Emergency Medicine News

• Death of Son Reinforces Flu Vaccination Message Brent had no health conditions to put him at higher risk for complications of the flu. "Brent was a wonderful son, brother, uncle, and friend."
  WebMD Health News, October 05, 2022
• ICH Patients at Increased Risk of Subsequent Vascular Events Patients with prior intracerebral hemorrhage have higher rates of major ischemic and hemorrhagic events than the general population, emphasizing the need for better secondary preventive measures.
  Medscape Medical News, October 05, 2022
• In the Aftermath of Medical Errors: Podcast Dives Deep A new storytelling podcast explored shame among clinicians, in an effort to offer healthcare professionals space to explore their own experiences.
  Medscape Medical News, October 04, 2022
• HFSA 2022 Salt Pills for Patients With Acute Decompensated Heart Failure? It may seem counterintuitive, but a new trial testing extra sodium intake in patients receiving high-dose IV diuretics for acute HF challenges routine use of salt restriction in that setting.
  Medscape Medical News, October 03, 2022
• Turned Away From Urgent Care — And Toward a Big ED Bill Russell Cook was expecting a quick and inexpensive visit to an urgent care center for his daughter after she had a car wreck. Instead, they were advised to go to the ED and got a much larger bill.
  Kaiser Health News, October 03, 2022
• Athletes With Mild HCM Can Likely Continue Competitive Sports Mortality from sudden cardiac death was no greater in low-risk athletes with HCM who continued high-intensity exercise than in the general population.
  Medscape Medical News, October 03, 2022
• Alert FDA OKs Novel ALS Drug, Despite Unusual Path to Approval Despite its unusual path to approval, the FDA has okayed a novel drug for the treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
  FDA Approvals, September 29, 2022
• Female Docs Rarely Earn Highest Drug, Device Payouts: Study A new study finds gender disparities common in industry payouts, resulting in female physicians earning less and having fewer opportunities to network and advance their careers.
  Medscape Medical News, September 28, 2022
• Heart Failure Drug a New Treatment Option for Alcoholism? Spironolactone, a potassium-sparing diuretic typically used to treat heart failure and hypertension, has shown promise for alcohol use disorder, a common condition with few treatment options.
  Medscape Medical News, September 27, 2022
• Uncontrolled BP Linked to One Third of ED Visits for CVD In a sample of more than 20 million emergency department visits, about one third of CVD-related visits were related to poorly controlled hypertension.
  Medscape Medical News, September 26, 2022
• New Data on Stroke Recovery Patterns May Guide Rehabilitation Long-term recovery patterns after a stroke differ in different functional domains and vary by patient age, stroke severity, and stroke type, a new study has found.
  Medscape Medical News, September 26, 2022
• Calif. Safety-Net Hospitals Lost Over $3.2B During Pandemic: Study New research indicates that COVID-19 had a debilitating effect on operating revenue at safety-net hospitals in California ― but government assistance provided much needed relief.
  Medscape Medical News, September 26, 2022
• Experts Issue Health Warning About Giving Melatonin to Kids The American Academy of Sleep Medicine advises parents to seek medical advice before giving melatonin to children.
  Medscape Medical News, September 23, 2022
• First Known Opiate Biomarker Shows Fentanyl's Effect on Brain For the first time, a newly identified electrical signature shows the effect an opioid, in this case fentanyl, has on the brain.
  Medscape Medical News, September 23, 2022
• Antioxidant-Rich Diet May Reduce H pylori Risk These are the latest data suggesting that balanced diets high in fruits and vegetables may provide an antioxidant environment allowing the body to fight off H pylori.
  Medscape Medical News, September 23, 2022
• Getting Friendly With Patients? Be Wary of Risks It’s always been common for your friends to also become your patients, but many times it’s the other way; patients grow to become your friends. Does this create problems?
  Medscape Medical News, September 23, 2022
• Emergency Out-of-Network Payments Were Twice the Benchmark Level Self-funded insurers appeared more likely to pay more to spare patients from "surprise bills."
  Medscape Medical News, September 22, 2022
• Clinic and Doc Must Pay Millions After Faulty Hernia Surgery A patient sustained a perforated bowel and other serious complications after a flawed hernia operation; also a patient’s sister claims lack of knowledge of morcellator risks.
  Medscape Business of Medicine, September 22, 2022
• FDA Warns Against Cooking Chicken in NyQuil This isn't the first time that social media challenges involving medicine have gone viral.
  WebMD Health News, September 21, 2022
• ASBMR 2022 High Iron Levels Predict Greater Fracture Risk, More So in Men Iron overload is a clinically important problem, not only in genetically predisposed people but in people who get frequent transfusions, and this study shows increased fracture risk, says an observer.
  Medscape Medical News, September 21, 2022