We Must Be at the Forefront in Correcting Racism in Medicine
Since the spring when coronavirus first came to our shores, and throughout a tumultuous summer focused on…
Posts by Joseph Harrington
Racism Is the Ultimate Pre-Existing Condition
Recently, leaders across states and municipalities have declared racism a public health crisis after years of tireless advocacy and…
ACEP Continues Multi-Front Efforts in Opioid Battle
In early October, St. Joseph’s University Medical Center Emergency Department in Paterson, New Jersey, became the first…
What To Expect When Sending Patients with COVID-19 Home
We have learned much about the novel coronavirus in the months since the start of the pandemic….
Abdominal Compartment Syndrome in the Emergency Department
A 62-year-old female patient presents with fever, cough, and an infiltrate on her chest radiograph. She receives…
Residency Spotlight: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Twitter: @dallasemed Location: Dallas, Texas Year founded: 1997 Program length: 3 years Current number of residents: 66 What sets…
Improve Opioid Use Disorder Management by Changing Resident Training
The last decade has witnessed a brutal toll of opioid-related suffering and deaths. Opioid addiction has shifted from…
Malpractice Litigation in the Era of COVID-19
Physicians are used to seeing billboards and daytime television advertisements for plaintiff’s attorney firms. Our reactions to…
Emergency Medicine Gains Ground in 2021
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released the 2021 Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) proposed…
A Patient Transfer Leads to a Lawsuit
A difficult airway is every emergency physician’s worst nightmare. The decision to intubate a patient needs to…