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Calls for standardised infection prevention and risk assessment policies due to wide variation

Calls for standardised infection prevention and risk assessment policies due to wide variation

The word anaphylaxis being written on a blue post-it note on a desk next to a stethoscope

Lung failure identified as primary cause of death in food-induced anaphylaxis

A young boy sat on a bed with his mum standing in front of him while a doctor holds a stethoscope to his back to illustrate valved holding chamber design and outcomes in young children with acute wheezing

Valved holding chamber design and outcomes in young children with acute wheezing

GLP-1 semaglutide injection pen to illustrate a strengthening of warnings for severe acute pancreatitis and NAION with GLP-1s and semaglutide

Stronger warnings issued for severe acute pancreatitis with GLP-1s, alongside NAION risk

A blurred image of a medical team rushing a patient through an emergency department on a bed to illustrate a new catecholamine-sparing strategy for septic shock

Management of refractory septic shock outlined in pragmatic multimodal strategy

A digital illustration of a transparent human body with the gastrointestinal system visible and the appendix highlighted in orange to illustrate WSES acute appendicitis and updated international guidelines for its diagnosis and management

Acute appendicitis diagnosis and management standardised in updated international guidelines

Flat line alert on an ECG monitor to illustrate that patient-reported quality of life after cardiac arrest predicts long-term outcomes

Patient-reported quality of life after cardiac arrest predicts long-term outcomes, research shows

A close up of a woman holding her right hand side with a glowing red circle over the top of her hand to illustrate 10-year data showing antibiotics as viable for uncomplicated acute appendicitis in adults

Antibiotics viable for uncomplicated acute appendicitis in adults, long-term study finds

A snowy street with cars left abandoned and a hospital road sign pointing forwards to A&E to illustrate the impact of temperature extremes on health and NHS resources and costs

Impact of temperature extremes on NHS resources and costs revealed

A view down a hospital corridor with hospital beds lining the walls to illustrate a spotlight on corridor care from HSSIB and RCEM

Spotlights on ‘corridor care’ underscore need for urgent action across health system

Dr Ian Higginson on overcoming challenges in emergency medicine

Emergency medicine: a viewpoint from EUSEM president Dr Robert Leach

A close up of a navy blue hospital sign with a red stripe at the top saying emergency and an arrow pointing to the right

The value of pharmacists in the emergency medicine MDT: a case study

A close-up of a silver fridge with multicoloured letter magnets spelling out safety and a child's hand holding onto the letter T to illustrate a rise in magnet ingestion prompting urgent calls to action

Rise in magnet ingestion prompts urgent call to action

A black leather folder with the words antimicrobial stewardship on the front sat on a desk with a notepad

An MDT approach to antimicrobial stewardship

Two emergency department colleagues standing outside the Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital building in front of a No Idling sign as part of their GreenED sustainability efforts

Gold-standard sustainability efforts at Northumbria ECO ED: a GreenED case study

Nine wooden blocks stacked together with a green tick across them all on a white and blue background to illustrate the first needle-free anaphylaxis treatment being approved in the UK

First needle-free anaphylaxis treatment approved in UK

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