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The ED Runs on Caffeine. Can It Also Protect Our Brains?

By Ken Milne, MD | on June 30, 2026 | 0 Comment
Skeptics' Guide to EM
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Remember to be skeptical of anything you learn, even if you heard it on the Skeptics’ Guide to Emergency Medicine.

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Thank you to Dr. Manrique Umana, an emergency physician working in Costa Rica, for his help with this review.


William “Ken” Milne, MD

Dr. Milne

Dr. Milne is a staff physician at the Strathroy Middlesex General Hospital in Strathroy, Ontario, Canada, and is an associate professor in the Department of Medicine (Division of Emergency Medicine) and Department of Family Medicine at the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry.

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Topics: Agingcaffeinecognitive functionDementiaLifestyleResearchWellness

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