CDC Ebola Expert Tim Uyeki, MD, MPH, Offers Ebola Management and Safety Information
This is the transcript of an interview with Tim Uyeki, MD, MPH, the Centers for Disease Control…
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CDC Ebola Expert Tim Uyeki, MD, MPH, Offers Ebola Management and Safety Information
This is the transcript of an interview with Tim Uyeki, MD, MPH, the Centers for Disease Control... -
How Legalizing Marijuana Has Impacted Colorado
Colorado has had a long history with marijuana. It became one of the first states to allow medical marijuana in 2000. -
Legalizing Marijuana Will Make It Safer
Prohibition of marijuana is a failed public health policy. Nearly 85 percent of Americans have tried marijuana. For at least two decades, it has been easier for adolescents to obtain marijuana than alcohol. Marijuana is the biggest cash crop in California. Nationwide, Americans spend and consume between $75 billion and $120 billion worth of marijuana annually.
How Legalizing Marijuana Has Impacted Colorado
Colorado has had a long history with marijuana. It became one of the first states to allow medical marijuana in 2000.
Legalizing Marijuana Will Make It Safer
Prohibition of marijuana is a failed public health policy. Nearly 85 percent of Americans have tried marijuana. For at least two decades, it has been easier for adolescents to obtain marijuana than alcohol. Marijuana is the biggest cash crop in California. Nationwide, Americans spend and consume between $75 billion and $120 billion worth of marijuana annually.
Affordable Care Act from the Emergency Medicine Perspective
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CDC Resources on Ebola Outbreak
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The Schizophrenic Attitude Toward Emergency Medicine
Balancing public demand for high-quality, low-cost health care in the ED Not a day goes by when…
Update: Psych Boarding Ruled Unlawful in Washington State
The Washington State Supreme Court ruled Aug. 7, 2014, that boarding psychiatric patients temporarily in hospital emergency…
Washington Chapter ACEP Brings Fight Against Psychiatric Boarding to the Courts
UPDATE: Psych Boarding Ruled Unlawful in Washington State Stephen Anderson, MD, fully felt the impact of emergency…
Solutions Needed to Reduce Boarding of Mental Health Patients in Emergency Departments
With fewer places left to turn, patients in need of mental health services are increasingly flocking to…
Decreased Public Mental Health Spending Raises Concerns over Psychiatric Patient Boarding
The availability of inpatient psychiatric care has worsened significantly and progressively over the past four years on…