emergency medicine
noun
: a medical specialty concerned with the care and treatment of acutely ill or injured patients who need immediate medical attention
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Zoom in: Metro Richmond ranks among the top five highest-paying U.S. cities for emergency medicine physicians and hearing aid specialists, with annual mean salaries of $420,640 and $80,490, respectively — nearly twice the national median pay.
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Karri Peifer, Axios, 16 Jan. 2025
The crew manages to pull Brady and Jake to safety so Doc can work his magic, and by the end of the day, Denny’s equally into emergency medicine and community doctoring.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2024
Zoom in: The Cook Children's hospitals in Fort Worth and Prosper have been slammed with RSV and walking pneumonia cases this fall, Taylor Louden, director of pediatric emergency medicine at Cook Children's Medical Center in Fort Worth, tells Axios.
—Naheed Rajwani-Dharsi, Axios, 4 Dec. 2024
Here are a few tactics that Forbes contributor Dr. Jesse Pines, a practicing physician and professor of emergency medicine at Drexel University, recommends for reducing microplastic consumption at home:
Avoid heating plastic bowls or cups, including steamy takeout served in plastic containers.
—Leigh Cuen, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
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Karri Peifer, Axios, 16 Jan. 2025
The crew manages to pull Brady and Jake to safety so Doc can work his magic, and by the end of the day, Denny’s equally into emergency medicine and community doctoring.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2024
Zoom in: The Cook Children's hospitals in Fort Worth and Prosper have been slammed with RSV and walking pneumonia cases this fall, Taylor Louden, director of pediatric emergency medicine at Cook Children's Medical Center in Fort Worth, tells Axios.
—Naheed Rajwani-Dharsi, Axios, 4 Dec. 2024
Here are a few tactics that Forbes contributor Dr. Jesse Pines, a practicing physician and professor of emergency medicine at Drexel University, recommends for reducing microplastic consumption at home:
Avoid heating plastic bowls or cups, including steamy takeout served in plastic containers.
—Leigh Cuen, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
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“Emergency medicine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/emergency%20medicine. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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