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April 26, 2026
Duke Health ER Doctors: We’re Treating CHS “Every Week, If Not Every Day”
Emergency medicine physicians at Duke Health are sounding the alarm over a sharp rise in visits linked to cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome — a condition that regularly catches cannabis users completely off guard. Published by Duke...
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April 26, 2026
A Last-Resort Drug for CHS: Case Report Finds Fosaprepitant Effective When Standard Antiemetics Fail
A new case report published in Cureus documents a successful use of fosaprepitant — a drug typically reserved for chemotherapy-induced nausea — in a patient with cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome after all standard antiemetic treatments failed....
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April 26, 2026
The Hidden Condition Sending Young Cannabis Users to the ER — and Why Most Clinicians Miss It
As cannabis potency climbs to record levels and youth use rises across Canada, emergency departments are reporting a sharp increase in a condition most clinicians have never heard of — and that many young patients...
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April 26, 2026
Regular cannabis use can cause a serious vomiting syndrome. Should people be warned?
Emergency room visits linked to CHS have risen sharply in recent years, with researchers pointing to increasing THC potency as a likely contributing factor. People who consume cannabis multiple times a week over several years...
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