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Demeaning patient behavior takes emotional toll on physicians
October 28, 2019
Deciding how or whether to respond was often dictated by the level of support from colleagues, a professional responsibility to peers.
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Readmission for COPD exacerbation upped in-hospital mortality risk
October 25, 2019
NEW ORLEANS – Reduction of readmission rates has potential to improve health and economic outcomes, according to researchers.
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Opioids, benzodiazepines carry greater risk of COPD-related hospitalization
October 25, 2019
The risk of hospitalization because of respiratory events for patients with COPD was especially high when opioid and benzodiazepine medications were combined.
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PHM 19: PREP yourself for the PHM boards
October 24, 2019
In November 2019, many pediatric hospitalists will be taking subspecialty pediatric hospital medicine boards for the very first time.
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NAM offers recommendations to fight clinician burnout
October 24, 2019
A National Academy of Medicine report provides a roadmap for both broad and targeted efforts to address clinician burnout.
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Opinion
Climate change, health systems, and hospital medicine
October 24, 2019
Carbon neutrality is achievable in the health care sector, but time is of the essence.
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New test edges closer to rapid, accurate ID of active TB
October 23, 2019
The blood-based triage test, which relies upon four host proteins and one TB antigen, is another step closer toward standards proposed by the WHO.
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The growing NP and PA workforce in hospital medicine
October 23, 2019
There have been marked increases in the number of NPs and PAs performing “nontraditional” services.
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Vitamin C–based regimens in sepsis plausible, need more data, expert says
October 22, 2019
NEW ORLEANS – Results from the randomized, phase 3 VICTAS study, anticipated in the coming months, may shed light on the clinical role of this adjunctive strategy.
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CDC: Don’t vape, especially THC
October 22, 2019
The cause of e-cigarette, or vaping, product use–associated lung injury (EVALI) is unknown, but a Utah study found a link to THC-containing products.
