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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Nearly thirty years later, Dr. Robby is still doing just that for the next generation of emergency medicine physicians.
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Dr. Nicholas Cozzi, Time, 10 Apr. 2025
In emergency medicine — a specialty in which doctors may have to make split-second decisions on treating pregnant women with urgent conditions — the drop was even greater, down 23.7% in 2023 and a further 7.1% in 2024.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2025
To address confusion surrounding whether people need further protection, PEOPLE spoke to Dr. Matthew Harris, pediatric emergency medicine physician and medical director for clinical preparedness for Northwell Health in New York.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 14 Mar. 2025
In 2023, groups representing pediatricians, emergency medicine doctors and addiction specialists complained to California lawmakers that the state had broken its promise to prevent cannabis products from being designed to appeal to children or be easily confused with candy.
—Katie J.m. Baker, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2025
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Dr. Nicholas Cozzi, Time, 10 Apr. 2025
In emergency medicine — a specialty in which doctors may have to make split-second decisions on treating pregnant women with urgent conditions — the drop was even greater, down 23.7% in 2023 and a further 7.1% in 2024.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2025
To address confusion surrounding whether people need further protection, PEOPLE spoke to Dr. Matthew Harris, pediatric emergency medicine physician and medical director for clinical preparedness for Northwell Health in New York.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 14 Mar. 2025
In 2023, groups representing pediatricians, emergency medicine doctors and addiction specialists complained to California lawmakers that the state had broken its promise to prevent cannabis products from being designed to appeal to children or be easily confused with candy.
—Katie J.m. Baker, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2025
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“Emergency medicine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/emergency%20medicine. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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