Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh published a study in PNAS demonstrating an experimental mRNA therapy that dramatically extends the treatment window for acetaminophen overdose-related liver injury in preclinical models. The current FDA-approved antidote, N-acetylcysteine, must be administered within hours to be effective.
UnitedHealthcare and TeamHealth have settled a lawsuit in which the insurer accused the physician staffing company of upcoding emergency department claims. The case was voluntarily dismissed with prejudice on September 24 in Tennessee federal court.
NHS England is expanding Martha's rule, which allows patients, staff, and relatives to request a second opinion or urgent review of care, to all accident and emergency departments across England. The system aims to improve patient safety by enabling concerns about treatment to be escalated.
Oli Coppock, 32, suffered catastrophic brain damage after Warrington Hospital's emergency department failed to properly assess his symptoms in May 2024, months after he had received treatment for a brain tumour. His father says the A&E 'did not get the basics right,' leaving his son's life ruined.
A survey of 2,126 emergency department staff by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine reveals that nearly three-quarters of A&E workers experience violence or aggression on a daily or weekly basis, with incidents including physical assaults and racial abuse.
A clinical trial found that immediate coronary angiography did not improve 30-day survival rates compared to a deferred strategy in patients without ST-segment elevation on ECG following out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.
A new CDC report reveals nearly 200,000 emergency room visits in the past year for cannabis hyperemesis syndrome (CHS), a condition causing severe nausea and vomiting in frequent marijuana users. The increase may reflect both rising cases and improved diagnostic coding.
Studies demonstrate that routine clinical scoring systems—including the National Early Warning Score (NEWS2) for adults and the Phoenix Sepsis Score for pediatric transplant patients—can help physicians determine which sepsis patients need immediate antibiotic treatment versus those who can safely wait.
Researchers at the University of Cape Town have issued a warning about potential health risks associated with pre-workout supplements following a case where an adult patient presented to the emergency unit with chest pain.
Emergency department visits for tick bites have climbed to their highest rate in nearly 10 years according to CDC data, with states like Missouri experiencing record-breaking tick season activity driven by favorable weather conditions.
