The Overuse of NSAIDs
NSAIDs are some of the most common over-the-counter (OTC) medications available and include...
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Hospital Medicine
A Closer Look at Leftover Pain Drugs
Throughout the United States, the rates of prescription pain drug addiction and death continue to...
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#PWChat Recap: Defensive Medicine & Related Costs
The Physician’s Weekly #PWChat series continued last night with an energetic discussion...
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The Paradigm Shifts Needed in Healthcare
There’s a lot wrong with healthcare today. Especially the medications they have now a days and all...
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Defining Operative Emergency General Surgery
More than 3 million Americans are admitted to hospitals in the United States each year for...
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Why Using Antibiotic Eye Drops for Pinkeye is the Wrong Way to Go
A new study suggests that most people with acute conjunctivitis, or pinkeye, are getting the wrong...
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New Opioid Use in Older Adults with COPD Associated with Increased Risk of Cardiac Death
Older adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder who recently started using opioids have...
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Nurse’s Drug Diversion Causes Infection Outbreak at Wisconsin Hospital
Opioid diversion led to an outbreak of Serratia marcescens at a Wisconsin hospital, researchers...
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Taking Medications as Prescribed Important to Control Health Care Costs
At a time when health care costs are scrutinized more closely than ever, a new study demonstrates...
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Rate of Medication Errors Resulting in Serious Medical Outcomes Rising
Every 21 seconds someone in the United States calls Poison Control because of a medication error....
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Managing Risk Associated with Contaminated Heater-Cooler Devices Used in Cardiac Surgery
Heater-cooler devices used during cardiothoracic surgeries and other surgical procedures to warm...
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Malaria Drug Protects Fetuses from Zika Infection
Devastating consequences of Zika virus infection are suffered in the womb, where the virus can...
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Making the Case for Suicide Screening in Emergency Departments
According to recent data, the suicide rate in the United States has risen by almost 30% over the...
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Follow-Up & Drug Adherence After Acute Myocardial Infarction
Each year in the United States, about 1 million Americans are hospitalized for acute myocardial...
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Sex Bias in Surgical Research
Throughout the past few decades, studies indicate that the inclusion of women in clinical trials...
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Technology and Internet Addiction: How to Recognize it and Recover From it
The following is an excerpt from a complete guide published by Comparitech. “Internet Addiction”...
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Identifying Elder Abuse in the Emergency Department
It is estimated that 5% to 10% of older adults in the United States suffer from abuse, neglect, or...
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Conference Highlights: IAS 2017
On-Demand PrEP Benefits Infrequently Sexually Active MSM Previous studies indicate that men who...
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#PWChat: Personalizing Coronary Artery Disease Diagnosis & Care
Join us Wednesday, July 26 at 9:00pm ET / 6:00pm PT for a live, interactive tweetchat with Andrew...
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Reducing Opioid-Related Visits
Unintentional overdose involving opioids has become a leading cause of injury-related death in the...
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