Sensible Medicine

JUNE 15, 2024

Being well versed in domains of history and sports may even have a greater impact in the clinic, as it allows you to bond with many patients. We force students to do fake research. This is almost exclusively low value, irreproducible, unhelpful research. Universities make this happen. Universities make this happen.

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Sensible Medicine

APRIL 30, 2024

Zeraatkar’s bio: Dena Zeraatkar, PhD is an Assistant Professor in the Departments of Anesthesia and Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact (HEI) at McMaster University. She earned her doctoral degree at McMaster University in the Health Research Methodology graduate program. Stay for her final comment. It made me so happy.

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The Trauma Pro

OCTOBER 6, 2023

At the time, there was a debate about whether the procedure should be done immediately versus waiting until the patient was well-resuscitated. The first is from an international research group that searched the usual databases and initially found 921 records. However, the same question arises: do it early or wait a while?

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ACEP Now

MARCH 6, 2024

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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Science Based Medicine

JANUARY 14, 2024

The latest report from the American Academy of Pediatrics is filled with misinformation and missing key articles that support the well-researched conclusion that there is no legitimate evidence of negative health effects of glyphosate.

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Emergency Live

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

We explore how some viruses may be causing cancer diseases and what are the prevention strategies The Connection Between Viruses and Cancer Research has shown that some viruses, known as oncoviruses, can contribute to the development of tumors in various organs of the human body.

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Emergency Live

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

A Overview of Uncommon Oncological Cases and the Challenges in their Identification and Treatment Tumors represent one of the leading causes of mortality globally, but not all are equally well-known or studied. Among these, some stand out for their rarity, challenging physicians and researchers in diagnosis and treatment.

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Emergency Medicine Journal

OCTOBER 23, 2024

The use of dock leaves to ease the discomfort of nettle stings is a well-known folk remedy in the British Isles, yet has never been tested in a clinical trial.

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Medagadget

MAY 23, 2023

Researchers at the University of Göttingen in Germany have developed a cell culture chamber that lets them culture tissue samples, mimic the mechanical conditions that tissues experience in various disease states, and closely monitor tissue reactions.

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NIOSH Science Blog

MARCH 15, 2023

Historically, suicide, mental health, and well-being have been underrepresented in workplace health and safety efforts, but this is changing. 1] Some of the latest workplace research and best practices for the prevention of suicide are summarized below as a resource for employers and workers.

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Medagadget

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Researchers at Northwestern University have developed a sophisticated microfluidic system that incorporates tissue from up to eight different organ systems. The technology is unprecedented in allowing researchers to study complex interactions between different organs during disease.

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Sensible Medicine

MAY 25, 2024

Research payments go to universities and fund trials, and personal payments go into the doctor's pocket. You don’t have to take personal payments to get research payments. Approximately ~100% of academic oncologists eat well every night, don’t lose their homes, send their kids to college, and die with millions in the bank.

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RebelEM

JUNE 22, 2023

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has been the focus of massive research efforts over the last three years. Blinding procedures were well constructed as to mask group allocation. The mechanism of action for metformin’s reduction in long-COVID is not well-understood. More research is necessary in this area.

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ACEP Now

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

A greater number of patients randomized to “standard of care” attained modified Rankin scores of 0 to 3 than the Andexxa cohort, as well. The post The Latest Research in Neurologic Emergencies appeared first on ACEP Now. Connolly SJ, Sharma M, Cohen AT, et al. N Engl J Med. 2024;390(19):1745-1755.

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Medagadget

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Researchers at the Harvard Wyss Institute have developed a technique that lets clinicians to characterize and monitor melanoma. The Simoa method involves capturing these molecules using an antibody attached to a magnetic bead, which allows the researchers to use magnets to separate and isolate the molecules for ultimate detection.

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EM Literature of Note

DECEMBER 4, 2024

But, the net effect becomes – the ED is a focus for patient safety research. In modern parlance, “diagnostic errors” become “missed opportunities for diagnosis” (MODs), and well-meaning researchers are devising further methods to shine bright lights upon our inadequacies.

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Medagadget

OCTOBER 31, 2023

The approach could enhance CAR T cell therapy in solid tumors, which hasn’t worked as well as CAR T cell therapy for blood-borne cancers to date. While this approach has worked reasonably well in blood-borne cancers, such as leukemia, it has proven more difficult to target solid tumors.

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Sensible Medicine

AUGUST 12, 2024

Surely you do as well. You can improve your chances by eating well, exercising, avoiding smoking and too much alcohol. Cancer researchers recently quantified the costs of (initial) cancer screening in one year in the US. But first we should set out, as the researchers did, that this is an underestimate of the costs.

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Pediatric EM Morsels

JULY 5, 2024

We collected data directly from the bedside clinician which enabled us to gather pertinent patient symptoms and physical examination findings that may not be well documented in the medical record, but more accurately identify the child’s injuries.” Cervical spine injuries in children associated with sports and recreational activities.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

MAY 31, 2023

The DIMPLES study by PERUKI sought to investigate the incidence of new-onset diabetes in the paediatric population across the UK and Ireland, as well as the characteristics of these ED presentations, and to determine if SARS-CoV2 infection was involved. The patients were identified through site leads from the PERUKI research network.

