Sensible Medicine

AUGUST 3, 2024

Last week Adam Cifu and Vinay Prasad offered dueling interpretations of a randomized trial of masking. These posts were read by nearly a hundred thousand readers, and you can read them below. One reader, Ben Recht, a Berkeley Professor, thinks both of them are wrong. This is his column. Sensible Medicine Adam Cifu is Wrong About Masking In a recent post on Sensible Medicine, written on my phone while traveling, I criticized a randomized trial of masking in the BMJ that found Norweigans told to w

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EMDocs

AUGUST 3, 2024

We always work hard, but we may not have time to read through a bunch of journals. It’s time to learn smarter. Originally published at JournalFeed , a site that provides daily or weekly literature updates. Follow Dr. Clay Smith at @spoonfedEM , and sign up for email updates here. #1: Keith Wrenn Always Said, “Presyncope IS Syncope.” He Was Right Spoon Feed This systematic review found that approximately 4%-27% of patients presenting to the ED with presyncope experienced serious outcomes within a

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JournalFeed

AUGUST 3, 2024

The JournalFeed podcast for the week of July 29 – August 2, 2024. These are summaries from just 2 of the 5 articles we cover every week! For access to more, please visit JournalFeed.org for details about becoming a member. Thursday Spoon Feed : This retrospective study found increased use of unfractionated heparin (UFH) relative to low-molecular weight heparin (LMWH) and direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) over time, despite guidelines recommending LMWH or DOACs as first-line treatment for most p

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Emergency Medicine Education

AUGUST 3, 2024

The New England Journal of Medicine has been a leader in publishing recent studies on Paxlovid for COVID-19.

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Thinking Critical Care

AUGUST 3, 2024

We are excited to announce this year’s evolution of our H&R conference, the Hospitalist & Resuscitationist VExUS and Doppler Masterclass ! This exclusive event, produced in collaboration with Flosonics Medical, will take place on September 28th, 2024 , in Toronto , Ontario, Canada This masterclass is designed for those who seek a deep dive into the cutting-edge techniques of venous congestion, Doppler ultrasound, and fluid resuscitation.

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