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Transgender Women More Likely to Suffer Injuries Than Cisgender Women

β€” Injuries were most often to the head, face, and chest

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Another Emergency Medicine Staffing Firm Goes Under

Doctors still not paid, now on the hook for malpractice tail coverage

Nov 26, 2024
Opinion
Utility Shutoffs Can Be Deadly During Extreme Weather Events

Legislation to ensure continued electricity access is critical

Nov 25, 2024
Opinion
Workplace Violence Is Not Just 'Part of the Job'

It's high time to prevent attacks on healthcare workers in the ED

Nov 23, 2024
Texas Lawmakers Push for New Exceptions to Strict Abortion Ban After Two Women Die

Exceptions would broaden doctors' ability to intervene

Nov 23, 2024
Opinion
Workplace Violence Is Not Just 'Part of the Job'

It's high time to prevent attacks on healthcare workers in the ED

Texas Lawmakers Push for New Exceptions to Strict Abortion Ban After Two Women Die

Exceptions would broaden doctors' ability to intervene

Emergency Medicine Case Studies

Mysterious Acute-Onset Neck Mass in a Young Man

Among many diagnostic options for a rare condition, be aware of potential pitfalls

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What Caused Boy in Rural Area to Develop High Fever and Hemoptysis?

Rural life has its hazards, as clinicians in China explain

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Recurrent Facial Swelling, Itching in a Young Woman

One year after symptom onset, a salivary gland excision identifies the cause

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Lack of Clinical Benefit of Andexanet Flummoxes FDA Panel

Yet advisors were not inclined to take back approval for bleeding reversal agent

Nov 21, 2024
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Opinion
We Cannot Provide Care With Our Hands Tied Behind Our Backs

What a second Trump administration could mean for physician autonomy

Nov 14, 2024
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New Rescuer Guidelines Tackle Rise of Drowning Deaths in U.S.

American Heart Association, American Academy of Pediatrics stress CPR with breaths, compressions

Nov 12, 2024
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Opinion
What Having Ebola Is Really Like

Craig Spencer, MD, talks about the symptoms and his treatment at Bellevue Hospital

Nov 11, 2024
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Opinion
Should I Get a Handheld Ultrasound?

Their speed and simplicity are especially valuable when timely decisions are critical

Nov 10, 2024
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Opinion
An Emergency Doc's Experience Contracting Ebola

Craig Spencer reflects on his 2014 Ebola diagnosis after volunteering for Doctors Without Borders

Nov 08, 2024
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Opinion
Your Patient Is in Pain. Hear Their Cry.

Systemic injustices drive us to view some patients as more believable than others

Nov 08, 2024
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Mixed Bag for Clinicians Vying for House Seats

Some races still too close to call

Nov 06, 2024
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Opinion
Field Notes: One of the Toughest Airways of My Career

Technique matters. Thinking matters more.

Nov 05, 2024
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Opinion
RFK Jr. Threatens the Very Fabric of Healthcare

A vote to give Kennedy power is a vote against public health

Nov 04, 2024
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Opinion
How the Election Results Could Affect Healthcare in the U.S.

Anand Parekh breaks down the possible futures for abortion rights, EMTALA, and Obamacare

Nov 04, 2024
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A Pregnant Teenager Died After Trying to Get Care in Three Visits to Texas ERs

This marks one of at least two women who died under the state abortion ban

Nov 02, 2024
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Staffing Firm Can't Pay Its Doctors

NES Health says a temporary revenue shortfall is to blame

Nov 01, 2024
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Cardiac Arrest Drug Administration Route a Toss Up

Two randomized trials compared intraosseous and intravenous routes for the initial access attempt

Oct 31, 2024
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