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Emergency Medicine

News, opinions and meeting coverage in emergency medicine.

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Epinephrine Nasal Spray Starts Reversing Allergic Reactions in Minutes

After FDA rejection, needle-free EpiPen alternative bolsters its case with small challenge study

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Xylazine-Laced Fentanyl Overdose: 'Make Sure They're Breathing'

"We don't really need people to wake up. We need them to breathe," clinician says

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My Go-To Strategies for Making Alliances With Angry Patients

The American Museum of Natural History reminded me of a trick

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CDC Addresses Rebound of Mycoplasma Pneumonia in Kids

Numbers were indeed up in the fall of 2023, but higher before the pandemic

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Death by Gila Monster; Alabama Hospital Halts IVF Treatments; E-Bike Head Traumas

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 榴莲视频 staff

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Misdiagnosed: Did the Color of My Skin Play a Role?

An adapted excerpt from Blackstock's new book, Legacy

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Potential Biomarker for Perforated Appendicitis Shows Link to Severe Sepsis

Test that can differentiate between simple and perforated appendicitis is "highly desirable"

FDA APPROVED iloprost (Aurlumyn) over a photo of a man with severe frostbite on his fingers and thumbs.

FDA Approves First Drug for Severe Frostbite

Vasodilator iloprost significantly cut the risk of amputations in trial

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Exercise and COVID; Can Smells Help Depression? Car Crashes Into Hospital ED

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 榴莲视频 staff

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Child Protective Services Is Being Weaponized Against Our Black Patients

HHS must institute more oversight of medical professionals making repeated calls

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I Never Expected to Run a Code While Running the NYC Marathon

It turns out we were all in the right place at the right time

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Study: Fewer Kids in the ED Means More Missed Diagnoses

Study suggests low pediatric-volume EDs might benefit from supports to improve diagnosis

Shaping the Future of Effective Artificial Intelligence in Medicine

Testing and rating the performance of AI models used in healthcare will be key

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Late Tenecteplase Not Beneficial for Stroke Patients With LVOs

Lytic at least appeared safe in a selected population with many undergoing thrombectomy

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Fast Stroke Thrombolysis Boosts Impact of Thrombectomy

Pooled trial analysis finally provides the evidence for combination approach

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Prenatal Care Shouldn't Begin in the ED

We must address barriers to early and appropriate care

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Before Stroke Thrombectomy, Keep the Bed Flat, Trial Says

Tilting the head of the bed up during early window in large vessel occlusion hurts outcomes

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Over 80% of Nurses Face Workplace Violence, Survey Finds

"After the gun incident we asked for metal detectors to enter the hospital," says one nurse

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FDA Advisory Panel Generally Pleased With Pulse Oximetry Clinical Trial Proposal

But some questions arose regarding number of participants, permissible variance in measurements

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Medics Stand Ready to Aid Groundhog Day Crowds

With 30,000 people trying to catch a glimpse of Punxsutawney Phil, accidents are bound to happen

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Health Workers Press for Federal Bill to Prevent Workplace Violence

Legislation calls for up to 20 years' federal imprisonment for certain acts of violence

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Doc Goes Missing From Shift; Patient-Centered Long COVID Research; Science Sleuth

This past week in healthcare investigations

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Physician Summits World's Seven Highest Mountains -- And You Can Join Him

Thousands of HCPs have earned CME credits while on an adventure with Ben Mattingly, MD

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What to Know About Abortion Rulings, Bills, and Campaigns Across the U.S.

Lawmakers in Wisconsin, Maine consider ballot measures

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On Anniversary of Roe Decision, Biden Tells Congress: 'Let Doctors Do Their Job'

Administration promises EMTALA enforcement, better access to birth control

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Lovely Winter, the Killer

It's miserable for the weak, the sick, and the poor

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Inequitable Treatment Persists Across Pediatric 榴莲视频, Review Shows

Experts recommend ways to improve child care, health equity

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Is Burnout Destroying Emergency Medicine?

It doesn't have to: here are four unique ways to address the issue

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Politicians Must Stop Playing Doctor

Personal ideology should not guide medical care, even for abortion

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Diverting Acute HF Patients From Hospitalization: Case Builds for Short Stay Units

Rerouting low-risk patients from routine admission deemed safe in trial

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Direct Thrombin Inhibitor Shows Benefit for Progressing Stroke

Urgent anticoagulation with argatroban shows no bleeding downside in EASE trial

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Fake Xanax Hospitalizes Three in Chicago

Three young adults were in intensive care after taking bromazolam they thought was alprazolam

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How Cardiac Arrest Became a Household Topic After Damar Hamlin's Collapse

Efforts to boost survival having a moment among medical and sports societies, legislators

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The ED Remains Colored by Despair

We must hold on to our few sources of hope

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A Seat at the Table: Physicians Have Been Unionizing in Droves

Efforts have been made by seasoned physicians, as well as residents and fellows

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Oral Factor XIa Inhibitor Disappoints for Secondary Stroke Prevention

Milvexian did not reduce strokes or covert brain infarcts in AXIOMATIC-SSP

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DAPT Stays Helpful for Minor Stroke Even With Later Presentation, Worse Symptoms

But a signal of excess bleeding is noted in the INSPIRES trial

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Do You Believe in These Medical Superstitions?

"I'm not superstitious, but I am a little stitious" -- Michael Scott, "The Office"

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You Think the TREE Is Crooked: Penile Fractures Up at Christmas

Painful sex-related injuries jump as stockings are stuffed, German study finds

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Fatal Christmas Tree; A Whole Lot of Fraud; Chatbots Relieve Seniors' Loneliness

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 榴莲视频 staff

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