Making Low-Dose tPA Work for Japanese DOAC Users With Ischemic Stroke IV thrombolytics for these patients are accepted in some countries, but not the U.S. Sep 21, 2022
Surgery May Hold Benefit in Acute Unstable Chest Wall Injuries in Select Patients Randomized trial appeared to show better outcomes only for those on mechanical ventilation Sep 21, 2022
PCSK9 Inhibitor Passes Muster for LDL Reduction in Acute Coronary Syndrome Question now is whether routine early treatment will translate to better clinical outcomes Sep 20, 2022
Paramedics Can Help Combat the Opioid Epidemic Lessons from a new initiative to treat patients with buprenorphine at the point of overdose Sep 18, 2022
Current Troponin Testing Approach Is a Bust for MI Diagnosis in Older People Age-adjusted cutoffs, universal rule-in threshold not helpful either Sep 16, 2022
'Stunning' Results Upend Fluid Resuscitation in Acute Pancreatitis Early aggressive fluid resuscitation yielded more fluid overload, and clinical outcomes no better Sep 15, 2022
Urban Hospital Closing; Spotting Domestic Abuse; White Mulberry Questioned in Death Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by MedPage Today staff Sep 15, 2022
House Bill Would Fix Glitch in Medicare Non-Emergency Ambulance Transport Program Measure would require states to help some "dual eligibles" who have trouble accessing the benefit Sep 15, 2022
Early History of Abuse Tied to Worse Menopausal Symptoms Psychosocial stressors seems to have negative impact almost 2 decades later Sep 14, 2022
'People Are Going to Die'; Monkeypox in Exposed Health Worker; 15,000 Nurses Strike Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by MedPage Today staff Sep 14, 2022
Climate Change Won't Spare Our Mental Health We need to prepare for longer-term effects beyond the physical Sep 11, 2022
Emergency Care Can't Stop at the Insurance Denials But higher volumes of denied claims harm doctors and patients alike Sep 06, 2022
Are EDs Bombarded With Apple Watch Afib Alerts? Arrhythmia alerts can be nerve-wracking, but they're not usually an emergency Sep 02, 2022
Infant Head Trauma Surged in Paris During Pandemic Researchers hypothesize isolation and financial stress had cumulative effect on parents Aug 31, 2022
12 People Poisoned at Toronto-Area Restaurant Aconite toxicity is suspected, public health officials said Aug 30, 2022
Battery-Related ED Visits in Kids 'Remain Too Frequent,' Study Suggests Safer button battery designs should be adopted by industry, researchers argue Aug 29, 2022
Mechanic-Turned-Doctor: It's Never Too Late to Follow Your Dreams After 25 years in auto repair, Carl Allamby, MD, just became an attending at Cleveland Clinic Aug 25, 2022
Patient Killed in Ambulance Explosion Outside Hospital An 8-year EMS veteran was also critically injured Aug 25, 2022
Stroke Care Pathway Breaks Down for the Mentally Ill Lower use of reperfusion therapy attributed to lower stroke recognition Aug 19, 2022
APA Unveils Tool for Addressing Psych Bed Crisis New report includes a predictive model to improve hospital resource management Aug 18, 2022
Life-Threatening Collapsed Lung: Survival Better With Prehospital Needle Insertion Should prehospital needle decompression be used more frequently in trauma cases? Aug 17, 2022
Six People Shot Outside Hospital ED; Monkeypox From Dancing? How We Sense Threats Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by MedPage Today staff Aug 17, 2022
Falls From Higher Border Walls Overwhelm Trauma Services San Diego surgeons blame higher walls for 1,000% rise in admissions, more severe injuries, deaths Aug 16, 2022
Stroke Disability Eased by Remote Ischemic Conditioning in Randomized Trial Will this alternative to reperfusion therapies hold up in further studies? Aug 16, 2022
Healing, Heartbreak, and Heroism in the ER Emergency physician Thomas Fisher, MD, MPH, describes the early days of the COVID pandemic Aug 16, 2022 podcast
New Insights Into Link Between Kidney Stones, Urinary Tract Infection Stone removal may resolve infection but antibiotics confound "chicken and egg" question Aug 15, 2022
Blood Biomarkers Enhance Brain Injury Prognosis Two studies support prediction of death, severe outcomes after TBI Aug 12, 2022
Removing Small Asymptomatic Kidney Stones Significantly Reduces Recurrence Two-year difference in time to relapse, study showed Aug 10, 2022
Stenting Hits Another Wall in Intracranial Stenosis Stroke Trial disappoints, but another hints at benefit for tirofiban in this stroke population Aug 09, 2022
To Transfer or Not to Transfer the Patient? Transfers should be a last resort after accounting for complex considerations Aug 01, 2022
Syncope No Worse Than Other Illness for Driving Risk But what about overall risk after visiting the ED? Aug 01, 2022
How COVID Hotels for the Homeless Affected Healthcare Utilization Using hotels as emergency shelters during the COVID pandemic reduced ED visits, hospitalizations Jul 27, 2022
Life Doesn't Come With a Prescription An excerpt from the new book On Rotation by Shirlene Obuobi, MD Jul 21, 2022
Does Additional MRI Help CT-Diagnosed Stroke Patients? Investigators acknowledge MRI's value in various circumstances Jul 21, 2022
Emergency Doc Arrested After Sexual Assault Allegations Josiah Hill, MD, charged with rape and "indecent liberties taken by a healthcare professional" Jul 20, 2022
Benzodiazepines or Antihistamines for Acute Vertigo? Evidence does not support benzodiazepines for any outcomes, meta-analysis shows Jul 18, 2022
A Chance to Strengthen Rural Healthcare A look inside the new Rural Emergency Hospital model Jul 11, 2022
Tell Congress to 'SAVE' Us Write to your representatives and senators to help prevent violence against healthcare workers Jul 08, 2022
Antibiotics Safe for Some Outpatients With Acute Appendicitis Secondary analysis of the CODA trial showed no greater risk of complications or appendectomy Jul 05, 2022