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Supporting Pregnant and Pumping Emergency Medicine Residents

11/3/2025 Debra Linfield, MD, MS , Jude Malican, MD, FACEP
Do emergency medicine trainees feel supported as new parents? In particular, do pregnant and breastfeeding mothers in medicine have what they need to balance the demands of training and motherhood?
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Wellness , Opinion-Editorial , Medical Education

Opinion: A Counterintuitive Approach to Combating Imposter Syndrome—An Intern’s Perspective

11/3/2025 Noah Fiala, DO
Opinion: A Counterintuitive Approach to Combating Imposter Syndrome—An Intern’s Perspective   Picture this: It’s your second month of residency, and you’re deep into a hectic ED shift. The pressure i
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Toxicology , Trauma

Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome Induced Pneumomediastinum in an Adolescent

11/3/2025 Julian Coz, MD , Christopher Schwartz, DO , James Espinosa, MD , Alan Lucerna, DO
This case illustrates the rare but important association between cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome (CHS) and spontaneous pneumomediastinum (SPM), underscoring the importance of recognizing CHS and its
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Toxicology

Chemotherapy-Related Toxicologic Emergencies

11/3/2025 Hayn Jackson, MD , Laura Szczesniak, MD, PhD , Claire Seo, MD , Katherine M. Markin, MD
With the expansion of chemotherapy drugs to involve more cancers and an expanded scope, including in the treatment of autoimmune and other immunologic disorders, accidental exposure to these agents ha
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Medical Students , Match , Program Director Interviews

Program Director Interview Series: Dr. Foreman, Kennestone Emergency Medicine Residency, Marietta, GA

10/30/2025 Babayode Bakare
The Kennestone Emergency Medicine Residency in Marietta, GA offers high-volume, hands-on clinical training at one of the nation’s busiest emergency departments, along with strong resident wellness ben
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Health Policy Journal Club , Health Policy , Social EM

Health Policy Journal Club: A Matter of Life or Death

10/23/2025 Nicholas S. Imperato , Vidya Eswaran, MD
Even with recent decreases overall in overdose-related deaths, racial disparities persist with Black patients having the highest overdose-related deaths than any other racial group. Post-overdose pres
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Health Policy Journal Club , Health Policy , Social EM

Health Policy Journal Club: A Matter of Life or Death

10/23/2025 Nicholas S. Imperato , Vidya Eswaran, MD
Even with recent decreases overall in overdose-related deaths, racial disparities persist with Black patients having the highest overdose-related deaths than any other racial group. Post-overdose pres
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Critical Care , Resuscitation , Cardiology

ECMO 2.0: What's LAVA Got to Do With It? A Rapid-Fire Introduction to Left Atrial Veno-arterial ECMO (LAVA-ECMO)

10/20/2025 Anosh A. Khan, MD
LAVA-ECMO offers hemodynamic benefits as an advanced unloading strategy with venting capabilities. However, broader adoption will require prospective studies to validate its safety and efficacy in div
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POCUS For the Win , Infectious Disease

POCUS for the Win: Necrotizing Fasciitis

10/14/2025 DoKyum Kim, OMS-IV , Sean Beckman, DO
Because necrotizing fasciitis requires early recognition and rapid decision-making, POCUS has become a valuable diagnostic tool in the emergency department, offering the advantage of immediate bedside
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Medical Students , Match , Program Director Interviews

Program Director Interview Series: Lev Libet, MD, Kern Medical Center Emergency Medicine Residency

10/13/2025 José Barrera , Nada Mohamed , Mary Pendleton
Kern Medical’s four-year Emergency Medicine Residency in Bakersfield, CA, offers residents extensive exposure to diverse pathology, high-acuity trauma, and complex procedures while serving a largely u