Sensible Medicine

MARCH 2, 2024

Since the start of the pandemic, I have written 200 op-eds on COVID-19 policy and published 20+ peer reviewed articles. I was opposed to school closure, masking kids, vaccine mandates, especially for young men in college who already had COVID-19, and took on many other controversial topics. Yet, from 2020-2022, I was not asked to debate these topics at any university.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

MARCH 2, 2024

Reference: Gibbons et al. The sonographic protocol for the emergent evaluation of aortic dissections (SPEED protocol): A multicenter, prospective, observational study. AEM February 2024. Date: February 28, 2024 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Neil Dasgupta is an emergency medicine physician and ED intensivist from Long Island, NY. He is the Vice Chair of the Emergency Department at Nassau University […] The post SGEM#432: SPEED, Give Me What I Need – To Diagnose Acute Aortic Dissections first appeared on Th

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EMDocs

MARCH 2, 2024

Authors: Mounir Contreras Cejin, MD (EM Resident Physician, UT Southwestern – Dallas, TX); Felipe Gonzalez Gutierrez (Medical Student, UT Southwestern – Dallas, TX); Emmanuel Ohuabunwa, MD, MBA (Attending Physician, UT Southwestern – Dallas, TX) // Reviewed by: Sophia Görgens, MD (EM Physician, Northwell, NY); Cassandra Mackey, MD (Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, UMass Chan Medical School); Alex Koyfman, MD (@EMHighAK); Brit Long, MD (@long_brit) Welcome to EM@3AM, an emDOCs series

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Emergency Live

MARCH 2, 2024

Reducing Pollution for a Healthier, Sustainable Future Europe faces a growing challenge against air pollution, a significant threat to public health and the environment. Attention is focused on fine particles (PM2.5) and harmful gases, which have direct implications for quality of life and population longevity. Health Impacts: A Concerning Picture The European Environment Agency (EEA) […] The post Fighting smog: salvation for European health appeared first on Emergency Live.

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Science Based Medicine

MARCH 2, 2024

The morning started too early. For some reason, I snapped awake just before sunrise and could not fall back to sleep. Probably that ball of guilt in the pit of my stomach. I suspected it is a minor example of what a condemned man feels on the morning of his execution. I lay in bed and stared thoughtlessly at the ceiling waiting […] The post Skeptics in Pub.

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Maria Yang, MD

MARCH 2, 2024

We got on the topic of nightclubs. “I’ve never been to that nightclub,” I said. “Yeah, I’ve never seen you there,” The Person replied, before adding, without any malice, “… you seem like you’d go to the Wildrose.” I couldn’t help but laugh. That allowed the moment to pass, a question to leave unanswered. The Wildrose is a lesbian bar in Seattle. (It’s apparently the oldest lesbian bar in the US.

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JournalFeed

MARCH 2, 2024

The JournalFeed podcast for the week of Feb 26 – March 1, 2024. These are summaries from just 2 of the 5 article we cover every week! For access to more, please visit JournalFeed.org for details about becoming a member. Monday Spoon Feed: This systematic review and meta-analysis concluded, with moderate certainty evidence, that oseltamivir has little to no effect on hospitalization but does increase nausea and vomiting.

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