The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine

Reference: Huang Y-N, et al. Early Antiviral Therapy in Pediatric Outpatients and Risk of Influenza-Related Hospitalization. Pediatrics. 2026 Date: September 29, 2026 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Gabrielle Jasmine is a pediatric emergency medicine fellow at Children’s National Hospital in Washington DC. Her research interests include health equity, social determinants of health, and medical education. Case: A […] The post SGEM#525: You’ve got the Flu, I’ve got the Remedy? first appeared on The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine.

Date: September 22, 2026 Guest Skeptic: Professor Gordon Guyatt is a physician and Professor of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact at McMaster University, with a joint appointment in Medicine. He coined the term “evidence-based medicine” in 1990, helped introduce the concept more widely through the 1992 JAMA paper, was central to the Users’ Guides […] The post SGEM Xtra: Dr. Gordon Guyatt – Legend of Evidence-Based Medicine first appeared on The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine.

Date: October 6, 2026 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Ryan Stanton, creator of the EM podcast Front Line and the new President of the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP). Reference: Zhou et al. HOPE investigators. Alteplase for Acute Ischemic Stroke at 4.5 to 24 Hours: The HOPE Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA. 2025 Case: Mr. Wei Zhang […] The post SGEM#524: High, High HOPE for Recovery – Alteplase between 4.5 and 24 hours first appeared on The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine.

Reference: Kersten HB, et al; American Academy of Pediatrics and North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition. Clinical Practice Guideline for Diagnosis and Management of Faltering Weight. Pediatrics. 2026. Date: September 15, 2026 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Salina Khushal is a Pediatric Gastroenterologist at the Pediatric Specialists of Virginia. She completed her fellowship at […] The post SGEM#523: Everything Grows and Grows…Until it Doesn’t. Clinical Practice Guidelines for Faltering Weight first appeared on The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine.

Date: September 30, 2026  Guest Skeptic: Dr. Aaron Skolnik is an Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at the Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine and Vice Chair of Critical Care Medicine at Mayo Clinic Arizona. Aaron is a full-time multidisciplinary intensivist and is the medical student clerkship director for critical care. Reference: ZhangJian et al. […] The post SGEM#522: Va-so-Pressors – Can You Run Them Peripherally? first appeared on The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine.

Date: September 22, 2026 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Sergey Motov is an Emergency Physician in the Department of Emergency Medicine, Maimonides Medical Center in New York City. He is also one of the world’s leading researchers on pain management in the emergency department.  Reference: Sharabun et al. Oral Ibuprofen Versus Intramuscular Ketorolac for Acute Musculoskeletal Back Pain in […] The post SGEM#521: Hit Me with Your Best Shot – IM Ketorolac for Back Pain? first appeared on The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine.

Date: Sept 13, 2026 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Caitlin Jones is a Postdoctoral Research Associate at Sydney University’s Institute for Musculoskeletal Health. Her research evaluates the benefits and harms of treatments for musculoskeletal conditions with a particular interest in high-risk treatment options such as opioid medicines and spinal cord stimulators for pain. She aims to improve patient […] The post SGEM#520: It takes my pain away – Morphine, but do I need to add acetaminophen? first appeared on The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine.

Date: September 4, 2026 This is an SGEM Xtra looking in the rearview mirror at 14 years of The SGEM and looking forward to Season#15. Season 15 is traditionally the crystal anniversary. Crystal is transparent; it can help us see things more clearly, and it can also shatter if you drop it. So, basically, a […] The post SGEM Xtra: If I Could Turn Back Time – 14 Seasons of Skepticism, Kindness & Evidence-Based EM first appeared on The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine.

Reference: Ellison AM, et al. PERC-Peds rule for bedside exclusion of pulmonary embolism without radiation in children in the USA (BEEPER): a multicentre, prospective, observational, diagnostic accuracy study. Lancet Respir Med. July 2026. Date: August 13, 2026 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Lauren Westafer is an Associate Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University […] The post SGEM#519: Don’t Let Pediatric Pulmonary Embolism Leave You Breathless first appeared on The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine.

Date: August 23, 2026 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Roya Caloia is a former EM program director, longtime faculty at Henry Ford Genesys and current interim Associate Medical Director. She is also the Chairperson of the National Clinical Governance Board for US Acute Care Solutions Case: A 62-year-old woman with diabetes and chronic lung disease presents to […] The post SGEM#518: What Have You Done for Me Lately – Oseltamivir for Hospitalized Patients? first appeared on The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine.