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Critically ill patients with pandemic H1N1 influenza probably do not need a higher dose of oseltamivir (Tamiflu), researchers found.

CLEVELAND (MedPage Today) -- Ketamine, an old drug commonly used for induction of anesthesia, appears to be a safe and effective alternative to etomidate for endotracheal intubation in critically ill patients.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Scientists might have found a way to deal drug-resistant tuberculosis a one-two punch using two old, safe antibiotics - and studies in ill patients could begin later this year....

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (MedPage Today) -- Intravenous ibuprofen may offer hospitalized patients an effective antipyretic option, investigators in a randomized clinical trial concluded.

BOSTON (MedPage Today) -- A ventilator strategy using esophageal pressures to estimate transpulmonary pressure significantly improved oxygenation and respiratory-system compliance among critically ill patients, a pilot study found.

DALLAS (AP) -- The fourth suicide this year among mentally ill patients treated at the Dallas VA Medical Center has led the hospital to close its psychiatric ward to new patients, and investigators from the national Veterans Affairs office are expected to arrive next week to assess safety....

WASHINGTON (AP) -- For chronically ill patients in their last two years of life, Medicare spends an average of $59,379 in New Jersey but only $32,523 in North Dakota.

The difference is primarily a result of patients getting more hospital care, but not necessarily better care, according to a new report....