COVID-19 for the Emergency Physicians: What You Need to Know
COVID-19, the disease caused by SARS-CoV-2, the novel coronavirus first reported in China on Dec. 31, 2019,…
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By the Numbers: Teen Dating Violence
1.5 Million high school students report experiencing physical violence perpetrated by a dating partner each year (source)…
Researchers Probe Effects of the ACA’s Expanded Coverage on EDs
Editor’s Note: Read Dr. Cedric Dark’s commentary on this EMRA + PolicyRx Health Policy Journal Club article….
Medicaid Expansion Has Helped Patients and Docs in States that Opted In
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) has brought about massive changes to the structure of…
How to Support Breastfeeding at Conferences and Testing Centers
Physicians have been taught to advocate for breastfeeding with our patients; however, our profession makes it challenging…
Nominate Your Peers Now for National ACEP Awards
ACEP is accepting nominations for the 2020 ACEP Leadership & Excellence Awards, which annually honor members distinguishing…
Coding Wizard: Vaping-Related Illness
A new ICD-10 diagnosis code for vaping-related illness (U07.0, vaping-related disorder) has been assigned due to the…
Emergency Medicine in Norway
In February 2013, I was contacted by a Norwegian anesthesiologist who had heard through the grapevine that…
Naloxone Is Just One Piece of the Opioid Puzzle
Drug overdose deaths nearly tripled in the United States between 1999 and 2014. The majority involved opioids.1…
Treatment Strategies for Precipitated Opioid Withdrawal after Naloxone Rescue
Abstinence-related, or spontaneous, withdrawal occurs gradually over hours to days, whereas precipitated withdrawal, caused by the administration…