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Beyond Weight Loss: ED Implications of the GLP-1 Era

Beyond Weight Loss: ED Implications of the GLP-1 Era

by Camille Dagenais | May 7, 2026 | Endocrinology, Featured, Gastroenterology, Grand Round Summaries, Resuscitation

GLP-1 receptor agonists have moved from niche diabetes therapies to some of the most commonly encountered medications in modern clinical practice. Drugs like semaglutide and tirzepatide are reshaping the management of obesity and cardiometabolic disease, with millions...
Going viral – Emergency Medicine in the age of algorithms

Going viral – Emergency Medicine in the age of algorithms

by Madison Van Dusen | Apr 9, 2026 | Commentary, Grand Round Summaries

“A patient sits in front of you, phone in hand. ‘I think I have hypertrophic cardiomyopathy… I saw it on TikTok.’” Social media is no longer peripheral to healthcare, it is embedded within it. From how patients interpret symptoms to how clinicians learn, connect, and...
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...
Vernakalant versus procainamide for rapid cardioversion of patients with acute atrial fibrillation (RAFF4): randomised clinical trial

Vernakalant versus procainamide for rapid cardioversion of patients with acute atrial fibrillation (RAFF4): randomised clinical trial

by Anchaleena Mandal, Christian Vaillancourt | Mar 5, 2026 | Featured, Journal Club

Methodology Score: 4.5/5 Usefulness Score: 4/5 Stiell IG, et al. BMJ. 2025 Nov 11;391:e085632. doi: 10.1136/bmj-2025-085632. Question and Methods: This is a multi-center, open-label, patient randomised trial comparing the effectiveness and safety of cardioversion with...
Rib Fractures and Regional Anesthesia: Rib Blocks

Rib Fractures and Regional Anesthesia: Rib Blocks

by Thariq Badiudeen, Nate Murray | Feb 5, 2026 | Featured, Pain Medicine, Ultrasound

Rib fractures are a common traumatic injury seen in the ED, and are diagnosed in over 30% blunt trauma patients (Liman et al., 2003). The traditional approach to rib fracture analgesia in the ED relies heavily on systemic medications, like opioids. While this strategy...
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