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Are We Treating the Patient or Our Own Anxiety? Low Value Testing

Are We Treating the Patient or Our Own Anxiety? Low Value Testing

by Mejbel Alazemi | Nov 5, 2026 | Commentary, Featured, Grand Round Summaries, Patient Advocacy

Emergency medicine is defined by uncertainty. But when uncertainty becomes a reflex to test, test, and test again, we may be doing more harm than good with low value testing.  I want to tell you about two emergency physicians. Same hospital. Same patient: a...
Efficacy and Safety of Pharmacologic Therapies for Nausea and Emesis in the Emergency Department: A Systematic Review and Bayesian Network Meta-analysis

Efficacy and Safety of Pharmacologic Therapies for Nausea and Emesis in the Emergency Department: A Systematic Review and Bayesian Network Meta-analysis

by Emily Cino, Ian Stiell | May 13, 2026 | Gastroenterology, Journal Club

Efficacy and Safety of Pharmacologic Therapies for Nausea and Emesis in the Emergency Department: A Systematic Review and Bayesian Network Meta-analysis.  deSouza IS, et al. Ann Emerg Med. 2025 Dec;86(6):646-658. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2025.06.009.  Methodology:...
Signal or Noise? Using Inflammatory Markers Wisely Through a Bayesian Lens

Signal or Noise? Using Inflammatory Markers Wisely Through a Bayesian Lens

by Lucy Karp | Mar 19, 2026 | Featured, Gastroenterology, Grand Round Summaries, Immunology, Infectious Disease, Most Viewed, Ophthalmology, Rheumatology

There seems to be a growing cultural obsession with “inflammation”. Scroll through social media long enough and you’ll find sweeping claims: inflammation is the root of fatigue, weight gain, menstrual cramps, brain fog, and even depression. And alongside this...
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