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What is the antidote for acute tylenol toxicity?

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Newtown Jeopardy

Warwick, R.I., is the safest city in the U.S., according to a new analysis published by WalletHub. The personal finance company released its 2025 “Safest Cities in America” ranking on Oct. 20. The ranking compares 182 cities across three dimensions: home and community safety; natural-disaster risk; and financial safety. WalletHub...
Published on: 2025-10-20
Source: Becker's Hospital Review
By Kelly Gooch
Sonoma (Calif.) Valley Hospital has named Patrick I. Okolo III, MD, chief medical officer. As CMO, Dr. Okolo will oversee physician leadership and quality improvement. He will also play a strategic role in deepening the hospital’s collaboration with UCSF in San Francisco, according to an Oct. 8 news release from...
Published on: 2025-10-20
Source: Becker's Hospital Review
By Erica Cerutti
Let's make life easier for you. Pick up this module on hand pathology and level up The post Dog Bites in Children appeared first on Don't Forget the Bubbles....
Published on: 2025-10-17
Source: DONT FORGET THE BUBBLES
By Lizzie Binham
Seeking an EM residency with robust trauma, pediatric, & ultrasound experience? See what Brookdale University Medical Center in Brooklyn has to offer residents. The post Residency Spotlight: Brookdale University Medical Center appeared first on ACEP Now....
Published on: 2025-10-15
Source: ACEP Now
By ACEP Now
Looking for a new EM job? Salaries are exceeding pre-pandemic levels, with some sign-on bonuses as high as $150,000 for multi-year contracts. The post The Emergency Physician Job Market 2025-26 appeared first on ACEP Now....
Published on: 2025-10-15
Source: ACEP Now
By Barb Katz
When a rural Michigan town lost its only Planned Parenthood, two EPs converted an urgent care clinic to offer crucial abortion and sexual assault services. The post Emergency Physicians Step Up for Women appeared first on ACEP Now....
Published on: 2025-10-15
Source: ACEP Now
By ACEP Now
Have you been keeping up with the literature? The Bubble Wrap team have. The post The 95th Bubble wrap x Aghia Sophia Children’s Hospital ED appeared first on Don't Forget the Bubbles....
Published on: 2025-10-14
Source: DONT FORGET THE BUBBLES
By Spyridon Karageorgos
The Effect of Therapy Dogs versus Art Therapy on Stress Reduction in ED Staff Kline JA, VanRyzin K, Davis JC, Parra JA, Todd ML, Shaw LL, et al. Randomized trial of therapy dogs versus deliberative coloring (art therapy) to reduce stress in emergency medicine providers: Stress reduction by dogs. Acad...
Published on: 2025-10-13
Source: DONT FORGET THE BUBBLES
By Arun Gulati
Protect your income and assets. Learn about the essential insurance policies for emergency physicians, from long-term disability to cyber liability. The post The Business of Emergency Medicine: Insurance Essentials appeared first on ACEP Now....
Published on: 2025-10-09
Source: ACEP Now
By Lisa Maurer, MD, and Sarah Hoper, MD
Time to look at what has been published in this month's Bubble Wrap Plus with Anke Raaijmakers and Prof .Jaan Toelen The post Bubble Wrap PLUS – October 2025 appeared first on Don't Forget the Bubbles....
Published on: 2025-10-02
Source: DONT FORGET THE BUBBLES
By Anke Raaijmakers
Around 300 babies a year are born in the UK with sickle cell disease, and with 96% of them experiencing a painful vaso-occlusive crisis by the age of 8 years, it is unsurprising that these patients are frequently seen in Paediatric Emergency Departments. But are we good at looking after...
Published on: 2025-09-30
Source: DONT FORGET THE BUBBLES
By Lizzie Binham
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Adam Clark Estes of Vox about his new story out titled: "I Covered my body in health trackers for 6 months. It ruined my life."...
Published on: 2025-06-15
Source: NPR
By Kai McNamee
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. apparently embraces the outdated "miasma theory" of disease instead of the widely accept "germ theory" of disease, which may help explain some of the actions he's been taking....
Published on: 2025-06-15
Source: NPR
By Rob Stein
Laid off workers were told their notices of an upcoming reduction in force were "revoked." Officials didn't explain why HHS appeared to be restoring hundreds of jobs it previously called duplicative....
Published on: 2025-06-15
Source: NPR
By Chiara Eisner
Take a big inhale through your nose. Now, exhale. Breathing may seem simple, but it's controlled by a complex brain network. Each inhale gives the human brain information about the external world. And now, a new research paper in the journal Current Biology suggests that humans have unique breathing patterns,...
Published on: 2025-06-15
Source: NPR
By Regina G. Barber
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. fired all the people serving on a national vaccine advisory board. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Edwin Asturias, one of the doctors who was sacked....
Published on: 2025-06-15
Source: NPR
By Ayesha Rascoe