Emergency Medicine News

• Alert FDA Authorizes Intradermal Use of Jynneos Vaccine for Monkeypox The Emergency Use Authorization aims to increase vaccine supply.
  FDA Approvals, August 09, 2022
• 'Shocking' and Persistent Gap in Treatment for Opioid Addiction Drugs such as methadone, buprenorphine, and naltrexone have been shown to reduce opioid overdoses by more than 50%, yet only about 1 in 10 people living with opioid use disorder receive these medications.
  Medscape Medical News, August 09, 2022
• Which Insomnia Drugs Are More Effective Than the Others? Licensed drugs were more beneficial than melatonin and other nonlicensed drugs in a systematic review and network meta-analysis.
  Medscape Medical News, August 09, 2022
• When Abortion Laws and Emergency Care Mandate Conflict ED doctors say they — and their patients — are trapped between state antiabortion laws and the federal law requiring that care be delivered in emergency situations. Women's lives hang in the balance.
  Kaiser Health News, August 08, 2022
• Mysterious Cases of Illness With an Unusual Cause In 2021, numerous cases of melioidosis sprung up, some with a fatal outcome. What was the common factor linking all of those affected?
  Medscape Medical News, August 08, 2022
• My Patient Planned to Murder Me A physician is horrified when he learns of a patient's deadly intentions. Read about the doctor's terrifying ordeal and how he fought back.
  Medscape Medical News, August 05, 2022
• Physicians React: Burnout Rates Are Alarming Physicians express opinions and reactions about the extent of burnout in the medical profession, how it arises, and what combination of employer and community factors minimizes burnout.
  Medscape Medical News, August 05, 2022
• A Man's 'Painful and Terrifying' Road to a Monkeypox Diagnosis He was 'delirious' from the pain of a quickly spreading rash, but it took six telehealth appointments, one urgent care visit, and two emergency room trips before he was finally diagnosed and treated.
  Kaiser Health News, August 05, 2022
• How Do You Diagnose and Treat Cannabis Allergies? As cannabis use increases, so does the need to diagnose and manage cannabis allergies, researchers report.
  Medscape Medical News, August 05, 2022
• Alert White House Declares Monkeypox a Public Health Emergency Intradermal injections that use one fifth of the normal dose of the Jynneos vaccine will extend the limited reach of the current supply, which is under high demand.
  Medscape Medical News, August 04, 2022
• Hot Weather MI Risk Hinted for Antiplatelets, Beta Blockers Why taking either drug class would promote nonfatal MIs on high-temperature days, or why it may have appeared that way, isn't clear, but researchers still urge caution for patients on these drugs.
  Medscape Medical News, August 04, 2022
• How Allergies Can Be Managed in Exercise and Sport A new paper emphasized patient and clinician recommendations for better management of allergic conditions in exercise and sports settings for professional athletes and weekend warriors.
  Medscape Medical News, August 04, 2022
• Insurance Data Shows Big Rise in Lyme Disease in US The trends show that tick-borne illnesses are becoming a more common concern nationally, not just in the areas where Lyme disease has been found historically.
  WebMD Health News, August 03, 2022
• COVID Symptoms Can Rebound Even Without Paxlovid: Study Symptoms can return after the person’s condition improves, and the symptoms can be better or worse than the original bout of illness.
  WebMD Health News, August 03, 2022
• Haven't Had COVID Yet? Wanna Bet? Scientific evidence suggests millions of Americans have been infected with the virus without ever even knowing it because they didn’t have symptoms or had mild cases they mistook for a cold or allergies.
  WebMD Health News, August 02, 2022
• Monkeypox Fatalities Reported as Cases Escalate US clinicians should be alert for red flags suggesting CNS involvement.
  Medscape Medical News, August 02, 2022
• Optimism for Long-Term Recovery in Survivors of ICH, IVH A new study fine-tunes predictors of long-term recovery after ICH and IVH, suggesting that in some patients, instituting an early DNR may be premature.
  Medscape Medical News, August 01, 2022
• Physician Groups Face Worsening Economic Conditions: Report MGMA’s annual survey shows uneven COVID recovery, rising costs, and falling margins, although some groups are doing better than others.
  Medscape Medical News, August 01, 2022
• No Mortality Difference for ICU Loop Diuretics in Meta-Analysis Researchers found low certainty of evidence for diuretics on all-cause mortality and on serious adverse events; they say that clinicians should assess carefully when deciding for whom to use them.
  Medscape Medical News, August 01, 2022
• AAIC 2022 COVID Smell Loss Tops Severity as Cognitive Impairment Predictor Persistent loss of smell is a better predictor of long-term cognitive impairment than severity of COVID-19 infection.
  Medscape Medical News, July 31, 2022