Therapeutic-Dose Heparin Benefits High-Risk, Non-ICU Inpatients with COVID-19
Early treatment with therapeutic doses of low-molecular-weight heparin significantly reduced major thromboembolism and death without increasing major…
Features
-
Therapeutic-Dose Heparin Benefits High-Risk, Non-ICU Inpatients with COVID-19
Early treatment with therapeutic doses of low-molecular-weight heparin significantly reduced major thromboembolism and death without increasing major... -
When Can Uncomplicated Acute Appendicitis in Adults be Treated Nonoperatively?
Careful patient selection is key to optimizing treatment for adults with uncomplicated acute appendicitis, a secondary analysis... -
Course of Pediatric Lower Respiratory Tract Infections Not Changed by Antibiotics
Children with lower respiratory tract infections have similar severity and duration of symptoms whether or not they...
When Can Uncomplicated Acute Appendicitis in Adults be Treated Nonoperatively?
Careful patient selection is key to optimizing treatment for adults with uncomplicated acute appendicitis, a secondary analysis…
Course of Pediatric Lower Respiratory Tract Infections Not Changed by Antibiotics
Children with lower respiratory tract infections have similar severity and duration of symptoms whether or not they…
Not All DOACs Have Same GI-Bleeding Risk
Rivaroxaban is associated with higher rates of gastrointestinal bleeding compared with other direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs), regardless…
For Many, COVID-19 Hospitalizations Resulted in Hundreds of Dollars in Out-of-Pocket Spending
During 2020, many hospitalized COVID-19 patients were hit with hundreds of dollars of out-of-pocket costs even when…
COVID-19 Vaccines Not Linked with Pregnancy Loss
Two studies in major medical journals add to evidence that COVID-19 vaccines are safe before and during…
Surgery Needed in Nearly Half of Appendicitis Patients Treated with Antibiotics
Antibiotic therapy can prevent or delay the need for an appendectomy, but ultimately nearly half of the…
Emergency Physicians Explore the Future of the Emergency Medicine Workforce
Note: Watch a video of the complete Workforce Roundtable here. I recently met with four emergency physicians—Jesse…
Rescue Team Doctor at the Surfside Condo Collapse Shares Experience
Shortly after 1:20 a.m. on June 24, 2021, a large section of Champlain Towers South, a 12-story…
2021 Survey of the Emergency Medicine Job Market
When I was a young recruiter in New York City, I spent many a summer weekend in…