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Researchers track the changing epidemiology of a leading patient killer.

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Healthcare infections kill more than 75,000 patients a year.

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Prince Lawsuit Shows Risks of ‘Star Treatment’ for Celebrity Patients

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Celebrity status can lead healthcare providers to change the standard of care, often unwittingly.

Flu Mandates: Consider Accommodations and Avoid a Lawsuit

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Legal challenges to vaccination mandates can be avoided if hospitals try to provide some alternative accommodation for those claiming religious exemption.

Many ED Visits Documented on Cellphones

ED Legal Letter

Whether such recordings are admissible in court depends on many different factors.

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Opioid Prescriptions: Perception vs. Reality

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Posted May 29, 2018

by Brenda Mooney

New research may surprise clinicians who believe they know precisely how many opioids they’ve prescribed in the last six to 12 months.

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Are Clot Busters Acceptable for Stroke Patients on Anticoagulation?

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Posted May 29, 2018

by Brenda Mooney

Based on treatment guidelines, emergency clinicians sometimes are hesitant to use IV tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) in stroke patients on anticoagulation...

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Contrast Media Not Linked to Kidney Injury, Even in Sepsis Patients

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Posted May 29, 2018

by Brenda Mooney

When emergency physicians order CT scans or other imaging that requires IV contrast media, they often balance that decision against a fear that the patient will...

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