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Emergency Medicine

News, opinions and meeting coverage in emergency medicine.

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Global Stroke Care Takes a Hit During the Pandemic

Seventy-country study finds ties to drop in volume of stroke hospitalizations, treatment

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Op-Ed: The Energy-Draining Life of a Physician

It's a long, hard road, so you must find your passion

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Emergency Physician Wins $26M in Wrongful Termination Suit

Raymond Brovont, MD, said he was fired for raising concerns about staffing issues

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Op-Ed: Let's Prevent Post-Shutdown Sports Injuries in our Kids

Quarantine to competition carries heightened injury risk

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Common Antibiotics Spell Trouble in Existing Aortopathy

More data to support the elevated risk posed by fluoroquinolones to the aortic wall

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Continuing Certification a Cash Cow for Emergency Medicine Board

An inside look at how one medical board spends its money

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These Med Board Execs Make Triple a Practicing Doc's Salary

Infographic shows highest compensation, widest gaps for ABMS member boards

Op-Ed: This Physician Has Had Enough of Anti-Asian Hate

And you should too

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Portia de Rossi's Appendicitis

Looking at the star's emergency surgery

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Sale Aimed at Saving Chicago Safety Net Hospital OK'd

But activists and community leaders remain wary of rushed process

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Positive Data Salvaged for Thrombectomy on Basilar Strokes

BEST, BASICS trials not wholly negative, group finds

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Stroke Thrombectomy: 6-Hour Threshold Not So Relevant?

Pooled trial analysis supports move to imaging-based criteria

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Stroke Care: Some Progress on Racial Disparities

But substantial gaps remain

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Adjustable Stent Retriever Passes Muster

Novel device offers better grip on clots in LVO strokes

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Don't Ditch the tPA in Stroke Thrombectomy Yet

Direct endovascular therapy dealt a blow in MR CLEAN-NO IV

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COVID-19 Treatments: What's In, What's Out

A look at which treatments are effective -- and which aren't

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Immediate Angiography Feasible for Large Vessel Stroke Patients

Not stopping patients in the ED improved hospital workflow and patient outcomes

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Multi-City Study Bolsters Case for Mobile Stroke Units

But reimbursement woes, balkanized EMS agencies block path to broader use

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Op-Ed: Did We Hurt Healthcare Workers With Bad Mask Advice?

ZDoggMD discusses new evidence that suggests we did

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Holding tPA for All DOAC Users Not the Way to Go, Stroke Docs Say

Clinical conundrum could be solved by a point-of-care DOAC test

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Dialysis Crisis in Texas: 'Catastrophic'

Half of dialysis units across the state still suffering winter storm havoc

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Despite Controversial Leader, Charity's COVID Field Hospitals Prove Helpful

Samaritan's Purse opens field hospitals in hard-hit areas as CEO Franklin Graham faces scrutiny

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Colchicine for Early COVID-19? Trial May Support Oral Therapy at Home

But some find science-by-press-release troubling

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Ventricular Tachycardia: The Cause Is the Key to Management

Andrew Perry, MD, tackles the heterogeneity of VT with Melissa Robinson, MD

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Hospitals Grumble but Work to Implement Price Transparency Rule

Challenges include COVID surge and vaccine rollout, but advocates say costs will fall

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In STEMI PCI, Symptom-to-Balloon Time Is What Counts

Study authors urge greater efforts to reduce pre-hospital delays

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Not So Fast on That Post-Resuscitation ECG

Study suggests waiting a bit longer to avoid false positives in OHCA

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Pregnant Doctors Are Getting Their COVID Shots

Ob/gyn groups favor vaccination as pregnant women are "vulnerable" population

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Op-Ed: Why (and How) We Don't Prescribe Oxycodone

Greater desirability equals greater addictive potential

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The Long Goodbye: How COVID Took My Dad's Life

A single-word text from Room 993 - 'help' - and a grim cascade of complications

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No Evidence That Doctor Group in Viral Video Got Near COVID 'Front Lines'

Who are the physicians behind America's Frontline Doctors?

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COVID-19: A Clear Affinity for the Digestive System

GI manifestations may be a red flag for more severe disease and worse outcomes

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Promising Peanut Allergy Treatments Hit Snags in 2020

COVID-19 interrupts Palforzia rollout; FDA slams door on competitor's patch therapy

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What Has COVID-19 Done to Child Welfare?

The evidence is unclear; some see the pandemic as a chance to revamp systems toward prevention

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GI Bleeds Tied to Worse Prognosis for COVID-19 Inpatients

Anticoagulation or antiplatelet agents not tied to higher risk of bleeding in cohort study

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Childhood Abuse Leaves 'Devastating Impact' on Adults

Sicker, poorer, less educated, and likely to die sooner

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Hospital Teams with Marvel for Nurse Superhero Comic

Allegheny Health Network finds unique way to thank front-line nurses during the pandemic

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Tranexamic Acid May Hurt Head Trauma Survival for One Key Group

Cheap antifibrinolytic given en route to hospital safe overall in registry

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Blood Cancers and COVID-19: 'A Medically Vulnerable' Group

Patients with hematologic malignancies and SARS-CoV-2 face higher risks for infection, death

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COVID-19 Fears Tied to More Appendix Perforations in Kids

Visits to a pediatric emergency department in Virginia declined during pandemic

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