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Emergency physicians are making a difference – and headlines. Find the latest news about what’s happening in our nation’s emergency departments and thoughts from leaders about how we can continue to improve emergency care.

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September 17, 2021

Emergency Physician Organizations Recognize National Physician Suicide Awareness Day

September 8, 2021 • ABC News - Chicago

Chicago hospitals, doctors fight growing demand for ivermectin for COVID

September 1, 2021 • CNN

Emergency Physicians Tell People Not to Take Ivermectin for COVID-19

August 26, 2021 • HealthDay News

Fatal ODs From Illicit Tranquilizers Jumped 6-Fold During Pandemic

August 25, 2021 • Medpage Today

Oregon Emergency Docs Issue Vaccination Plea Amid COVID Surge

August 18, 2021 • Associated Press

With no beds, hospitals ship patients to far-off cities

August 18, 2021 • The Washington Post

The delta variant is putting America’s hospitals back in crisis mode

August 6, 2021 • Associated Press

NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week

July 26, 2021 • The Washington Post

Why you shouldn’t soak a splinter, and other ways first aid has changed

July 16, 2021 • Associated Press

‘Pandemic of the unvaccinated’ burdens busy US hospitals

July 5, 2021 • Dallas Weekly

OP-ED: Insurance Giant Prioritizing Profits Over Patients

July 2, 2021 • The New York Times

Frontline Health Care Workers Aren’t Feeling the ‘Summer of Joy’

July 2, 2021 • Fierce Healthcare

Surprise billing rule also strikes down insurer ED policies

July 1, 2021 • WebMD

Heat Is On: Extreme Heat Wave Taking a Deadly Toll

June 29, 2021 • Today.com

How to stay safe in the summer heat

June 23, 2021 • USA Today

Could your hands save a life? Americans are woefully unprepared to respond to emergencies.

June 18, 2021 • Bloomberg News

Covid Counts Hit Zero in U.S. Hospitals Once Overrun by Victims

June 10, 2021 • The New York Times

Outcry Forces UnitedHealthcare to Delay Plan to Deny Coverage for Some E.R. Visits

June 9, 2021 • USA Today

Insurance giant's new ER policy called 'dangerous' by critics. It says as many as 1 in 10 claims could be rejected.

May 25, 2021 • STAT News

Congress needs to pass the Dr. Lorna Breen act to support U.S. health care workers

May 22, 2021 • The New York Times

C.D.C. Is Investigating a Heart Problem in a Few Young Vaccine Recipients

May 21, 2021 • NBC News

'Mind-boggling': Pedestrian deaths surged in 2020, despite fewer cars on the road

May 17, 2021 • Safety & Health Magazine

Don’t avoid emergency care

May 12, 2021 • Associated Press

Taming the virus: US deaths hit lowest level in 10 months

May 5, 2021 • Modern Healthcare

Healthcare workers say workplace safety plans needed

May 4, 2021 • Medpage Today

Post-Vax Clot Case Supports Angiomax Use

May 4, 2021 • Modern Healthcare

How to stop losing our workforce

April 29, 2021 • Forbes

Violence Against Healthcare Workers Is A Growing Problem

April 28, 2021 • HealthDay News

ED Staff Reported Poor Mental Health During Early Pandemic

April 27, 2021 • Today

Family of ER doctor who died by suicide is working to save other health care workers

April 23, 2021 • Politico

Biden faces health industry fight over new ‘surprise’ billing ban

April 9, 2021 • San Francisco Chronicle

Doctors, nurses suffer heightened anxiety in year of COVID, UCSF study finds

April 2, 2021

COVID-19 ER Doctors Share What They Need for Better Mental Health

March 27, 2021 • The Philadelphia Inquirer

ER visits remain down across the Philadelphia region, as COVID-19 fears keep people home

March 20, 2021 • Modern Healthcare

Health systems revamp their approach to retail clinics

March 12, 2021 • National Public Radio

Hospital Emergency Rooms Struggle With Overdose Spike During Pandemic

February 27, 2021 • Forbes

Which Works Better: A Mask Brace Or Double-Masking?

February 26, 2021 • Chicago Tribune

Doctors under stress from COVID-19 say they need mental health services: ‘We’re human beings, just like everyone else’

February 23, 2021 • Associated Press

US tops 500,000 virus deaths, matching the toll of 3 wars

February 16, 2021 • Associated Press

Hospitals still ration medical N95 masks as stockpiles swell

February 15, 2021 • The Hill

Drug overdose crisis worsens in shadow of COVID-19 pandemic

February 1, 2021 • Family Safety & Health

It’s cold outside! Take steps to prevent hypothermia

January 26, 2021 • The New York Times

Doctors, Facing Burnout, Turn to Self-Care

January 26, 2021 • Insider

NBC's Savannah Sellers says her vision went black after her exercise band snapped into her eye

January 25, 2021 • Washington Examiner

COVID-19 pandemic has strained hospitals far beyond normal flu

January 25, 2021 • Morning Consult

‘We Are Burned Out:’ Nearly 1 in 2 Health Care Workers Say COVID-19 Has Harmed Their Mental Health

January 22, 2021 • CNN

Covid-19 is causing ambulance delays and longer ER waits—even for those without coronavirus

January 21, 2021 • Fierce Pharma

Remember normal? Pfizer and BioNTech join with health groups to remind us—and promote COVID-19 vaccine safety

January 15, 2021 • National Public Radio

Trump Administration Will Let More Doctors Prescribe Drug To Fight Opioid Addiction

January 4, 2021 • The Washington Post

Young ER doctors risk their lives on the pandemic’s front lines. But they struggle to find jobs.

December 31, 2020 • Atlanta Journal Constitution

Deluged hospitals warn of rationing care, beg revelers to stay home

December 22, 2020 • USA Today

How medical experts describe COVID fatigue on the front lines

December 20, 2020 • The Wall Street Journal

The Military Learned to Stop the Bleeding

December 18, 2020 • Associated Press

California hospitals ‘crushed’ as virus patients flood ICUs

December 15, 2020 • USA Today

Hailed as heroes, hospital workers for years have been bitten, hit, kicked. And ignored.

December 11, 2020 • The Texas Tribune

Nine months on the pandemic’s front line have crushed Texas health care workers' spirits and killed their colleagues

December 5, 2020 • CNN

As hospitals start to max out, medical workers beg officials for new Covid-19 mandates

November 25, 2020 • The Philadelphia Inquirer

To detect pneumonia in COVID-19 patients, these Temple doctors use ultrasound

November 23, 2020 • Kaiser Health News

Parents Complain That Pediatricians, Wary of COVID, Shift Sick Kids to Urgent Care

November 23, 2020 • STAT News

Data show hospitalized Covid-19 patients are surviving at higher rates, but surge in cases could roll back gains

November 23, 2020 • The New York Times

Improve Emergency Care? Pandemic Helps Point the Way

November 17, 2020 • Newsweek

'Are We Heroes? No, We Are Not'—Health Care Workers on Fighting COVID and the Pain of Watching People Die Alone

November 12, 2020 • NBC News

Dr. Juan Fitz, a 'hero of emergency medicine,' dies of Covid-19 in Texas