Zika Infections in Puerto Rico Increasing Steadily
Zika infections in Puerto Rico appear to be increasing rapidly, top U.S. health officials said on Friday,…
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Zika Infections in Puerto Rico Increasing Steadily
Zika infections in Puerto Rico appear to be increasing rapidly, top U.S. health officials said on Friday,... -
U.S. Doctors Call Gun Violence a ‘Public Health Crisis’
The worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history has prompted the American Medical Association to call gun... -
ACEP Issues Statement on Orlando Mass Shooting
In response to the mass shooting in Orlando, Florida, ACEP President Jay Kaplan, MD, FACEP, issued the...
U.S. Doctors Call Gun Violence a ‘Public Health Crisis’
The worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history has prompted the American Medical Association to call gun…
ACEP Issues Statement on Orlando Mass Shooting
In response to the mass shooting in Orlando, Florida, ACEP President Jay Kaplan, MD, FACEP, issued the…
Run, Hide, Fight: How to React When There’s Gunfire in the Emergency Department
Once considered places of sanctuary from violence, hospitals are now becoming desecrated by the ravages of a…
Nonurgent Emergency Department Patients Might Still Be Admitted to Hospital
Patients assigned a “nonurgent” status on arrival in the emergency room might still be sick enough to…
Non-Operative Management Effective in Severe Splenic Injury
In patients with high-grade splenic injury, non-operative management (NOM) can be as effective as immediate splenectomy (IS),…
WHO Issues Yellow Fever Warning as Deadly Outbreak Grows
Amid rising concern over a deadly outbreak of yellow fever spreading from Angola, the World Health Organization…
Obese Women May Need Double Dose of LNG-based Emergency Contraception
Obese women may need a double dose of levonorgestrel-based emergency contraception (LNG EC), a new study hints….
ACEP Applauds House Passage of Mental Health Legislation
Following Congressional progress toward providing additional resources for patients with serious mental illness, ACEP has applauded the…
Aggressive TIA Therapy May Cut Serious Stroke Risk by Half
New data from centers that aggressively treat transient ischemia attacks (TIAs) offer new evidence that quick action…
