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News
Biden’s FDA chief nominee narrowly wins Senate confirmation
Dr. Robert Califf returns to lead the FDA as the U.S. continues to cope with the pandemic and opioid epidemic.
News
Tiny hitchhikers like to ride in the trunk
Flushing fireworks, MRI metamaterials, and the architecture of intelligence.
Feature
Too much marijuana can make you unpleasantly, dangerously sick
The bouts of vomiting, in particular, can get so severe that people can end up hospitalized with dehydration, electrolyte disorders, and weight...
News
CDC releases updated draft guidance on opioid prescribing
The CDC has released an updated draft of its 2016 Clinical Practice Guidelines for Prescribing Opioids and is soliciting public comment before it...
News
If you’ve got 3 seconds, then you’ve got time to work out
Plus: Golf’s newest birdie, an online community that tingles, and procrastinating brains.
From the Journals
Motor function restored in three men after complete paralysis from spinal cord injury
A system developed specifically for spinal cord injuries enabled three men with complete paralysis to stand, walk, cycle, swim, and move their...
From the Journals
Vitamin D shows no survival benefit in nondeficient elderly
“This is not dissimilar to research with many other nutrients showing that increasing intake above the adequate intake has no further health...
Commentary
The must-read acute care medicine articles from 2021
I have chosen articles that did not appear to gain widespread notoriety in emergency medicine but are, nevertheless, worthy of your time and...
Commentary
Should we always offer CPR?
We need to have the humility to accept that death is inevitable.
Commentary
This doc still supports NP/PA-led care ... with caveats
We shouldn’t be worried about non-MD clinicians, said Dr. John Mandrola, but there are ways to increase confidence in NP and PA care.
Latest News
Pandemic weighing on physicians’ happiness outside of work: survey
Work-life balance is an important, if elusive, goal for physicians, and not just females.