Senator Scrutinizes Physician Staffing Firms and Their Private Equity Owners Homeland Security Committee Chair asks for information on physician staffing and patient safety Apr 08, 2024
Attacks on Emergency Room Workers Prompt Debate Over Tougher Penalties Lawmakers search for ways to deter violence Apr 07, 2024
Despite Pushback, Anti-DEI Congressman to Speak at Medical Meeting ACEP maintains it values "a diverse and representative emergency physician workforce" Apr 05, 2024
AI Sepsis Diagnostic Tool Gets FDA Authorization EHR-embedded software algorithm uses biomarkers, clinical data Apr 03, 2024
Patient Stabs ED Worker; Campus Building Tied to Cancer; Your Gut and Heart Disease Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ֱ staff Apr 03, 2024
Flu Vaccine Uptake Tripled With Simple Promotion Just asking ED patients whether they wanted a flu shot doubled uptake Apr 02, 2024
Extra Measures to Secure Kids' Peripheral IV Catheters Cuts Failures Researchers also found lower healthcare costs Apr 01, 2024
Culprit Lesion PCI Before Diagnostic Angiography for Faster STEMI Reperfusion Strategy for shorter needle-to-balloon time appeared safe in preliminary data Mar 29, 2024
Oral Corticosteroids Ease Preschoolers' Acute Wheeze Benefit appeared limited to kids with prior wheeze or moderate-to-severe cases Mar 28, 2024
Diagnostic Adjuncts Could Reduce Overdiagnosis of Cellulitis Thermal imaging and ALT-70 prediction score the "latest step in a quest for improved diagnosis" Mar 27, 2024
Texas Medical Board Doesn't Specify Abortion Ban Exceptions in Proposed Rules Critics call for further clarification around medical exceptions of Texas abortion ban Mar 25, 2024
Using an Interpreter Is Great, but It Also Needs to Be Documented Here's yet another example of how automation can help us Mar 25, 2024
FDA Settles Ivermectin Case; When AI Makes a Medical Error; $97,000 Air Ambulance Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ֱ staff Mar 25, 2024
Medicare $$ Needed to Help State-Licensed Emergency Centers Survive, Lawmakers Told "This model doesn't work" without it, says emergency center CEO Mar 19, 2024
Algorithm May Help Determine Oxygen Targets for Mechanically Ventilated Adults If results are "true and generalizable, then the consequences are staggering," editorialist says Mar 19, 2024
'Status Credentialus': The Case Against the Misery That Is Medical Credentialing This endless inefficiency is going to have a price sooner than anyone thinks Mar 19, 2024
Time to Stop Violence in the Healthcare Work Environment Two bills in Congress addressing this issue need our support Mar 18, 2024
A New Kind of Hospital Is Coming to Rural America To become a rural emergency hospital, qualifying facilities must close all their inpatient beds Mar 18, 2024
DAPT Maintains Early Neurologic Function in Mild-Moderate Stroke Do benefits of clopidogrel-aspirin apply when going up a notch in stroke severity? Mar 13, 2024
Sickle Cell Pain Hospitalizations Rose After CDC's Opioid Recs Agency's 2016 guidance may have contributed to reduced access to opioids, and more pain Mar 11, 2024
Rapid PCR Tests for Pneumonia in the ED Speed Up Targeted Treatment Faster, more targeted treatment than with standard lab cultures Mar 08, 2024
The Ethos of Emergency Medicine Hangs in the Balance A Supreme Court ruling could impact how pregnant patients are treated in certain states' EDs Mar 08, 2024
Evidence of Traumatic Brain Injury in Shooter Who Killed 18 in Maine Analysis of the brain was released Wednesday Mar 07, 2024
Another Essential 'DEI' in Suicide Probability Analysis Dignity, empathy, and integrity should be included in the process Mar 07, 2024
Epinephrine Nasal Spray Starts Reversing Allergic Reactions in Minutes After FDA rejection, needle-free EpiPen alternative bolsters its case with small challenge study Mar 01, 2024
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 Feb 29, 2024
My Go-To Strategies for Making Alliances With Angry Patients The American Museum of Natural History reminded me of a trick Feb 27, 2024
CDC Addresses Rebound of Mycoplasma Pneumonia in Kids Numbers were indeed up in the fall of 2023, but higher before the pandemic Feb 23, 2024
Death by Gila Monster; Alabama Hospital Halts IVF Treatments; E-Bike Head Traumas Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ֱ staff Feb 22, 2024
Misdiagnosed: Did the Color of My Skin Play a Role? An adapted excerpt from Blackstock's new book, Legacy Feb 21, 2024
Potential Biomarker for Perforated Appendicitis Shows Link to Severe Sepsis Test that can differentiate between simple and perforated appendicitis is "highly desirable" Feb 20, 2024
FDA Approves First Drug for Severe Frostbite Vasodilator iloprost significantly cut the risk of amputations in trial Feb 14, 2024
Exercise and COVID; Can Smells Help Depression? Car Crashes Into Hospital ED Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ֱ staff Feb 14, 2024
Child Protective Services Is Being Weaponized Against Our Black Patients HHS must institute more oversight of medical professionals making repeated calls Feb 13, 2024
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 Feb 13, 2024
Study: Fewer Kids in the ED Means More Missed Diagnoses Study suggests low pediatric-volume EDs might benefit from supports to improve diagnosis Feb 12, 2024
Shaping the Future of Effective Artificial Intelligence in Medicine Testing and rating the performance of AI models used in healthcare will be key Feb 12, 2024 video
Late Tenecteplase Not Beneficial for Stroke Patients With LVOs Lytic at least appeared safe in a selected population with many undergoing thrombectomy Feb 09, 2024
Fast Stroke Thrombolysis Boosts Impact of Thrombectomy Pooled trial analysis finally provides the evidence for combination approach Feb 08, 2024