Anaphylaxis is the quintessential medical emergency. While the vast majority of anaphylaxis cases are relatively benign, about…
(Reuters)—New Jersey researchers say they have identified perhaps the first strain of E. Coli bacteria in the…
Emergency physicians have been tasked not only with providing safe and accurate care but also with stewardship…
Your patient has terminal metastatic cancer. In his record, you find a Physician Order for Life-Sustaining Treatment…
State programs that monitor narcotic prescriptions help prevent 10 opioid-overdose deaths a day in the U.S., yet…
British scientists are recruiting volunteers to test whether ketamine, also known as the party drug “Special K,”…
The first-ever implant to fight addiction to opioids, a class of drugs that includes prescription painkillers and…
The best questions often stem from the inquisitive learner. As educators, we love—and are always humbled—by those…
We just learned lessons about our preparedness (or lack thereof) in detecting and managing one virus in…
The Case A 57-year-old man is brought in by family in a private vehicle after a “heroin…
