I'm a Black Trauma Surgeon. Ending Gun Violence Demands Fighting for Racial Justice. An excerpt from Williams' book, The Bodies Keep Coming Oct 26, 2024
A Moral Code: Ethical Dilemmas in Medicine Three physicians face crossroads in patient care Oct 25, 2024 podcast
Want to Fix ED Boarding? Try 'Surgical Smoothing,' Expert Says And no, it doesn't involve doing surgery on the weekends, notes Peter Viccellio, MD Oct 23, 2024
Late ED Doc's Secret Life; Flesh-Eating Bacteria in Florida; COVID Vaccine Lawsuit Health news and commentary gathered by staff Oct 21, 2024
Patients Are Relying on Lyft, Uber to Travel Far Distances to Medical Care Some are calling for states to subsidize the expensive trips for rural residents Oct 20, 2024
The Cure to Gun Violence Begins at the Ballot Box, Not the Trauma Bay The most impactful solutions extend beyond the clinical walls to the halls of government Oct 20, 2024
'Virtual ED' Helps One Health System Avoid Unnecessary Emergency Department Visits Half of patients referred to care at home, doctor's office, or urgent care Oct 18, 2024
Lessons for Medical Practices From Hurricane Milton Emergency preparedness helps ensure patient and staff safety Oct 15, 2024
Why Would a Promising Young Physician Take His Own Life? The loss of William West Jr. forces us to consider the role of health systems in staff well-being Oct 15, 2024
Back-to-Back Hurricanes Have Left Medical Disaster in Their Wake Some thoughts for responders and leadership Oct 11, 2024
Officials Scramble to Protect IV Supplies in Wake of Hurricane Disruption American Hospital Association called on Biden administration to take more steps to ease shortage Oct 10, 2024
Emergency Medicine May Join the ERAS Exodus The specialty is considering following in the footsteps of ob/gyn and others Oct 09, 2024
Florida Hospitals in Hurricane Milton's Path Prepare for the Worst Some facilities plan to stay open during the storm Oct 09, 2024
The Real 'Danger' Is Reclassifying Abortion Pills as Controlled Substances Louisiana's new law threatens the health and safety of pregnant women Oct 08, 2024
Catholic Hospital Offered Bucket, Towels to Woman It Denied an Abortion California AG suing hospital for allegedly violating state laws Oct 07, 2024
Overdose Deaths Are Falling but the Mission Is Far From Accomplished We still don't know what's driving the trend, and numbers remain unacceptably high Oct 04, 2024
Hurricanes Like Helene Keep Killing for Years to Come The average storm contributes to the early deaths of 7,000 to 11,000 people over a 15-year period Oct 02, 2024
The Power of the Serial Selfie: Seeing Is Believing Photos can change how we listen to our patients Oct 02, 2024
The Wildfires May Be Contained but their Impact on Youth Mental Health Is Raging It's time for a strategic approach to climate anxiety Oct 02, 2024
Sharp Rise in Heat-Related ED Visits for Kids in Texas Absolute numbers are still small, but researcher warns of continued effects of climate change Oct 01, 2024
Falling May Be a Harbinger of Dementia in Older Adults Injurious falls upped the risk of a new Alzheimer's or dementia diagnosis 1 year later Sep 30, 2024
Reports of Kids Swallowing Water Beads on the Rise in the Last Decade Abdominal surgery to remove bowel-obstructing beads required in more than 80% of cases Sep 29, 2024
Decades After D-Day, Family of Black WWII Combat Medic Receives His Medal of Heroism Waverly B. Woodson Jr. treated wounded troops while under heavy German fire Sep 28, 2024
Doctor Reacts to Musicians' Medical Emergencies A look at injuries and health problems from Pete Townshend to Celine Dion Sep 27, 2024
IG Live September 27: Court Adjourned, Healthcare Overturned Decoding recent SCOTUS decisions and their potential impact on healthcare Sep 25, 2024
Senators Tangle Over Impact of Dobbs Abortion Decision "It's like there are two totally different realities," said one senator Sep 24, 2024
In Emergency Medicine, Promotion to Chief Resident Least Likely for Women of Color Black residents also less likely to be promoted than white residents Sep 24, 2024
TESLA Trial: Does Timing Make or Break Thrombectomy for Large-Core Strokes? Trial results deemed "neutral" for endovascular therapy in contrast with other recent studies Sep 23, 2024
Perfecting the On-Call System Some patients clearly need emergency care, but maybe others could be triaged to primary care Sep 23, 2024
A Georgia Woman's Death After Delayed Abortion Care Was Preventable. Who's to Blame? Physicians need more clear guidance and protocols from their healthcare systems Sep 20, 2024
EMS Encounters for Youth Opioid Overdoses Remain Higher Than Before the Pandemic Increasing trend among adolescents a cause for alarm, says researcher Sep 18, 2024
Long Before I Was a Doctor, I was Just a Teen Whose Cousin Was Shot Dead An excerpt from Dark's new book, Under the Gun Sep 18, 2024
Feds Rarely Punish Hospitals for Turning Away Pregnant Patients Inquiries are "slow, insufficiently staffed," and get pushback from hospitals, said one expert Sep 13, 2024
Never Forget the 9/11 Responders Who Risked Their Lives Care is available for those who continue to face health consequences Sep 11, 2024
TBI Blood Biomarkers Show Accuracy Within 30 Minutes of Injury GFAP outperformed other measures tested Sep 06, 2024
From D-Day to Assassination Attempts: Where Medicine and History Intertwine Major historical events may have turned out differently without rapid medical responses Sep 04, 2024
Emergency Medicine Doc Is Running for Congress Amish Shah, MD, MPH, talks with about his time in Arizona's state legislature Sep 03, 2024
