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Lung POCUS: The Hospitalist’s New Stethoscope
July 31, 2025
In the time it takes to order, perform, and upload a stat chest X-ray, a skilled clinician with an ultrasound probe can diagnose an early pneumothorax, confirm pulmonary edema, or eyeball a...
CAN Framework: Leadership Essentials for Early Career Hospitalists
July 31, 2025
Hospital medicine leaders drive change, inspire teams, and shape the future of medicine. Early career hospitalists—those out of residency for five years or less—often face unique challenges in...
SHM’s Leadership Academy Turns 20: Leaders Reflect on Its Impact and Evolution
July 16, 2025
Dr. Howell Early in his career, Eric Howell, MD, MHM—now the chief executive officer of the Society of Hospital Medicine—was a “prototypical hospitalist,” as he put it. He was young, and...
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SIG Spotlight: Perioperative/Co-Management
July 31, 2025
Every SHM special interest group (SIG) is focused on the future, but not every initiative is seeing the kind of growth trend lines of the society’s Perioperative/Co-Management SIG. Dr....
Chapter Spotlight: Maine
July 31, 2025
When you know, you know—and Taylor Roberts, MD, knows the value of an SHM chapter. So after a few trips to SHM Converge during her residency in Dallas, she knew when she moved to Maine two years...
The Care and Feeding of Your Nocturnist: A Field Guide for Diurnals
August 12, 2025
By Someone Who Regrets Writing This at 3:12 a.m. It is a curious feature of modern medical ecosystems that diurnal creatures—those brisk, tie-wearing types or business casual disciples of...
Charting a Legacy: The Origins of the SHM Leadership Academy
August 12, 2025
The Genesis of a Vision The SHM Leadership Academy may be celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, but the origin story began much earlier. The narrative is not just one of organizational growth,...
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Elevation in White Blood Cell Count After Corticosteroid Use in Noninfected Hospitalized Patients
The objective of this study published in the Journal of Hospital Medicine is to measure the increase in white blood cell count after corticosteroid administration in hospitalized patients without malignancy, infection, or immune dysfunction.
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