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Vinay Prasad, key Makary ally and a focus of controversy at the FDA, is leaving the agency Prasad has been involved in several controversial decisions related to rare disease treatments.

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Tennessee investigators identify cychlorphine in fatal overdoses and advise officers to follow fentanyl safety protocols as toxicology data continues to develop

Russia killed Alexei Navalny with frog toxin, UK and four European allies say

Methylene blue as an "antidote": It's not just for methemoglobinemia any more.

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4 People Died After Eating Death Cap Mushrooms In California In addition, three people required liver transplants after eating the death cap mushroom that is proliferating in California following a rainy winter.

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An infographic titled "Nitrous oxide misuse" details the recreational inhalation of nitrous oxide gas, known as laughing gas, and its health risks. It lists sources like food-processing propellant, chargers, inhalation methods, and acute and long-term complications.

This JAMA Patient Page describes nitrous oxide misuse, potential complications of acute and long-term misuse, and treatment and prevention measures.

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The Wonder Drug That’s Plaguing Sports

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Ostarine: it builds muscle mass, enhances sports performance, and can be transmitted through sex.

This is a MUST-READ. Trust me.

Did a Celebrated Researcher Obscure a Baby’s Poisoning? After a newborn died of opioid poisoning, a new branch of pediatrics came into being. But the evidence doesn’t add up.

Can maternal use of codeine cause breast milk to contain enough morphine to kill a child? Could an entire branch of medical toxicology be based on fraudulent literature? This is a MUST READ - trust me.

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How Opvee, Indivior’s powerful overdose antidote, went bust Opvee reverses opioid overdose more quickly than Narcan. It also can cause withdrawal symptoms. Harm reduction advocates fought it, and won.

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reminder to liberally check carbon monoxide levels during snowmageddon

CO levels can be measured on venous blood along with routine labs (no need for a separate arterial puncture)

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Istanbul Tragedy: The Poison That Mimics Food Poisoning Investigators detected phosphine residue not only on hotel room surfaces but also on towels, pointing to extensive environmental contamination.

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What “The Pitt” Taught Me About Being a Doctor It’s as if the show’s creators absorbed every important conversation in health care today—and somehow transfigured it into good television.

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America’s Seniors Are Overmedicated One in six seniors enrolled in Medicare’s drug benefit were prescribed eight or more medications at the same time, an analysis of Medicare data found.

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Why the New Cannabis Classification Matters

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YouTube video by EMSwami Hypotension + Bradycardia #criticalcare #emergencymedicine #trauma

Hypotension + Bradycardia: Updated Differential

-HyperK
-Beta blocker/CCB tox (can occur outside overdose)
-Clonidine or digoxin tox
-Blood in belly (vagal stim)
-Neurogenic shock
-Severe hypothyroid
-HyperMg
-Inferior MI
-Advanced AV blocks
-BRASH Syndrome

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Trump Signs Order to Ease Restrictions on Marijuana

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A Powerful New Drug Is Creating a ‘Withdrawal Crisis’ in Philadelphia

NYTimes on medetomidine

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GLP-1 receptor agonists like Ozempic and Zepbound may have profound effects on how we manage poisoned patients. Here's what every emergency practitioner should know about these potential game changers.

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Outbreak Investigation of Infant Botulism: Infant Formula Do not use recalled ByHeart Whole Nutrition Infant Formula. FDA’s Investigation is ongoing.

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Robert H. Bartlett, Father of Innovative Life-Support System, Dies at 86

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The ‘Worst Test in Medicine’ is Driving America’s High C-Section Rate

Is round-the-clock fetal monitoring “the worst test in medicine?”

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The Editor Got a Letter From ‘Dr. B.S.’ So Did a Lot of Other Editors.

The Editor Got a Letter From ‘Dr. B.S.’ So Did a Lot of Other Editors. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/s...

That remains to be seen. There's still not enough data to justify major protocol changes.