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Hospital-Based Medicine

News, opinions and meeting coverage in hospital-based medicine.

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These 'Zebra' Cases Were Cracked by People Other Than Doctors

Popular Reddit thread captures rare diagnoses made by patients, lab techs, first responders

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How Unionization Changed Surgery Residency Programs

Residents, program faculty, and staff discussed benefits and unintended consequences

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Rural Hospitals Built During Baby Boom Now Face Baby Bust

Hospitals struggle to keep staff and facilities as births dwindle

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U.S. News Rolls Out 'Best Hospitals' Under Updated Ranking System

Medicare Advantage data, equitable access info are now in the mix

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Devaluing Our Residents Is Not Without Consequences

Let's take better care of our young medical workforce

Do People Buy Into Hospital-at-Home Care?; Nicotine Pouch Use

Also in TTHealthWatch: preventing kidney transplant rejection

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Novel Goalpost for PCI Excellence Is Borrowed From the Surgeons

"Failure to rescue" may help with quality improvement in interventional cardiology

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Don't Try ARBs for Severe COVID, Trial Indicates

Harms seen without any compensating survival benefit

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Thousands of Oregon Hospital Patients May Have Been Exposed to Infectious Diseases

An anesthesiologist may not have followed infection control practices

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The Hardest I've Cried

Notes from a physician fighting helplessness and misinformation

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More Physicians at Washington Hospitals File to Unionize

The group was motivated by recent efforts of other physicians nearby

Morning Break over illustration of a syringe, Covid virus, and DNA helix over a photo of green vegetation.

Houston Hospitals Backed Up; Nurses Vote to Strike; Dengue Spreading in NY, NJ

Health news and commentary gathered by 榴莲视频 staff

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These Six 榴莲视频 Have the Highest Rates of Burnout

Annual AMA survey shows declines for all specialties, but many still above 50%

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New Name for Familiar Phenomenon: 'Administrative Harm'

Increasing scrutiny on the lack of accountability, evaluation of administrators

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The Early Days of the AIDS Crisis Felt Like 'Putting Band-Aids on a Hemorrhage'

An adapted excerpt from Anthony Fauci's new book, On Call

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Extended-Infusion Antibiotics Tied to Reduced Mortality From Bloodstream Infections

Benefit limited to patients with severe illness or elevated minimum inhibitory concentrations

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Delirium During COVID Hospitalization Raises Disability, Cognitive Risks

At-risk older adults should be screened, referred early for rehabilitation, researcher urges

Nurse Shows Kids How to 'Stop the Bleed'

Born of a nurse mom's concern about gun violence, program teaches kids life-saving skills

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Access to Pediatric Care Is Rapidly Eroding

The health of future generations is at stake

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Nurse Anesthetists Fire Back at Scope-of-Practice Citations

CRNAs in California argue "Immediate Jeopardy" citations have it wrong

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Louisiana Limits Scope of Noncompetes for Physicians

New legal restrictions go into effect for all physician contracts starting in January

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Why Is Doctor Pay Decreasing and What Can We Do About It?

It's time to take back control of our profession

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Medical Students Are Learning to Treat Others, but Who Is Caring for Them?

A call to normalize self-care in medicine

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DOJ Charges Dozens of Doctors, NPs in $2.7 Billion Healthcare Fraud Crackdown

76 medical professionals among the nearly 200 charged

Morning Break over illustration of a syringe, Covid virus, and DNA helix over a photo of green vegetation.

Sen. Durbin's Surgery; Dangerous Bacteria on Apple Watches? Princess Anne Discharged

Health news and commentary gathered by 榴莲视频 staff

MedAI Roundup over a computer rendering of a brain-shaped microprocessor.

ChatGPT Nails Oncology Exam; Amazon's ChatGPT Competitor; AI in Rural Health

A monthly roundup of healthcare-focused AI news and research

The Promise of Bacteriophage Therapy to Fight Drug-Resistant Superbugs

A conversation on living with cystic fibrosis and the threat of antimicrobial resistance

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SCOTUS Allows Emergency Abortions to Continue in Idaho, for Now

Case will go back down to the lower courts for further adjudication

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Are Higher Initial Oxygen Concentrations Better for Very Preterm Infants?

Yes, meta-analysis suggests, but the findings need to be confirmed in larger studies

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Report: Healthcare Needs to Diversify Workforce to Get Rid of Racial Inequalities

"Inequities are baked into our healthcare system," says one expert

INVESTIGATIVE ROUNDUP over an image of two people looking at computer screens.

Surgeon Ousted for Speaking Up; Steward Corruption in Malta? Misleading Clinic Names

This past week in healthcare investigations

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A Multivitamin a Day Won't Keep Death Away

Long-term, daily use not associated with diminished mortality risk in large observational study

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Lung Transplant Graft Outcomes Relate Back to Donor Care Setting

Longer graft survival reported for lungs from hospital-based units

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In-Hospital Continuous Glucose Monitoring Can't Budge T2D Control

Randomized trial failed to get anywhere near tight glucose control

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The Power of 'Enough-ness' in Medicine

How the principles of "Dayenu" apply in everyday practice

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U.S. Hospitals Prone to Cyberattacks Like the One at Ascension, Experts Say

Clinicians describe harrowing lapses

Preventing Surgical-Site Infections; Drugs Go Head to Head for Ischemic Stroke

Also in TTHealthWatch: managing obesity in children and adolescents

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Cannabis Use Tied to Increased Risk of Severe COVID

Hospitalization risk 80% higher versus nonusers

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Choosing a Primary Care Specialty Should Be Lauded, Not Discouraged

Showing skepticism about this career choice won't solve our physician shortage

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AI Just Permanently Changed My Medical Practice 鈥� for the Better

An app helped free up my time by assisting with medical charting in a big way

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