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<乌鸦传媒 class='mpt-top_cat_title_description'>News, opinions and meeting coverage in emergency medicine.

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<乌鸦传媒>Are My Coping Skills a Result of My Emergency Medicine Training?

Adrienne Van Curen, MD, advises learning to accept what you can't control

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<乌鸦传媒>Minneapolis Docs Barred From Police Officer Side Hustle

Hennepin Healthcare decided to also end its contract for medical instruction with city police

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<乌鸦传媒>Systemic Corticosteroids in Acute HF: Worth Another Look?

Some see a potential treatment for patients with more inflammation

Vials of nafcillin over a computer rendering of Staphylococcus aureus bacteria.

<乌鸦传媒>Nafcillin a Safe Option for Late-Onset Sepsis in Preemies

Guidelines to reduce vancomycin use at an Ohio hospital did not affect mortality rate

INVESTIGATIVE ROUNDUP over an image of two people looking at computer screens.

<乌鸦传媒>Fired Doc Who Won $26M Speaks Out; $500K Air Ambulance Bill; FDA's Heart Pump Woes

This past week in healthcare investigations

A computer rendering of a blister pack of pills which are actually orange halves over bacteria flowing through a blood vessel

<乌鸦传媒>Infamous Vitamin C Study May Rely on Fraudulent Data

Statistician alleges data in study led by Paul Marik, MD, were fabricated

<乌鸦传媒>TeamHealth Will Pay $15 Million to Emergency Physicians

Nation's largest staffing firm allegedly failed to pay docs for supervising NPs, PAs

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<乌鸦传媒>European Authorities Warn of Deadly Contaminated Champagne

Moet bottles had extremely high doses of MDMA

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<乌鸦传媒>A Case of Mistaken Identity or Blatant Bias?

It's time to address gender and racial biases in medicine

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<乌鸦传媒>Costs Soaring for Ground Ambulance Transport

Surprise billing law doesn't apply to ambulance rides

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<乌鸦传媒>Cognitive Effects Persist After Concussion

At 1 year, poor cognitive outcomes were common in people with mild TBI

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<乌鸦传媒>Ethics Consult: Force Doctors to Remove Bullet From Suspect's Leg? MD/JD Weighs In

You voted, now see the results and an expert's discussion

Paramedics practice endotracheal intubation on a medical dummy.

<乌鸦传媒>Cardiac Arrest Patients Don't Necessarily Do Better With Intubation

Debate on prehospital advanced airway management continues

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<乌鸦传媒>High Global Prevalence of Intimate Partner Violence Against Women

More than one in four young women experienced physical or sexual violence, according to WHO study

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<乌鸦传媒>High-Deductible Insurance Linked to More Complex Hernias

Study suggests delays in care, particularly for those with no health savings account

ISC over a photo of the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, LA.

<乌鸦传媒>Certification Status Makes a Difference for Stroke Centers

Lower-level hospitals performing a "surprising" number of thrombectomies

ISC over a photo of the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, LA.

<乌鸦传媒>Evidence for Stroke Thrombectomy in Kids 'as Good as It Gets'

Expansion of EVT bolstered by population-based study from Australia

ISC over a photo of the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, LA.

<乌鸦传媒>DOACs Working Out for CVT Strokes So Far

Findings of ACTION-CVT provide some reassurance

ISC over a photo of the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, LA.

<乌鸦传媒>Can Tenecteplase Help Late-Presenting Strokes?

Early phase data from China suggestive of benefit

ISC over a photo of the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, LA.

<乌鸦传媒>Emergent Stroke Care Within Reach for Nearly All in U.S.

