Aldosterone overload: An underappreciated contributor to high blood pressure
Can you retrain your brain to stop excessive drinking?
For now, electric cars appear safe for people with implanted heart devices
What is a cardioversion procedure?
Finding and fixing a stiff, narrowed aortic valve
Can you stop blood thinners after an ablation for atrial fibrillation?
Reversing prediabetes may slash heart disease risk by half
Waking up to urinate at night affects blood pressure
VO2 max: What it is and how you can improve it
New thinking about plaque in arteries that feed the brain
Scott Weiner, MD, MPH, FACEP, FAAEM
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Scott G. Weiner, MD, MPH, FACEP, FAAEM, an attending emergency physician and assistant clinical director in the department of emergency medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. He is the director of B-CORE: The Brigham Comprehensive Opioid Approach and Education Program.
Dr. Weiner completed his residency training at the Harvard-Affiliated Emergency Medicine Residency program at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, and master of public health degree at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. He is on the executive board of the Massachusetts College of Emergency Physicians.
His research focuses on technological innovations that improve the care of ED patients presenting with pain, including usage and optimization of online prescription drug monitoring programs and tablet-based screening tools.
Posts by Scott Weiner, MD, MPH, FACEP, FAAEM
Pain
New guidelines on opioids for pain relief: What you need to know
Pain
Right-sizing opioid prescriptions after surgery
Heart Health
Go to the hospital if you need emergency care, even in the era of COVID-19
Healthy aging and longevity
What's in a number? Looking at life expectancy in the US
Scott Weiner, MD, MPH, FACEP, FAAEM
Opioids for acute pain: How much is too much?
Pain
Undoing the harm: Tapering down from high-dose opioids
Healthy aging and longevity
Should you carry the opioid overdose rescue drug naloxone?
Pain
Too many pain pills after surgery: When good intentions go awry
Healthcare Disparities
Safe injection sites and reducing the stigma of addiction
Pain
Long-term use of opioids may depend on the doctor who prescribes them
Aldosterone overload: An underappreciated contributor to high blood pressure
Can you retrain your brain to stop excessive drinking?
For now, electric cars appear safe for people with implanted heart devices
What is a cardioversion procedure?
Finding and fixing a stiff, narrowed aortic valve
Can you stop blood thinners after an ablation for atrial fibrillation?
Reversing prediabetes may slash heart disease risk by half
Waking up to urinate at night affects blood pressure
VO2 max: What it is and how you can improve it
New thinking about plaque in arteries that feed the brain
