News
Myocarditis tied to COVID-19 shots more common than reported?
August 6, 2021
Myocarditis may develop rapidly in younger people, mostly after the second dose, while pericarditis affects older adults after the first or second dose. Both remain rare, new results show.
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Will the Delta variant peak and then burn out?
August 5, 2021
Some experts are heartened by the recent decrease in COVID-19 cases in the U.K. and India, both hard-hit with the Delta variant.
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Delta variant could drive herd immunity threshold over 80%
August 4, 2021
In addition to driving up case numbers, the Delta variant could also push the threshold to achieve herd immunity higher.
Opinion
Hospitalists and medical malpractice
August 4, 2021
Contrary to the trends for nearly all other physician specialties, the malpractice claims rates of hospitalists are not downtrending.
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Untreatable, drug-resistant fungus found in Texas and Washington, D.C.
August 4, 2021
Because these panresistant infections occurred without any exposure to antifungal drugs, the cases are even more worrisome.
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Increases in new COVID cases among children far outpace vaccinations
August 3, 2021
Almost 8 months into their vaccination odyssey, children aged 16-17 years just passed an important milestone.
Opinion
Never prouder to be a hospitalist
August 3, 2021
Hospital medicine was the ideal specialty to manage the inpatient challenges over the last 18 months.
Opinion
COVID-19: Delta variant is raising the stakes
August 3, 2021
Doctors have a special responsibility to make the case for vaccination – especially now, said Dr. Robert T. London.
News
Mental illness admissions: 18-44 is the age of prevalence
August 2, 2021
Schizophrenia, depression, bipolar, and alcohol use disorders among the top five primary diagnoses for stays in younger adults.
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Hospital disaster preparation confronts COVID
August 2, 2021
“We weren’t able to grasp the scale [of COVID-19] at the outset. It does defy the imagination,” said Dr. Jason Persoff.