesthesia; however, we encountered resistance to routine use of spinal anaesthesia and standardised analgesic regimens at our large, tertiary hospital. Our Perioperative Surgical Home led to multidisciplinary education and enhanced communication to change practice, with the purpose of increasing rates of neuraxial anaesthetics for these surgeries.

Methods: Team members from anaesthesia, nursing and surgery participated in the development and adoption of the care pathway.

Global mortality from outdoor fine particle pollution generated by fossil fuel combustion: Results from GEOS-Chem.

The burning of fossil fuels - especially coal, petrol, and diesel - is a major source of airborne fine particulate matter (PM), and a key contributor to the global burden of mortality and disease. Previous risk assessments have examined the health response to total PM, not just PM from fossil fuel combustion, and have used a concentration-response function with limited support from the literature and data at both high and low concentrations. This assessment examines mortality associated with PM from only fossil fuel combustion, making use of a recent meta-analysis of newer studies with a wider range of exposure.