Posts for Category: Med Tox in the Media

ABC News consults with ACMT Member, Stephanie Widmer, DO, in light of the so-called “Mushroom Murder” trail in Australia. Dr. Widmer shares safety tips for handling foraged mushrooms and signs of poisoning.

Bustle consults with Mehruba Anwar Parris, MD, FACMT, lead author of ACMT’s Position Statement, “No Evidence that Tampons Cause Metal Poisoning,” to separate fact from fear on this important topic.

ACMT Member, Stephanie Widmer, DO, was consulted for this article after a Georgia woman died as a result of Naegleria fowleri, a brain-eating amoeba.

ACMT Member, Daria Falkowitz, DO is interviewed after treating a cyclist who was bitten by a Copperhead snake.

ACMT Member, Stephanie Widmer, DO, was consulted for this article on a newly identified chemical found in drinking water.

ACMT pivotal research article,“Medical Toxicology Consultations and Mortality Among Patients with Poisonings in the PICU,” published in JAMA Network Open.

ACMT Member, Stephanie Widmer, DO, was consulted for this article on a newly identified chemical found in drinking water.

ACMT Board Member, Maryann Amirshahi, MD, PharmD, FACMT, contributes her medical toxicology exptertise on the subject of possible adverse effects from chemical exposures by using products containing black plastics.

ACMT President, Dr. Anthony Pizon, comments on the recent increase in detection of BTMPS, an industrial-grade chemical used to preserve plastic that has appeared in drugs recently tested throughout the country.

A group of Louisiana health care providers and reproductive rights advocates are suing the state over a new law that classifies abortion pills as controlled dangerous substances. This article cites an ACMT position statement in this topic.