Hospitals at a Breaking Point: Lack of Staff and Resources Leave EDs in Chaos Emergency departments around the country are overwhelmed with patients Feb 04, 2023
What Tyre Nichols' Death Reminds Us About Black Suffering Medicine's racist history bleeds into today's medical practices Feb 02, 2023
Family and Medical Leave Act Has Benefited Workers and Businesses, Biden Says On the act's 30th anniversary, he signs memo urging leave expansions for federal workers Feb 02, 2023
What Doctors Should Know About Xylazine in Fentanyl Naloxone still works but additional support may be needed; wound care a challenge Feb 01, 2023
EMTs After Tyre Nichols Beating Suspended; Long COVID Declining; Damar Hamlin Speaks Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by MedPage Today staff Jan 30, 2023
Day in the Life of a Doctor: Shadowing a Flight Paramedic YouTuber and physician Siobhan Deshauer, MD, is back for another day with helicopter paramedics Jan 27, 2023
Better CPR for Non-Shockable Arrest; PICU Transfusions; PTSD After Child's ICU Stay Roundup of news from the 2023 Critical Care Congress Jan 26, 2023
ED Screening Program Picks Up Lots of Undiagnosed Diabetes Cases EHR alerts at Chicago ED flagged about three in 10 at-risk patients for HbA1c testing Jan 26, 2023
Dr. OpenAI Lied to Me AI platform has great potential for use in medicine, but huge pitfalls, says Jeremy Faust, MD Jan 20, 2023 video
Fewer Emergency Department Visits End With Opioid Prescriptions 8% of ED patients have an opioid prescribed at discharge Jan 20, 2023
The Trauma of Witnessing CPR Let's do more to support health professionals and bystanders in the aftermath Jan 19, 2023
Be Alert For Ectopic Pregnancy After Self-Managed Abortion It's "important that clinicians know what's normal after medication abortion," expert says Jan 18, 2023
Use of Whole Blood for Severe Hemorrhage in the ED Tied to Lower Mortality Improved survival seen at 24 hours, 30 days versus component therapy-based transfusion alone Jan 18, 2023
The Urgent Care Center Fail-Safe Is Failing Americans Stricter regulation and licensing can improve care and access to care Jan 18, 2023
Physicians vs Patients: Providing Abortion Care Post-Roe "Mass chaos and confusion" pits doctors against patients, says Jamila Perritt, MD Jan 15, 2023 video
Here's What Damar Hamlin's Cardiac Workup Might Look Like There are several diagnoses to rule out before concluding on commotio cordis, experts say Jan 12, 2023
Jill Biden's Cancer Surgery; Gurney Suffocation Death; Dollar General Clinics Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by MedPage Today staff Jan 12, 2023
NFL's Damar Hamlin Walking, Released to Buffalo-Area Hospital Buffalo Bills safety to undergo tests for cause of his cardiac arrest Jan 09, 2023
'We Can Save Lives': Damar Hamlin's Resuscitation Is a Teachable Moment Harlan Krumholz, MD, on the importance of CPR and medical advocacy Jan 08, 2023 video
Doc in Mummer Costume, Nurse Revive Collapsed Fan During Eagles Game Emergency doc wearing a pink dress and sunglasses did CPR in stadium aisle on New Year's Day Jan 06, 2023
Change Needed to Fix Gender Discrimination in Emergency Medicine, Male ED Chairs Say Physician leaders report not taking action at times due to unsupportive institutional culture Jan 05, 2023
Damar Hamlin Showing Signs of Progress Hamlin's doctors confirm he is awake and his neurological function appears intact Jan 05, 2023
Woman Jailed for Selling Body Parts; WHO: China Undercounts COVID Deaths; NHS Crisis Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by MedPage Today staff Jan 05, 2023
Scattered Brain Bleeds, Vasculitis in Alzheimer's Trial Death Case report is published days ahead of FDA lecanemab decision Jan 04, 2023
Kids' Unintentional Exposures to Edible Cannabis on the Rise COVID-19 lockdowns may have been a contributing factor, along with legalization, say researchers Jan 03, 2023
Damar Hamlin's Cardiac Arrest: A Cardiologist's Perspective Commotio cordis has rarely been described as the result of a tackle in football Jan 03, 2023 video
Encouraging Data for Stroke Lytics in DOAC Users Observational cohort shows "counterintuitive" finding on sICH risk Jan 03, 2023
Despite Rising Violence Against Healthcare Workers, Legislative Fixes Have Stalled During a 3-month period this year, 57 nurses were assaulted on average each day Dec 30, 2022
Stroke Thrombectomy Beyond the 24-Hour Window: Study Keeps the Door Open Researchers push the boundaries of how late is too late for intervention Dec 27, 2022
Advent-Themed Exercise; Substance Use and Road Accidents Also in TTHealthWatch: diagnostic errors in the emergency department Dec 26, 2022 podcast
Seven Months After Uvalde, Has Anything Changed in the U.S.? An emergency physician hopes action on gun control doesn't "grind to a halt" Dec 26, 2022
Stroke Data Hint at High Practice Variability Between EMS Agencies Prehospital stroke care performance remains a black box for the most part Dec 21, 2022
Physician Faces Jan. 6 Charges; Uvalde Response Under Fire; Hospital Owners Revealed Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by MedPage Today staff Dec 21, 2022
Rare Shark Fin ECG Pattern Seen in 55-Year-Old Patient Pattern should trigger urgent cardiac catheterization to diagnose or rule out acute STEMI Dec 19, 2022
The 'Fatal Flaw' in a Government Report on ER Misdiagnoses Peer reviewers and technical experts worried about flimsy methods prior to publication Dec 19, 2022
Study Adds Fuel to Debate Over Nurse Practitioners' Scope of Practice VA paper will be the focus of a panel discussion during the AMA state advocacy meeting in January Dec 16, 2022
7 Million Errors a Year in the ED; Corpses May Spread COVID; Lead in Dark Chocolate Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by MedPage Today staff Dec 16, 2022
Instagram Live: Addressing the 'Tripledemic' in Pediatric Settings Join experts for an online discussion about the current crisis in pediatric care Dec 14, 2022
A 'Shocking' Development in CPR? New research found that a fad in how defibrillation is done may actually save lives Dec 14, 2022
High-Intensity Billing for 'Treat and Release' ED Visits Has Shot Up Since 2006 Researcher cites "tug of war between physician groups and payers for reimbursement" Dec 05, 2022