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Puppy bite at yoga retreat leads to rabies death: Prompts health warning

Individuals going to rabies-endemic countries need a pretravel consultation with a travel health specialist regarding preexposure prophylaxis.

January 14, 2019

Meth’s resurgence spotlights lack of meds to combat the addiction

January 14, 2019

Carmen Heredia Rodriguez, Kaiser Health News

January 14, 2019

ATTRACT trial shouldn’t detract from pharmacomechanical thrombolysis

January 14, 2019

Bruce Jancin

January 14, 2019

January 12, 2019

In pediatric asthma, jet nebulizers beat breath enhanced

January 12, 2019

Jim Kling

January 12, 2019

Managing status epilepticus in the ED

Diagnosing diabetic ketoacidosis & hyperosmolar hyperglycemic syndrome in the ED, Part 2

Agitation control, ketamine, and midazolam

Non-opioid treatment of migraine in the ED

Diagnosing diabetic ketoacidosis & hyperosmolar hyperglycemic syndrome in the ED, Part 1

Conference Coverage

January 14, 2019

ATTRACT trial shouldn’t detract from pharmacomechanical thrombolysis

January 14, 2019

Bruce Jancin

January 14, 2019

December 7, 2018

Thrombectomy shows efficacy for basilar artery strokes

December 7, 2018

Mitchel L. Zoler

December 7, 2018

Acute stroke thrombolysis worked safely despite GI bleed or malignancy

December 7, 2018

Mitchel L. Zoler

December 7, 2018

December 4, 2018

It’s time for universal HCV screening in the ED

December 4, 2018

M. Alexander Otto

December 4, 2018

Early intervention initiative cut oncology patient hospitalizations

December 4, 2018

Andrew D. Bowser

December 4, 2018

November 28, 2018

Sofa and bed injuries very common among young children

November 28, 2018

Tara Haelle

November 28, 2018

Sofa and bed injuries very common among young children

November 28, 2018

Tara Haelle

November 28, 2018

November 5, 2018

Emergency physician describes how to prepare for disasters

November 5, 2018

Ted Bosworth

November 5, 2018

October 9, 2018

Planning for ventilator-dependent patients during natural disasters

October 9, 2018

Andrew D. Bowser

October 9, 2018

October 4, 2018

Ultrasound can’t rule out pulmonary embolism in the ED

October 4, 2018

Ted Bosworth

October 4, 2018

Syncope alone after age 60 does not require admission

October 4, 2018

Ted Bosworth

October 4, 2018

October 3, 2018

Get ready for high-sensitivity troponin tests in the ED

October 3, 2018

Ted Bosworth

October 3, 2018

Daily News Podcast

Malpractice Counsel | Medicolegal Issues

November 27, 2018

Oops, Wrong Bottle

November 27, 2018

Francis L. Counselman, MD

November 27, 2018

September 6, 2018

Malpractice Counsel: Diverticulitis

September 6, 2018

Francis L. Counselman, MD

September 6, 2018

January 9, 2018

Sexual harassment

January 9, 2018

S.Y. Tan, MD, JD

January 9, 2018

December 14, 2017

Malpractice Counsel: Don’t Miss Popeye

December 14, 2017

Francis L. Counselman, MD

December 14, 2017

January 14, 2019

Meth’s resurgence spotlights lack of meds to combat the addiction

January 14, 2019

Carmen Heredia Rodriguez, Kaiser Health News

January 14, 2019

January 4, 2019

Synthetic opioids drive spike in U.S. fatal drug overdoses

January 4, 2019

Randy Dotinga

January 4, 2019

January 3, 2019

Too high to drive: States grapple with setting limits on weed use behind wheel

January 3, 2019

Shefali Luthra, Kaiser Health News

January 3, 2019

September 28, 2018

ACEP18: Toxicology updates & emerging trends

September 28, 2018

Amy Pfeiffer

September 28, 2018

January 10, 2019

Think outside lower body for pelvic pain

January 10, 2019

January 8, 2019

Spending on medical marketing increased by $12.2 billion over the last 2 decades

January 8, 2019

Steve Cimino

January 8, 2019

December 20, 2018

Next legal ruling on ACA could come on New Year’s Eve

December 20, 2018

Gregory Twachtman

December 20, 2018

December 4, 2018

Early intervention initiative cut oncology patient hospitalizations

December 4, 2018

Andrew D. Bowser

December 4, 2018

Commentary

December 20, 2018

Too Good to Last?

December 20, 2018

Lewis S. Nelson, MD

December 20, 2018

May 30, 2018

Kawasaki disease: New info to enhance our index of suspicion

May 30, 2018

Christopher J. Harrison, MD

May 30, 2018

May 16, 2018

Two more and counting: Suicide in medical trainees

May 16, 2018

Michael F. Myers, MD

May 16, 2018

February 1, 2018

Mental health stressors still loom for Puerto Ricans after Maria

February 1, 2018

Judith R. Milner, MD

February 1, 2018

January 24, 2018

The times they are a-changin’ —Bob Dylan, 1964

January 24, 2018

Francis L. Counselman, MD

January 24, 2018

January 9, 2018

Sexual harassment

January 9, 2018

S.Y. Tan, MD, JD

January 9, 2018

October 3, 2018

How to manage difficult dislocations

October 3, 2018

Doug Brunk

October 3, 2018

August 31, 2016

FDA: New labeling warns against combining opioids, benzodiazepines

August 31, 2016

Sharon Worcester

August 31, 2016

Removal from play reduces concussion recovery time in athletes

August 31, 2016

Lori Laubach

August 31, 2016

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