{"id":1499,"date":"2025-10-16T11:24:14","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T15:24:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/toxicology\/?p=1499"},"modified":"2025-10-16T11:24:14","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T15:24:14","slug":"medical-toxicology-updates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/toxicology\/2025\/10\/16\/medical-toxicology-updates\/","title":{"rendered":"Medical Toxicology Updates"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Read more about the Medical Toxicology team&#8217;s achievements this year:<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/emergency-medicine\/2025\/04\/08\/dr-chris-holstege-debunks-vitamin-a-efficacy-for-measles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dr. Chris Holstege Debunks Vitamin A Efficacy For Measles<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/emergency-medicine\/2025\/05\/23\/dr-chris-holstege-the-nations-voice-on-toxic-threats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dr. Chris Holstege: The Nation\u2019s Voice on Toxic Threats<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/emergency-medicine\/2025\/05\/25\/dr-gregory-saathoff-honoring-fallen-heroes-through-active-remembrance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dr. Gregory Saathoff: Honoring Fallen Heroes Through Active Remembrance<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/emergency-medicine\/2025\/08\/07\/dr-nathan-charlton-talks-about-anti-choking-devices\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dr. Nathan Charlton Talks About Anti-Choking Devices<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/emergency-medicine\/2025\/08\/15\/drs-holstege-nixons-guide-to-poison-ivy-and-bees-wasps\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Drs. Holstege &amp; Nixon\u2019s Guide to Poison Ivy and Bees &amp; Wasps<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Featured faculty:<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1203\" style=\"width: 194px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1203\" class=\"wp-image-1203 size-small-portrait\" src=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/toxicology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/268\/2024\/04\/HolstegeC-e1729274955564-184x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"184\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/toxicology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/268\/2024\/04\/HolstegeC-e1729274955564-184x200.jpg 184w, https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/toxicology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/268\/2024\/04\/HolstegeC-e1729274955564.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 184px) 100vw, 184px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1203\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Christopher Holstege, MD<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1212\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1212\" class=\"wp-image-1212 size-small-portrait\" src=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/toxicology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/268\/2024\/04\/greg_saathoff_ss_07-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/toxicology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/268\/2024\/04\/greg_saathoff_ss_07-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/toxicology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/268\/2024\/04\/greg_saathoff_ss_07-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/toxicology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/268\/2024\/04\/greg_saathoff_ss_07-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/toxicology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/268\/2024\/04\/greg_saathoff_ss_07-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/toxicology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/268\/2024\/04\/greg_saathoff_ss_07-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1212\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gregory Saathoff, MD<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1205\" style=\"width: 193px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1205\" class=\"size-small-portrait wp-image-1205\" src=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/toxicology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/268\/2024\/04\/CharltonNathan-web-e1729274904161-183x200.jpg\" alt=\"Nathan Charlton, MD\" width=\"183\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/toxicology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/268\/2024\/04\/CharltonNathan-web-e1729274904161-183x200.jpg 183w, https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/toxicology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/268\/2024\/04\/CharltonNathan-web-e1729274904161.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 183px) 100vw, 183px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1205\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nathan Charlton, MD<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1411\" style=\"width: 170px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1411\" class=\"wp-image-1411 size-small-portrait\" src=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/toxicology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/268\/2024\/08\/nixon-160x200.png\" alt=\"Sandra Nixon\" width=\"160\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/toxicology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/268\/2024\/08\/nixon-160x200.png 160w, https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/toxicology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/268\/2024\/08\/nixon-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/toxicology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/268\/2024\/08\/nixon.png 314w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 160px) 100vw, 160px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1411\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sandra Nixon, MD<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>These articles are hosted by Department of Emergency Medicine&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/emergency-medicine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">main website<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Read more about the Medical Toxicology team&#8217;s achievements this year: Dr. Chris Holstege Debunks Vitamin A Efficacy For Measles Dr. Chris Holstege: The Nation\u2019s Voice on Toxic Threats Dr. Gregory Saathoff: Honoring Fallen Heroes Through Active Remembrance Dr. Nathan Charlton Talks About Anti-Choking Devices Drs. 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