From Popular Media
JAMA: Acute Extremity Pain in the ED, Opioid vs. Nonopoid Analgesic Pain Management
via Dr. Paolo:
Effect of a Single Dose of Oral Opioid and Nonopioid Analgesics on Acute Extremity Pain in the Emergency Department: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Andrew K. Chang, MD, MS; Polly E. Bijur, PhD; David Esses, MD; et al Douglas P. Barnaby, MD, MS; Jesse Baer, MD
JAMA. 2017;318(17):1661-1667. doi:10.1001/jama.2017.16190
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2661581
Rothman adds:
The associated editorial may also be of interest.
Opioid vs Nonopioid Acute Pain Management in the Emergency Department
Demetrios N. Kyriacou, MD, PhD
JAMA. 2017;318(17):1655-1656. doi:10.1001/jama.2017.16725
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2661559
Please also note that popular media is reporting (about as well/poorly as usual) about this study, mostly with very minor variations on the AP story.
Examples: https://news.google.com/news/story/dzQkeDa5_L-5SFM7R-uZfHJbcff9M?hl=en
Emergency departments provide nearly half of medical care in the U.S., study finds (via W. Paolo)
The Secretive Family Making Billions From the Opioid Crisis (Esquire, via W. Paolo)
You’re aware America is under siege, fighting an opioid crisis that has exploded into a public-health emergency. You’ve heard of OxyContin, the pain medication to which countless patients have become addicted. But do you know that the company that makes Oxy and reaps the billions of dollars in profits it generates is owned by one family?
http://www.esquire.com/news-politics/a12775932/sackler-family-oxycontin/
Shouldn’t Doctors Control Hospital Care? (NYT via W. Paolo)
Shouldn’t Doctors Control Hospital Care?
New York Times, Opinion
Sandeep Jauhar
OCT. 10, 2017
NYT: The Company Behind Many Surprise Emergency Room Bills
Via Gary Johnson
Where Will the Medical Misfits Go? (From the NYT via Gary Johnson)
When Evidence Says No, But Doctors Say Yes (Via Paolo)
https://www.propublica.org/article/when-evidence-says-no-but-doctors-say-yes
Years after research contradicts common practices, patients continue to demand them and doctors continue to deliver. The result is an epidemic of unnecessary and unhelpful treatment. by David Epstein, From ProPublica and The Atlantic.
How Approaching My Death Transformed My View of the Patient Experience (via Dr. L. Prince)
Via Louise Prince:
“Dr. Johnson sends the scientific and NY Times articles. I wanted to send this “feel good” article about patient experience. What we do matters. It’s a quick read.”
Article pertaining to PD rounds today
Tighter Patent Rules Could Help Lower Drug Prices, Study Shows
August 23, 201611:14 AM ET
NPR.org
UEM Current Awareness 