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Doctors take money from pharmaceutical firms so they die with a slightly bigger number in the bank

Sensible Medicine

Imagine if your cancer doctor took money from Karyopharm and then prescribed the toxic poison selenexor (studied in the unethical trial Boston) over safer and cheaper alternatives. Research payments go to universities and fund trials, and personal payments go into the doctor's pocket. I have to take money to run trials.

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ACMT Toxicology Visual Pearl: The Bark with Some Bite

ALiEM

How can people become poisoned with willow bark? Cases of toxicity have been reported following ingestion of supplements as well as ingestion of willow bark tea [4,5]. Phytotherapy Research. Willow tree bark supplements are available as tablets, tinctures, powders, or tea. European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology.

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Why Pediatric Rare Medicine is Like Timeshare Sales

Sensible Medicine

It is well-recognized that our commercial drug development process, a process that has led to so many nearly miraculous advancements, serves people with rare diseases poorly. Sensible Medicine readers appreciate a well-designed clinical trial. Your supervisor says, “Look, the plant has some similarities to poison ivy.

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Fourteen Emergency Medicine Research Gems from 2023

ACEP Now

Every year, the volume of published research continues to outpace capacity to consume. Many clinicians staffing emergency departments intubate infrequently, as well, and these results are likely applicable to a wide scope of practice. The post Fourteen Emergency Medicine Research Gems from 2023 appeared first on ACEP Now.

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“We Are Electric” by Sally Adee: Medgadget Interviews the Author

Medagadget

The book covers over 200 years of research, from Luigi Galvani’s experiments on frog legs in the late 1700’s to the popularity of “ electroceuticals ” in the last decade. They like the self-determined, non top down pathways that have led today’s crop of bioelectricity researchers to find their way to the topic.

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SGEM#316: What A Difference An A.P.P. Makes? Diagnostic Testing Differences Between A.P.P.s and Physicians

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

She is the cofounder of FOAMcast and a pulmonary embolism and implementation science researcher. Dr. Westafer serves as the Social Media Editor and research methodology editor for Annals of Emergency Medicine […] The post SGEM#316: What A Difference An A.P.P. Diagnostic Testing Differences Between A.P.P.s Reference: Pines et al.

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Toxicology Answer: An Illustrated Case of Ethylene Glycol, Direct and Indirect

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The patient’s urine was obtained and compared with the urine of his emergency physician using a Wood’s lamp, and the patient’s was found to be brightly fluorescent, supporting the presumptive diagnosis of EG poisoning. After resolution of EG poisoning, he was transferred to psychiatry and ultimately discharged home without complication.