Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchSGEM#497: We Could be Heroes – Just with a Little Help from Batman
Date: Dec 17, 2025 Reference: Pagnini F, et al. Unexpected events and prosocial behavior: the Batman effect. npj Mental Health Research. November 2025 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Dennis Ren is a pediatric eme…
Published on 6 hours ago
SGEM#496: Hangin’ Tough after a Nerve Block for Pediatric Femur Fractures
Reference: Binder ZW et al. “Ultrasound-Guided Nerve Block for Pediatric Femur Fractures in the Emergency Department: A Prospective Multi-Center Study.” Academic Emergency Medicine, 2025. Date: Nove…
Published on 1 week ago
SGEM#495: Tell Me Lies, Tell Me Sweet Little Lies – Reporting of Noninferiority Margins on ClinicalTrials.gov.
Date: December 4, 2025 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Jestin Carlson – Long-time listener, second-time guest. Reference: Reinaud et al. Reporting of Noninferiority Margins on ClinicalTrials.gov: A Systematic R…
Published on 2 weeks ago
SGEM#494: Another day for you and me in pain – Chronic Abdominal Pain and ED visits
Date: November 26, 2025 Reference: Ray et al. Emergency Department Visit Frequency Among Adults with Chronic Abdominal Pain: Findings From the 2023 US National Health Interview Survey. AEM November 2…
Published on 3 weeks ago
SGEM#493: You Can’t Hold Me Down with Spinal Motion Restrictions
Date: November 8, 2025 Reference: Millin M, et al., Prehospital Trauma Compendium: Prehospital Management of Spinal Cord Injuries – A NAEMSP Comprehensive Review and Analysis of the Literature, Preho…
Published on 4 weeks ago
SGEM#492: Give Blood – To Anemic Patients with Acute Brain Injuries
Date: November 12, 2025 Reference: Taccone et al. Restrictive vs Liberal Transfusion Strategy in Patients With Acute Brain Injury The TRAIN Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA 2024 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Ale…
Published on 1 month ago
SGEM Xtra: Talkin’ Bout a Revolution…Training Health Communicators
Date: October 17, 2025 Dr. Kristen Panthagani Guest Skeptic: Dr. Kristen Panthagani is an emergency medicine resident and Yale Emergency Scholar at Yale New Haven Hospital. She’s a physician-scient…
Published on 1 month, 1 week ago
SGEM#491: Prevalence of violence against health care workers among agitated patients in an urban emergency department
Date: October 30, 2025 Reference: Boes et al. Prevalence of violence against health care workers among agitated patients in an urban emergency department. October 2025 AEM Guest Skeptic: Dr. Suchismi…
Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago
SGEM#490: These (Removable) Boots are Made for Walking
Reference: Boutin A, et al. Removable Boot vs Casting of Toddler’s Fractures: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Pediatr. Published April 2025. Date: July 23, 2025 Dr. Andrew Tagg Guest Skeptic: D…
Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago
SGEM#489: Smooth Muscle Relaxator – But does Magnesium Work for Renal Colic?
Date: October 10, 2025 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 lea…
Published on 2 months ago