More Hospitals Are Closing. Why?
The wave of increasing hospital closures and service line cutbacks continues to sweep the United States. A…
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More Hospitals Are Closing. Why?
The wave of increasing hospital closures and service line cutbacks continues to sweep the United States. A... -
Case Report: A Child with a Rash and Lead Poisoning History
A 3-year-old male was brought to the emergency department (ED) by his mother, who reported the sudden... -
The EM Residency Program in Corpus Christi Resuscitated
After six weeks of tense negotiations, a health system that planned to shutter its emergency medicine (EM)...
Case Report: A Child with a Rash and Lead Poisoning History
A 3-year-old male was brought to the emergency department (ED) by his mother, who reported the sudden…
The EM Residency Program in Corpus Christi Resuscitated
After six weeks of tense negotiations, a health system that planned to shutter its emergency medicine (EM)…
Artificial Intelligence in the ED: Ethical Issues
Artificial intelligence (AI) may radically alter the provision of emergency medicine (EM) over the coming decades. Before…
Conversations on Burnout, Part Two
I’m (MK) joined by several experts, Dr. Daven Morrison (DM), Dr. Greg Couser (GC), and Dr. Andrew…
More Hospitals are Closing
The wave of increasing hospital closures and service line cutbacks continues to sweep the U.S. A recent…
Case Report: Pancreatitis Mimics STEMI
Many conditions outside of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) mimic ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), but only a handful…
Suicide Attempt in the Terminally Ill Cancer Patient with Advance Directive
A middle-aged male with squamous cell carcinoma and extensive metastases is brought to the emergency department (ED)…
Maryland Implements Value-Based Alternative Payment Model
In January 2023, the state of Maryland launched the first-ever government-based emergency medicine alternative payment model. An…
Emergency Physician Provides HIV and Hepatitis C Testing, Counseling to Underserved Communities
Yvette Calderon, MD, FACEP, understood health disparities from an early age. Born to Puerto Rican parents who…