How Point-of-Care Ultrasound Aided the Triage of Afghan Evacuees in 2021 POCUS is an essential diagnostic tool during humanitarian crises Oct 20, 2023
Small Piece of Plastic Cuts Throat Damage From Trach Tubes Why didn't someone think of this sooner? Oct 17, 2023
The Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Prevention of Gun Violence Approaching gun violence as a public health crisis can help save lives Oct 17, 2023
Antibiotic Combo for Acute Infection Cleared of Kidney Risk Use of cefepime meanwhile resulted in more neurological dysfunction Oct 16, 2023
'Yellow' Blood Products Come With VTE Risk, Study Finds Increased thrombosis, mortality when fresh frozen plasma is used in transfusions Oct 15, 2023
Wrongful Death Suit Filed After Patient Waited Hours in Emergency Room Lobby Death of 41-year-old mother of three was preventable, husband says Oct 13, 2023
Cryoprecipitate, REBOA Flop for Improving Major Hemorrhage Outcomes The first randomized trials of both approaches failed Oct 13, 2023
Blood Thinners Not a Firm Contraindication for tPA, Study Finds Intracranial hemorrhage rate did not differ regardless of use of antiplatelet or anticoagulants Oct 13, 2023
Cold Temps Tied to More COPD Hospitalizations in Older Adults Temperatures below 65Β°F, and particularly those under 20Β°F, increased risk Oct 13, 2023
Paxlovid and Long COVID; State Bans 'Excited Delirium' Dx; Gaza in Health Crisis Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ΔΎΉΟΦ±²₯ staff Oct 13, 2023
Have a Story About Private Equity Ownership? The FTC Wants to Hear From You The agency wants to even the healthcare playing field, says FTC chair Lina Khan Oct 12, 2023
Overdoing Blood Transfusions? JAMA Special Issue Shines a Light Also includes two negative trials in hemorrhage control Oct 12, 2023
Acupuncture Effective for Some ED Patients With Intractable Pain Average pain score dropped from 7.96 to 3.88 after treatment, study finds Oct 11, 2023
ED Clinicians Tackle Patients' Food Insecurity, Homelessness Connecting patients to resources that work best for them is critical, researchers say Oct 11, 2023
Opposing Gun Ownership by Domestic Abusers Is My Lane Commit to speaking out during Domestic Violence Awareness Month Oct 11, 2023
Rare Lung Bleeds Cluster in DOAC Users, Implications Unclear Pattern found in diffuse alveolar hemorrhage reports in FAERS Oct 11, 2023
After-the-Fact Informed Consent for a Clinical Trial? It Can Work in Some Situations Sometimes it's not practical to perform the study any other way Oct 11, 2023
Risk of Contrast Media Causing Acute Kidney Injury Is Overblown, Study Finds Despite restrictions on its use, an association with kidney injury hasn't been shown Oct 10, 2023
Malpractice Suits Involving NPs and PAs Can Spell Trouble for Supervising Docs Too Doctors often included even if they didn't see or hear about the patient involved, study finds Oct 10, 2023
Seven C's That Can Help on Your Next ED Shift These tips can help overcome the brain's two major design flaws, says psychologist Helena Boschi Oct 09, 2023
Pandemic-Era Conditions Blamed for Spike in Cardiac Arrest Deaths SARS-CoV-2 infection itself played minor role in OHCA survival rates in Seattle Oct 06, 2023
Rural EDs Shouldn't Need Fundraisers to Keep the Lights On Policy solutions can help preserve access to care Oct 06, 2023
Pediatric EDs Able to Sway Some Families, Clinicians on Penicillin Challenge Time constraints, fear of reaction among top concerns cited by clinicians Oct 04, 2023
Repeat Tests for Inflammation Aid Prognosis After Acute Heart Failure Mortality predicted by cumulative hsCRP levels over time Oct 02, 2023
The ED Is Not the Place to Refer Kids With Mental Health Concerns An honest look at how the nation's emergency departments are pushed to the limit Oct 01, 2023
Humans Stacked Up Like So Much Cordwood The growing need for nursing homes and psychiatric hospitals Sep 29, 2023
Oktoberfest Doctor: Not the Wurst Job You Could Have A Q&A with the head emergency physician at the world's largest beer festival Sep 28, 2023
Primary Care Follow-Up After Emergency Surgery Tied to Fewer Readmissions Odds of 30-day readmissions 67% lower for Medicare beneficiaries with follow-up visit Sep 27, 2023
Inmates Escape From Hospitals in Recent Spree With inmates going to a less secure place, opportunities to escape are increased, expert says Sep 26, 2023
'The Last Straw' Driving Workers Out of Healthcare Unaddressed workplace violence may be a domino further disrupting the system Sep 26, 2023
Black Patients at Higher Risk for Physical Restraint in the ED However, just 0.94% of more than 2.5 million patient encounters in the study involved restraint Sep 25, 2023
White House Opens Gun Violence Prevention Office "We have to act, and we have to act now," says President Biden Sep 22, 2023
Flawed Rules in No Surprises Act Hurt Doctors and Patients, Experts Say Some practices are fighting to keep afloat, while patients are losing access to care Sep 21, 2023
FDA Shoots Down Needle-Free EpiPen Alternative, Requests More Data Agency asks drugmaker for a repeat-dose study before approval Sep 20, 2023
From Physician to Politician Brian H. Williams discusses gun violence, bipartisan politics, and hitting the campaign trail Sep 19, 2023 video
Medical Debt Is Killing Our Patients Here's my legislative solution to put an end to this Sep 16, 2023
Weight Loss Supplement Found to Contain Toxic Substance, CDC Says A toddler landed in the emergency department after consuming the product Sep 14, 2023
The Wrath Toward Contract Management Groups Is Right Where It Needs to Be Emergency medicine is facing a reckoning Sep 14, 2023
Hunt for Hospital Inmate Escapees; Florida Slams CDC Guidance; Oktoberfest CT Scans Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ΔΎΉΟΦ±²₯ staff Sep 14, 2023
Are Water Beads a Health Hazard for Kids? These sensory toys have reportedly caused bowel obstructions, other injuries Sep 13, 2023
