Florida Opioid Abuse Legislation Tied to Dip in Prescriptions
Florida’s efforts to curb opioid abuse by registering pain clinics and electronically monitoring prescriptions may have helped…
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Florida Opioid Abuse Legislation Tied to Dip in Prescriptions
Florida’s efforts to curb opioid abuse by registering pain clinics and electronically monitoring prescriptions may have helped... -
Boston Bans “Synthetic Marijuana”
Boston banned the use, sale, or purchase of synthetic marijuana, which has been linked to a nationwide... -
Elderly Patients Want to Be in Control of Their Health Information
Elderly patients may be willing to let family members access their medical records and make decisions on...
Boston Bans “Synthetic Marijuana”
Boston banned the use, sale, or purchase of synthetic marijuana, which has been linked to a nationwide…
Elderly Patients Want to Be in Control of Their Health Information
Elderly patients may be willing to let family members access their medical records and make decisions on…
Draft Quality Measures for 2016 Clinical Emergency Data Registry Available for Comment
ACEP and the American Board of Emergency Medicine have convened a quality measures technical expert panel to…
Colorado Rejects Medical Marijuana for PTSD Treatment
On July 15, Colorado health officials rejected a bid by medical marijuana advocates to put cannabis on…
Patient-Controlled Analgesia Works in the Emergency Department
Patient controlled analgesia (PCA) can be used effectively in emergency department patients dealing with moderate or severe…
Many Patients Skip Prescribed Drugs After Myocardial Infarction
Many patients who survive myocardial infarction (MI) don’t consistently take medications prescribed to prevent a second MI,…
Emergency Medicine Advocacy Reimagined in the New 911 Legislative Grassroots Network
What if you could reimagine ACEP’s political and legislative advocacy efforts? What would you change? How would…
ACEP Board Member Dr. Michael Bishop Named Vice Chair of American Medical Association RUC
Michael Bishop, MD, FACEP, an emergency physician at Indiana University Health Bloomington Hospital and former member of…
Genetic Signature May Aid Diagnosis of Sepsis
A gene-signature pattern can distinguish sepsis from sterile inflammation, investigators say. The gene pattern may help with…
