New Injectable Weight Loss Drugs Pose Ethical Issues New Injectable Weight Loss Drugs Pose Ethical Issues
Art Caplan discusses ethical issues around the use of GLP-1 RA injectables for weight loss.Medscape Business of Medicine (Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines)
Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines - February 1, 2024 Category: Intensive Care Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care Commentary Source Type: news
Why Everyone Needs Their Own Emergency Medicine Doctor Why Everyone Needs Their Own Emergency Medicine Doctor
Innovations in personalized emergency care are critical in our healthcare environment.Medscape Emergency Medicine (Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines)
Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines - January 31, 2024 Category: Intensive Care Tags: Emergency Medicine Viewpoint Source Type: news
Legacy of a Medical Crusader: Sidney Wolfe, MD Legacy of a Medical Crusader: Sidney Wolfe, MD
As the cofounder of the Public Citizen Health Research Group, Wolfe worked for more than five decades to protect patients. But his efforts helped change medicine, too.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines)
Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines - January 18, 2024 Category: Intensive Care Tags: Internal Medicine Source Type: news
Swimming in a Sea of Vancomycin and Piperacillin-Tazobactam Swimming in a Sea of Vancomycin and Piperacillin-Tazobactam
Dr Aaron Holley questions the pervasive use of vancomycin and piperacillin-tazobactam combination therapy in the ICU.Medscape Critical Care (Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines)
Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines - January 12, 2024 Category: Intensive Care Tags: Pulmonary Medicine Viewpoint Source Type: news
UK Maternal Mortality Rates Reach 2-Decade High UK Maternal Mortality Rates Reach 2-Decade High
Data show a significant rise in maternal deaths in the UK, with 13.41 fatalities per 100,000 maternities; a concerning trend not witnessed since the early 2000s.Medscape News UK (Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines)
Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines - January 12, 2024 Category: Intensive Care Tags: Ob/Gyn & Women ' s Health Source Type: news
How Could an Obesity Drug Help Alcohol Use Disorder? How Could an Obesity Drug Help Alcohol Use Disorder?
Promising preclinical and early clinical data suggest a role for GLP-1 receptor agonist therapy in treating alcohol use disorder.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines)
Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines - December 21, 2023 Category: Intensive Care Tags: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Physician-Owned Hospitals: The Answer for Better Care? Physician-Owned Hospitals: The Answer for Better Care?
Drs Robert Glatter and Brian Miller discuss the current and renewed interest in physician-owned hospitals.Medscape Emergency Medicine (Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines)
Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines - December 21, 2023 Category: Intensive Care Tags: Emergency Medicine Commentary Source Type: news
An ED Nurse Crosses Busy Freeway to Save a Life An ED Nurse Crosses Busy Freeway to Save a Life
When a huge cement truck slams into a freeway retaining wall, an ED nurse on her way home jumps in with no equipment to prevent a bleed-out.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines)
Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines - December 4, 2023 Category: Intensive Care Tags: Emergency Medicine News Source Type: news
How Do We Address the Epidemic of Loneliness and Isolation? How Do We Address the Epidemic of Loneliness and Isolation?
The US surgeon general proposed a national strategy to promote social connection and combat loneliness.Medscape Pediatrics (Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines)
Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines - December 4, 2023 Category: Intensive Care Tags: Psychiatry Commentary Source Type: news
Medscape Now! Hot Topics Special Edition November 2023 Part 2 Medscape Now! Hot Topics Special Edition November 2023 Part 2
The business of medicine: What is the guidance around working when sick, signing offer letters? How can better ED workflows reduce suicide risk?Medscape Education Clinical Briefs (Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines)
Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines - December 4, 2023 Category: Intensive Care Tags: Business of Medicine Clinical Brief Source Type: news
ACC/AHA Issue Updated Atrial Fibrillation Guideline ACC/AHA Issue Updated Atrial Fibrillation Guideline
The new guideline proposes a new way to classify AF, emphasizes the importance of early rhythm control and lifestyle modification, and gives catheter ablation a Class 1 indication.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines)
Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines - November 30, 2023 Category: Intensive Care Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news
FDA Approves CorMedix's Drug for Bloodstream Infections FDA Approves CorMedix's Drug for Bloodstream Infections
The FDA approved CorMedix ' s antimicrobial drug for reduction of catheter-related bloodstream infections in patients with kidney disease, allowing the company to launch its first commercial product.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines)
Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines - November 16, 2023 Category: Intensive Care Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news
No Harm in Short Aspirin Duration After PCI for ACS No Harm in Short Aspirin Duration After PCI for ACS
Less than a month of ticagrelor plus aspirin therapy followed by ticagrelor alone for 1 year after PCI for ACS was noninferior to dual antiplatelet therapy in the T-PASS trial.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines)
Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines - November 8, 2023 Category: Intensive Care Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news
Even One Night in the ED Raises Risk for Death Even One Night in the ED Raises Risk for Death
Evidence suggests that spending a night boarding in the ED increases mortality. So why do we continue this practice? Dr F. Perry Wilson comments.Medscape (Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines)
Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines - November 6, 2023 Category: Intensive Care Tags: Internal Medicine Commentary Source Type: news
Mortality and ICU Discharge Location of Alzheimer Patients Mortality and ICU Discharge Location of Alzheimer Patients
How do the discharge and mortality rates after an ICU stay compare between patients with and without Alzheimer ' s and related dementia?American Journal of Critical Care (Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines)
Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines - November 6, 2023 Category: Intensive Care Tags: Critical Care Journal Article Source Type: news
