Emergency Medicine News

• Antioxidant-Rich Diet May Reduce H pylori Risk These are the latest data suggesting that balanced diets high in fruits and vegetables may provide an antioxidant environment allowing the body to fight off H pylori.
  Medscape Medical News, September 23, 2022
• Getting Friendly With Patients? Be Wary of Risks It’s always been common for your friends to also become your patients, but many times it’s the other way; patients grow to become your friends. Does this create problems?
  Medscape Medical News, September 23, 2022
• Emergency Out-of-Network Payments Were Twice the Benchmark Level Self-funded insurers appeared more likely to pay more to spare patients from "surprise bills."
  Medscape Medical News, September 22, 2022
• Clinic and Doc Must Pay Millions After Faulty Hernia Surgery A patient sustained a perforated bowel and other serious complications after a flawed hernia operation; also a patient’s sister claims lack of knowledge of morcellator risks.
  Medscape Business of Medicine, September 22, 2022
• FDA Warns Against Cooking Chicken in NyQuil This isn't the first time that social media challenges involving medicine have gone viral.
  WebMD Health News, September 21, 2022
• ASBMR 2022 High Iron Levels Predict Greater Fracture Risk, More So in Men Iron overload is a clinically important problem, not only in genetically predisposed people but in people who get frequent transfusions, and this study shows increased fracture risk, says an observer.
  Medscape Medical News, September 21, 2022
• How Burdensome Are Prior Authorizations for Your Practice? Health plans often require doctors to obtain prior authorization before they will pay for medical services, procedures, or medications. What has your experience been?
  Medscape Reader Polls, September 20, 2022
• ESC 2022 ESC Updates Guidelines for Ventricular Arrhythmia, Sudden Death ESC guidelines for the management of patients with ventricular arrhythmias and the prevention of sudden cardiac death have undergone an important overhaul since the 2015 edition.
  Medscape Medical News, September 16, 2022
• Anesthesiologist Arrested, Implicated in Death of Colleague Federal officials say Raynaldo Ortiz Jr, MD, allegedly tampered with IV bags, resulting in the death of a fellow anesthesiologist and multiple cardiac emergencies.
  Medscape Medical News, September 16, 2022
• National Awareness Day Shines Light on Physician Burnout, Suicide Physician burnout remains high, according to new data, but initiatives aim to reduce emotional distress, destigmatize mental health treatment, and prevent suicide.
  Medscape Medical News, September 15, 2022
• HYP 2022 Is Acetaminophen Really Safer Than NSAIDs in Heart Disease? A new analysis finds a significant correlation between acetaminophen use and elevated systolic blood pressure, calling into question the assumption it's safer than NSAIDs in those with heart disease.
  Medscape Medical News, September 15, 2022
• Ketamine Linked to Reduced Suicidal Thoughts, Depression, Anxiety Ketamine infusions can help reduce symptoms of suicidal ideation, depression, and anxiety in patients with treatment-resistant depression, a new "real world" study suggests.
  Medscape Medical News, September 14, 2022
• Ebola: New WHO Treatment Recommendations The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends two lifesaving treatments for Ebola virus disease.
  Medscape Medical News, September 14, 2022
• Unproven Treatments in Emergency Situations Only in exceptional situations and after meeting certain requirements is it ethically acceptable to indicate medications and other unproven interventions outside of clinical trials, points out the PAHO.
  Medscape Medical News, September 14, 2022
• Insurance Policies May Drive Diagnoses for Medicaid Patients Patients in hospitals in the top quartile of private payers received 1 to 2 more diagnoses at discharge than those in the bottom quartile.
  Medscape Medical News, September 13, 2022
• ESC 2022 Myocardial Infarction in Women Younger Than 50: Lessons to Learn A French study is rich in lessons and rebuts common misconceptions about heart attacks in young women.
  Medscape Medical News, September 12, 2022
• News Anchor Recovering After Stroke on Live TV "This event was a good example of someone experiencing speech changes -- although her articulation was good -- she had a real word-finding problem."
  WebMD Health News, September 12, 2022
• TBI an Unrecognized Risk Factor for Cardiovascular Disease? A study finds a heightened risk of developing cardiovascular disease among relatively young US veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.
  Medscape Medical News, September 12, 2022
• The Potential Problem(s) With a Once-a-Year COVID Vaccine Critics say COVID isn't seasonal like the flu, the virus can change rapidly, and vaccine immunity wanes. The White House suggests the updated vaccine makes an annual strategy viable.Critics say COVID isn't seasonal like the flu, the virus can change rapidly, and vaccine immunity wanes. The White House suggests the updated vaccine makes an annual strategy viable.
  Medscape Medical News, September 09, 2022
• CRP May Flag Patients at Risk for Poststroke Delirium Although developing delirium after a stroke is common, elevated serum C-reactive protein levels may help identify those at highest risk for the condition, new research suggests.
  Medscape Medical News, September 09, 2022