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Medagadget

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Researchers at the Wyss Institute at Harvard University have developed a microfluidic chip that can recreate some of the features of radiation-induced lung injury. In response, these researchers have developed an advanced in vitro system that can mimic some of the aspects of radiation-induced lung damage.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

JULY 6, 2024

She co-founded FOAMcast and is a pulmonary embolism and implementation science researcher. Dr. Westafer serves as the Social Media Editor and a research methodology editor for the Annals of Emergency Medicine. An abdominal pelvic CT scan demonstrates uncomplicated left-sided diverticulitis.

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Medagadget

AUGUST 9, 2023

Researchers at the University of Würzburg in Germany have developed a portable scanner that is the first to be able to image humans using Magnetic Particle Imaging (MPI). Previous inceptions of MPI technology were too large and expensive and were primarily designed for use in experimental animals.

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Medagadget

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Researchers at the National University of Singapore have developed a highly sensitive pressure sensor that can provide haptic feedback for surgeons using laparoscopic tools or for use in robotic grippers as part of robotic surgical systems. The introduction of soft and readily integrable eAir sensors, however, could be a game-changer.”

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Taming the SRU

JULY 24, 2024

Ann Emerg Med 2024 Background Sepsis remains an increasingly common emergency department condition that is tied to higher morbidity and mortality across the United States as well as the rest of the world. They then tested the LASSO model using the remaining 20% of data to see how well it could detect sepsis at the same time points.

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RCEM Learning

JANUARY 23, 2024

But I wanted to continue with my research work, improving the care of patients with blunt chest trauma. When Health and Care Research Wales released the Research for Patient and Public Benefit (RfPPB) grant call and I duly applied to complete the full RCT. We passed that with just minor amendments.

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SheMD

JULY 30, 2023

We typically recommend medical school applicants to get letters of recommendation from: 2 professors who taught you in science courses, 1 professor who taught you in a non-science course, and 1 non-academic mentor who knows you well. Ask your potential letter of recommendation writers well in advance. Definitely!

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The Trauma Pro

APRIL 30, 2024

In the next post, I’ll look at a brand new paper that includes a cost analysis as well. Until we have better research to learn from, I suggest the following: Time is of the essence. Today, I’ll look at an earlier review article summarizing some smaller studies comparing it to angioembolization.

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The Trauma Pro

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Researchers from the US Army performed a retrospective registry study on a sample of military casualties over four years. These low numbers and the nature of this particular registry could inject significant bias as well. They identified soldiers who received either room-temperature or cold-stored platelets.

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Science Based Medicine

AUGUST 14, 2024

These benefits are all well researched and copiously documented. We have often stated here on SBM that vaccine programs are the most effective, and most cost effective, public health measures in human history. They save lives, prevent disease, and save money.

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Medagadget

AUGUST 8, 2023

Researchers at ETH Zurich have developed a bacteriophage system to identify and treat bacterial bladder infections. Well, antibiotics are looking increasingly shaky as bacteria evolve to resist them, so researchers are returning to bacteriophages as a way to treat antibiotic-resistant infections.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

SEPTEMBER 21, 2024

Your partner asks if you want to administer naloxone as well. Naloxone is a well-established medication used primarily for reversing opioid overdoses. Its safety profile is well-tolerated, with the primary adverse effects related to the abrupt reversal of opioid effects, such as acute withdrawal symptoms.

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Intensive Blog

AUGUST 19, 2024

Finally, this video was made possible by an education project grant awarded by The Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Foundation , a charity dedicated to improving the care of critically ill patients by raising funds for clinical research projects as well as the education of health professionals responsible for intensive care.

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Medagadget

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Researchers at the University of Cincinnati have developed a lateral flow assay that can detect bacterial toxins from Porphyromonas gingivalis , the causative bacteria for gingivitis. In this instance, these researchers at the University of Cincinnati have developed a lateral flow assay to detect the bacteria responsible for gingivitis.

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Medagadget

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Researchers at the University of Bath in the United Kingdom have developed a shape-shifting ball that can inflate and deflate in response to someone’s breath. So far, this is achieved through a tethered connection, but the researchers have plans to upgrade this to a wireless Bluetooth one. See a video about the technology below.

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Medagadget

MAY 30, 2023

Researchers at MIT have developed smart sutures with a hydrogel coating that contains sensing and drug delivery components, and could even be used to implant therapeutic cells. So far, the researchers have designed the sutures for use in intestinal repair surgeries, but are interested in widening their use.

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Medagadget

JUNE 8, 2023

Researchers at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center have developed a medical device that is intended to improve patient safety during cardiac ablation procedures to treat atrial fibrillation (AFib). However, the esophagus lies pretty close as well, often just a couple of millimeters away.

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