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

A photo of the burned out shell of Lahaina Public Library.

<乌鸦传媒>In Maui, the Need for Medical Resources Continues

HHS has deployed mortuary resources, while locals note the need for commonly used meds

<乌鸦传媒>What Are Clinician Groups Doing About Climate Change?

We talk with the new head of the Medical Society Consortium on Climate & Health to find out

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<乌鸦传媒>Laboring in 90 Degrees, Indoors: Workers Push for Action on Heat-Related Illness

Restaurant workers and others seeking relief through OSHA and Congress

A computer rendering of a transparent body with the appendix highlighted and a close up of bacteria.

<乌鸦传媒>Most Appendicitis Patients See Good Long-Term Outcomes With Conservative Tx

Decades after antibiotic treatment, 60% of patients had avoided appendectomy

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<乌鸦传媒>Exposure to Cold Outdoor Air Helps Croup Symptoms in Kids

"This intervention could be easily used by clinicians," researcher says

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<乌鸦传媒>Bronny James, Son of NBA Star LeBron James, Stabilized After Cardiac Arrest

James is the second USC basketball player to collapse from cardiac arrest over the last year

<乌鸦传媒>From HIIT Workout to Hair Apposition

"No supplies except for my hands"

<乌鸦传媒>APP Is Latest Physician Staffing Firm to Fold

It follows Envision, and physicians consider further consequences of difficult market

<乌鸦传媒>TeamHealth Emergency Docs, Nurses in Detroit Vote to Unionize

31 counted ballots were all in favor of unionization

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<乌鸦传媒>Dealing With a 24/7/365 World

We need to find better ways to address patients' after-hours concerns

A close up photo of a vial of TNKase, Tenecteplase.

<乌鸦传媒>Half-Dose TNKase Holds Up for Pharmaco-Invasive Reperfusion in STEMI

Excess brain bleeds nevertheless persist with lower dose

A photo of Ming Lin, MD.

<乌鸦传媒>Fired COVID Whistleblower Will Take His Case to Trial With New Lawyers

"I would really regret it, if I didn't at least try to change healthcare"

A photo of tents on the sidewalk on Kensington Avenue in Philadelphia, PA.

<乌鸦传媒>White House Drug Czar Releases Plan to Combat Xylazine-Laced Fentanyl

Strategy involves a "whole-of-government" response, says Rahul Gupta

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<乌鸦传媒>Treating a Double Trouble Shark Attack

One afternoon, two shark bites ... just another day in the life of an emergency doctor

A photo of a group of medical residents around a patient鈥檚 bed.

<乌鸦传媒>Dear New Residents, Medicine Is a Hard and Beautiful Gift

Welcome to the adventure

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<乌鸦传媒>An Extracurricular EMT Roadmap

An immersive supplement to your medical education

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<乌鸦传媒>Madonna's ICU Stay May Have Been Due to Sepsis

Despite being life-threatening, sepsis can be easy to miss

A photo of microbes inside the bladder.

<乌鸦传媒>Shorter Antibiotic Course Not as Effective for Children With UTIs

But despite more treatment failure, short-course therapy suggested as a "reasonable option"

A photo of a student using an Ambu bag on a CPR dummy during emergency medicine training.

<乌鸦传媒>Why Emergency Medicine Training Is So Important

An emergency physician's knowledge and confidence save lives in high-stakes situations

A photo of a man鈥檚 torso affected by erythroderma.

<乌鸦传媒>Why Did Older Man Develop Itchy, Full-Body Rash?

Here's how the medical team diagnosed and treated the rare inflammatory skin disorder

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<乌鸦传媒>How Would Doctors Treat Titanic Submersible Survivors?

Should the sub be found, here are conditions medical experts would be looking for

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<乌鸦传媒>Video Laryngoscopy Wins for Tracheal Intubation on the First Try

DEVICE trial finds higher success rates versus direct laryngoscope in the critically ill

A close up photo of a man holding a vial of fentanyl.

<乌鸦传媒>Face to Face With Fentanyl

A Narcan kind of weekend

A computer rendering of interconnected dots over a human brain.

<乌鸦传媒>Decoding the Brain's Decision-Making

Insights for medical professions, and strategies for success

A photo of Kelly Ramsey, MD, MPH, next to a blisterpack of a Narcan applicator.

<乌鸦传媒>'If the Narcan Isn't Working, Give More' and Other Myths About Naloxone Use

In non-responsive patients, think polysubstance use, says addiction treatment expert Kelly Ramsey

A photo of Ming Lin, MD.

<乌鸦传媒>Fired COVID Whistleblower Doesn't Want to Settle His Case

Ming Lin, MD, says he wants an admission of wrongdoing instead of millions

A photo of a male physician with his head on his desk.

<乌鸦传媒>Dear Colleagues: You Don't Hate People

You're just stretched really thin

A photo of a MD Now Urgent Care clinic in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.

<乌鸦传媒>Why Urgent Care Is More Urgent Than Ever

These facilities support our overburdened system

A photo of a male physician with his hands up to defend himself.

<乌鸦传媒>We Shouldn't Carry the Full Weight of Responsibility for Our Own Workplace Safety

The government must do more to prevent violence against healthcare workers

A photo of bags of fentanyl seized by customs officials.

<乌鸦传媒>House Passes Bill to Address Fentanyl Overdoses

But critics say the HALT Fentanyl Act is the wrong way to approach the problem

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<乌鸦传媒>Repeated Syncope in a Woman With No Known Heart Disease

Idiopathic ventricular fibrillation can affect people with no clinical evidence of heart disease

FDA APPROVED nalmefene hydrochloride nasal spray (Opvee) over a photo of a police officer holding a similar device.

<乌鸦传媒>New Type of Opioid Reversal Agent Approved

Longer-acting nasal spray to be available by end of the year

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<乌鸦传媒>The Danger of Binary Thinking in Mental Health Care

Our understanding of mass killings cannot be reduced to "either/or"

The YouTube thumbnail with Siobhan Deshauer, MD and the words: SLEPT THROUGH A PAGE?!

<乌鸦传媒>Doctors Play 'Never Have I Ever'

YouTuber Siobhan Deshauer, MD, on sleeping through a page, placing an IV, and dirty needle sticks

A photo of Nathan Jones, MD, over a photo of a simulated Mars environment by NASA.

<乌鸦传媒>Doctor Readies for Year-Long Simulated Mars Mission

Nathan Jones, MD, says his work as a physician has prepared him for the challenge

A photo of a mature male nurse speaking to a young male patient in a hospital bed.

<乌鸦传媒>Quality Improvement Program Reduced Suicide Outcomes in the ED

These continuous quality improvement teams established safety plans, training

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<乌鸦传媒>On the Night Shift With a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner

What it's like to care for victims in their darkest moments

FDA ADCOMM epinephrine nasal spray (neffy) over a photo of a man holding this nasal spray

<乌鸦传媒>FDA Panel Backs Needle-Free Epinephrine for Anaphylaxis

Choice of alternative route with nasal spray outweighs possible risks, panelists say

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<乌鸦传媒>Lessons From Pop Culture Portrayals of Munchausen by Proxy

Medical professionals must focus on the harm of the child

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<乌鸦传媒>How I Became a Union Doctor

We formed the first-ever emergency medicine union to promote patient safety

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