Tick, Mosquito-Borne Infections Surge in United States
The number of Americans sickened each year by bites from infected mosquitoes, ticks or fleas tripled from…
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Tick, Mosquito-Borne Infections Surge in United States
The number of Americans sickened each year by bites from infected mosquitoes, ticks or fleas tripled from... -
Emergency Department Volume Increase Trend Continues Into 2014
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released its ongoing statistical survey of emergency department... -
Vaccination May be Curbing Emergency Department Visits for Shingles
Emergency department (ED) visits for shingles fell in the past decade for people aged 60 and older...
Emergency Department Volume Increase Trend Continues Into 2014
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released its ongoing statistical survey of emergency department…
Vaccination May be Curbing Emergency Department Visits for Shingles
Emergency department (ED) visits for shingles fell in the past decade for people aged 60 and older…
U.S. State Attorneys General Probe Opioid Drug Companies
A bipartisan group of state attorneys general has announced that they are jointly investigating the marketing and…
No Birth Defects Seen in Babies Exposed to Zika Late in Pregnancy: Study
A study of Zika infections in Colombia has found no obvious birth defects among women infected during…
FDA Panel Backs Teva’s Abuse-Resistant Opioid Painkiller
A U.S. advisory panel recommended approving Teva Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd’s long-acting opioid painkiller, Vantrela ER, saying data…
U.S. Researchers Estimate Microcephaly Risk from Zika Infection
U.S. researchers are estimating a wide range of potential risk for the birth defect microcephaly following Zika…
National Surveys on Emergency Department Trends Bring Future Improvements Into Focus
Emergency physicians and emergency department leaders face an important time in determining how to serve the needs…
CDC, Brazil to Study Zika’s Link to Birth Defects
U.S. and Brazilian researchers are heading to João Pessoa in the state of Paraíba on Feb. 29…
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With regard to state legislative activity regulating the opioid prescribing practices of emergency physicians, which of the following wouId you support? Check all that apply.
- Restrictions on duration (36%, 229 Votes)
- Restrictions of quantity (34%, 219 Votes)
- Mandatory checking of prescription drug monitoring systems for all opioid prescriptions from the ED (30%, 194 Votes)
Total Voters: 367
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