This systematic review and meta-analysis examines incidence of adverse events and central venous catheter avoidance after peripheral intravenous administration of vasopressors in adults with hypotensi...

Interest in the use of peripheral intravenous (PIV) catheters to administer vasoactive medications to patients in shock has grown in recent years. Potential benefits include faster shock reversal as w...

Activist James Zogby pays tribute to his late friend, who was the first politician to welcome Arab Americans into the Democratic Party - and even met with Yasser Arafat when others wouldn't.

Or: Why the Best Surgeons Cannot Escape Variance, and What That Teaches Us About Learning in Complex Systems1.    The Ether Dome and the StatisticianOn October 16, 1846, William Morton administered et...

Update 12/31/2025: I found and added a bunch more, including a column for false positives for fentanyl assays and more for LSD and a bunch o...

Ohio is the fourth GOP-run state this year to ban ballots that are postmarked by Election Day but arrive after. A Supreme Court case could force that policy nationwide next year.

Right ventricular reserve (RVR) describes the ability of the RV to augment cardiac output via contractile or diastolic reserve under stress, providing valuable insight into latent RV dysfunction acros...

After 13 years, Mississippi Democrats broke the Republican Party's supermajority in the Mississippi Senate, flipping 3 legislative seats.

Peter Rothpletz on Zohran Mamdani’s historic win, the Democrats’ electoral sweep, and Graham Platner’s viral response to the passing of Dick Cheney.

10 quotes from a former vice president who pushed for a murderous invasion of Iraq, lied about the WMD threat, and defended torture.

Trump’s administration arrested Sami Hamdi following a social media campaign from far-right, Islamophobic figures.