Medscape Newsfeed:
NIH Newsfeed:
- Dr. Kyle Walsh selected to lead the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Dr. Walsh is the institute’s seventh director and will also serve as director of the National Toxicology Program.
- HHS Doubles AI-Backed Childhood Cancer Research Funding
Following an Executive Order by President Trump, HHS will increase funding of data-centered pediatric cancer research.
- Secretary Kennedy Swears in Dr. Anthony Letai as Director of the National Cancer Institute
Dr. Letai will serve as NCI’s 18th director.
- NIH establishes nation's first dedicated organoid development center to reduce reliance on animal modeling
The Standardized Organoid Modeling Center aims to produce standardized protocols for organoid research, addressing reproducibility challenges.
EM Journal Watch Newsfeed:
- Antibiotic Prophylaxis Before ERCP for Biliary Obstruction
A new meta-analysis supports antibiotics in this gray area.
- Not All Patients with Shock Need Arterial Catheters
Mortality was similar between patients monitored noninvasively and those with an arterial catheter.
- Lifesaving Medicines for Addiction Are Underused by Clinicians
Naloxone was offered to less than a third of patients with opioid use disorder seeking care in EDs.
- Vasopressor Initiation via Peripheral IV: Current Practice, Outcomes
Patients with sepsis who received vasopressors peripherally had few complications and no increase in mortality.
- How Can We Reduce Asthma Exacerbations in Pregnancy?
Continue preventive asthma therapy during pregnancy to lower exacerbation risk.