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New or existing drugs? Both fuel price inflation
January 12, 2019
Existing drugs, not new drugs, drove much of the inflation in brand-name drug prices.
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Flu season showing signs of decline
January 11, 2019
State and national measures of activity dropped during the first of week of 2019.
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Hospitalist movers and shakers – January 2019
January 10, 2019
Take note of some recent career transitions in the hospital medicine community.
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RE-SPECT ESUS: Dabigatran matched aspirin for second stroke prevention
January 9, 2019
MONTREAL – In an international trial with 5,390 patients, dabigatran proved no better than aspirin for second stroke prevention following ESUS.
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AAN publishes position statement on brain death
January 8, 2019
The association calls for uniform laws and policies regarding brain death, as well as continued research and public education.
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The state of hospital medicine in 2018
January 8, 2019
Slow growth in compensation, more funds for hospital support, but productivity remains flat.
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Appropriate use criteria for imaging in nonvalvular heart disease released
January 7, 2019
The document systematically reviews scenarios intended to reflect real-life situations.
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SHM announces National Hospitalist Day
January 7, 2019
A national day will now recognize the countless contributions of hospitalists to health care.
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New diabetes drugs solidify their cardiovascular and renal benefits
January 7, 2019
CHICAGO – Empagliflozin’s heart failure and renal benefits surprised when reported in 2015. The evidence has grown stronger and broader since.
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Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program may be doing more harm than good
January 4, 2019
Thirty-day postdischarge mortality went up after the program for some, down for others.