Emergency Medicine News

• Buprenorphine May Curb Opioid-Induced Respiratory Depression High plasma concentrations of buprenorphine may reduce respiratory depression caused by opioids such as fentanyl, a new "proof of principal" study suggests.
  Medscape Medical News, January 28, 2022
• Two Powerful Drugs Now Adding to US Overdose Crisis Emerging reports show that two little-known drugs are making lethal new contributions to America's drug overdose crisis.
  Associated Press, January 28, 2022
• Ketamine vs ECT for Depression: First Head-to-Head Results IV ketamine is effective for depression but inferior to electroconvulsive therapy, new research suggests.
  Medscape Medical News, January 28, 2022
• New Wearable Device Could Help Prevent Overdose Deaths The new device can tell when a person is overdosing from opioids. Designed like an insulin pump, it delivers a shot of naloxone when metrics warn a person's life is at risk.
  WebMD Health News, January 28, 2022
• Ischemic Stroke Rates Higher in Young Women Than Young Men Young women may be at a higher risk of ischemic stroke than young men, a new systematic review shows, representing a 'significant departure from our current scientific understanding,' researchers say.
  Medscape Medical News, January 27, 2022
• 'Super Immunity' Same Whether COVID-19 or Vaccination Comes First Researchers answer the question: Does hybrid immunity against COVID-19 matter if illness or vaccination comes first?
  WebMD Health News, January 27, 2022
• Students Ponder Medical Future Having Trained During COVID A handful of medical students share pros and cons of training during COVID. They volunteered to fill staffing voids, but also lost out on face-to-face interactions with patients, peers, and professors.
  Medscape Medical News, January 27, 2022
• Presence of Autoantibodies Most Predictive of Long COVID in Study A deep molecular dive into COVID-19 patients found that the presence of autoantibodies in peripheral blood at initial diagnosis was the chief of four risk factors predicting if a patient would experience long COVID.
  Medscape Medical News, January 26, 2022
• What the Federal 'No Surprises Act' Means in California The new federal law will provide protection against surprise medical bills for between 6 million and 7 million Californians who are not covered under state law.
  Kaiser Health News, January 26, 2022
• Doctor's Illegal Opioid Prescriptions Lead to 5 Deaths: Officials Alaskan family physician sentenced to 34 months in prison, probation; Texas hospital CEO and seven docs settle kickback allegations; practice administrator sentenced for fraudulent prescriptions.
  Medscape Business of Medicine, January 26, 2022
• Most COVID ICU Survivors Show Adverse Effects 1 Year Later: Study Nearly 60% of former ICU patients reported continuing sickness-related problems at work. Three-fourths reported physical problems, and 26% reported mental problems.
  Medscape Medical News, January 25, 2022
• The Doctor Didn't Show Up, but the Hospital ED Still Charged $1012 A toddler burned his hand on the stove, and his mom took him to the ED on the advice of her pediatrician. He wasn't seen by a doctor, and the dressing on the wound wasn't changed. The bill was $1012.
  Kaiser Health News, January 25, 2022
• Ketamine an 'Intriguing New Therapy' for Alcoholism Infusions of ketamine combined with counseling may help alcohol-dependent patients curb their drinking.
  Medscape Medical News, January 25, 2022
• Can a Ketogenic Diet Reduce Concussion-Related Brain Damage? A ketogenic diet has been linked to better outcomes in mild traumatic brain injury, including less cognitive impairment, neuronal loss, and neuroinflammation, new animal research shows.
  Medscape Medical News, January 25, 2022
• FDA Halts Use of Some COVID Monoclonal Antibodies Due to Omicron Bamlanivimab/etesevimab and casirivimab/imdevimab are highly unlikely to be active against the Omicron variant, which now makes up virtually all cases of COVID-19 in the United States, the FDA says.
  Medscape Medical News, January 25, 2022
• Updated CPR Guidance Amidst Omicron Surge The updated guidance, from several organizations, emphasizes the need to fully protect healthcare providers who perform resuscitation, including use of respirators, gowns, gloves, and eye protection.
  Medscape Medical News, January 24, 2022
• Ivermectin as Potential COVID-19 Treatment Subject of Duke Study The study, which began last summer, is attempting to provide a comprehensive assessment of the controversial treatment.
  WebMD Health News, January 24, 2022
• COVID Brain Fog a 'True Neurologic Condition' Preexisting risk factors and immune system activation may explain why some COVID patients and not others experience cognitive symptoms.
  Medscape Medical News, January 24, 2022
• Survival Improving in Sports-Related Sudden Cardiac Arrest Dramatic improvement in survival rates after sports-related sudden cardiac arrests are mainly a result of increased public use of CPR and automated external defibrillators, researchers say.
  Medscape Medical News, January 21, 2022
• Physician Burnout, Depression Compounded by COVID: Survey Doctors were already struggling with burnout; the COVID-19 pandemic didn't help.
  Medscape Medical News, January 21, 2022