Next question is staffing at those centers

An aerial view of Carson Tahoe Hospital next to a highway surrounded by desert mountains and a blue sky

<乌鸦传媒>Rural Access to Care Even Worse for Minority Communities

Access to hospital services breaks down along historic racial lines

The YouTube thumbnail with Siobhan Deshauer, MD and the words: EMERGENCY, DOCTOR, SOCIAL WORKER

<乌鸦传媒>Day in the Life of a Doctor: Shadowing ED Social Workers

YouTuber Siobhan Deshauer, MD, explores a different side of the emergency department

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<乌鸦传媒>ED Readiness Key to Kids' Survival After Trauma Visits

Study finds 30% lower mortality risk at EDs ranking at the top for pediatric readiness

A computer rendering of a neon sign which reads: BELIEVE IN YOURSELF

<乌鸦传媒>A Physician's Running List of Microaffirmations

The battle against microaggressions

STS over a photo of a surgeon performing a thoracic operation using a fiber optic head-light.

<乌鸦传媒>More Headway in Taking Acute Aortic Dissections Straight to the OR

Shorter waits, better survival at one center

A woman鈥檚 hand writing NO! in red magic marker on a sheet of a paper with YES printed on it many times.

<乌鸦传媒>Setting Boundaries and the Power of Saying 'No'

An emergency physician explores saying "yes" to yourself and "no" to others

A pleased looking male physician holds up a fan of cash

<乌鸦传媒>Six Medical 乌鸦传媒 With the Highest Hourly Wages

Plastic and orthopedic surgery top the list

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<乌鸦传媒>Turmoil in San Jose ED: Overworked, Unhappy Staff Stage Walkout

Yes, the pandemic is still causing havoc, but is a new doc staffing group making things worse?

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<乌鸦传媒>My Wife Had Our Baby Girl in NYC Traffic -- And I Delivered Her

An ED doc uses lessons learned in his own emergency

A healthcare worker holds a phonendoscope to the back of a little girl held by her father.

<乌鸦传媒>COVID in Kids Under 5 May Look Like Croup, Pediatricians Warn

Barking cough may be specific to Omicron

An anti-vaccination protester holds up a sign which reads: I TRUST MY IMMUNE SYSTEM MORE THAN DR. FAUCI

<乌鸦传媒>The Death of Empathy

The medical landscape has transformed for the worse, and now we are just numb

A photo of Adam Witt, RN, holding a newspaper with an article about him losing his job.

<乌鸦传媒>Nurse Fired Over COVID Complaints Reinstated

Arbitrator rules in favor of nurse fired early in the pandemic

A screenshot of Hilary Hawkins, BSN, MBA, RN, nurse manager of the emergency department at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center

<乌鸦传媒>At Their Breaking Point, Nurses Plead With Public in COVID Videos

"Hospital staff are paying the price" of vaccine misinformation

A photo of John Witcher, MD, over an out-of-focus photo of a box of ivermectin tablets.

<乌鸦传媒>Hospital Dumps Doc Who Took COVID Patient Off FDA-Approved Antiviral

John Witcher, MD, stopped remdesivir in three patients and switched them to ivermectin

A busy emergency room full of COVID-19 patients

<乌鸦传媒>Hospitals in the Midwest Face New COVID Surge

Amid increasing Delta cases, staffing is down, and Omicron looms

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<乌鸦传媒>Pulmonary Embolism Rule-Out Strategy Safely Reduces Chest Imaging

Clinical gestalt plus D-dimer and two sets of clinical factors was non-inferior in clinical trial

EMTs and hospital workers rush a patient into the emergency room.

<乌鸦传媒>Reflections After the Last ER Shift

After spending decades in a career, calling it quits can be hard

A thoughtful looking young female physician sites on the floor in a hospital hallway.

<乌鸦传媒>It's OK to Not Be OK

Every physician remembers their first patient death

RSNA over a photo of McCormick Place, Chicago, IL.

<乌鸦传媒>Head Trauma Patients on Blood Thinners Need Surveillance

Delayed intracranial bleeding observed in patients

A female nurse walks away from the camera down a hospital hallway.

<乌鸦传媒>Are Nurse Staffing Agencies Overcharging Hospitals?

Lawmakers ask for investigation into price hikes during pandemic

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