TeamHealth Agrees to $60 Million Settlement
Part of a series: Click here to read the “Q&A with Lynn Masssingale, MD, the…
Sergey Motov on the Proper Use of Ketorolac and the Fifth Vital Sign
In a follow-up to his recent Annals paper, Dr. Sergey Motov discusses optimal dosing of…
How War Shaped a Specialty
The Vietnam War left behind a positive legacy of improved trauma care. Most of the…
Do Patients Fare Better Under Female Physicians?
Dr. Esther Choo deconstructs the recent JAMA debate. JAMA Internal Medicine published a remarkable study in…
The Non-Opioid Pain Patch
Pain complaints are among the most common reasons patients visit emergency departments. As the epidemic…
When Pancreatic Cancer Hits Home in the ED
I was at work when my cell phone rang. I glanced at the caller ID and…
Cuba Libre
Observations of life and medicine in modern Havana. Visiting Cuba and trying to learn about…
It Was Never ‘Just a Job’
We must never let the business of medicine rob us of our identity as physicians. …
Dexamethasone vs. Prednisone in Acute Asthma
One-time Dex is a reasonable choice for patients unlikely to fill a prescription. We’ve all…
Your Staff Meetings Are Broken. Here’s How to Fix Them.
Dear Director: I’ve taken over a department that didn’t really do staff meetings. Can you suggest…