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Heart Disease Rates Have Dropped but Vary Widely by Region
March 31, 2016
(Reuters Health) - Over the last 40 years, heart disease rates have dropped in the U.S.
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Care Teams Work Best When Members Have a Voice
March 30, 2016
I stumbled upon an absolutely brilliant TED talk about how we need to forget about the “pecking order” within workplaces and how we need to focus on team social connectedness as a strategy to enhance teamwork and productivity.1 I found the analogy in the presenter’s talk so incredibly poignant for t
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Study Shows an Increase in Older Americans that Take at Least Five Medications
March 30, 2016
(Reuters Health) - The proportion of older Americans taking at least five medications or supplements went up in a recent study. The increase in people using multiple medications - known as polypharmacy - paralleled an increase in the number of older Americans at risk for major drug interactions,
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Medical Students Receive Grants from Society of Hospital Medicine
March 29, 2016
Philadelphia, PA –The Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM)’s Physician in Training Committee recently announced the 2016 Student Hospitalist Scholar Grant recipients, who earned the scholarship based on their abilities and interest in hospital medicine, prior educational training and dedication to sch
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Research Finds the Main Cause of Inferior Vena Cava Thrombosis
March 29, 2016
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In the absence of a congenital anomaly, the main cause of inferior vena cava (IVC) thrombosis is the presence of an unretrieved IVC filter, researchers report. "Since IVC filter thrombosis is the main etiology for IVC thrombosis, physicians may want to ensure the absol
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Did You Commit to ‘Fight the Resistance’ at HM16?
March 29, 2016
Thanks to everyone who showed their commitment to fighting antibiotic resistance at HM16 in San Diego by signing our “Fight the Resistance” posters at the SHM booth.
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Jerome C. Siy, MD, SFHM Explores Hospital Medicine’s Global Reach
March 29, 2016
Editor’s note: As SHM celebrates the “Year of the Hospitalist,” we’re putting the spotlight on some of our most active members who are making substantial contributions to hospital medicine. You can get involved, too!
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No Mortality Benefit to Cardiac Catheterization in Patients with Stable Ischemic Heart Disease
March 28, 2016
Clinical question: Can cardiac catheterization prolong survival in patients with stable ischemic heart disease? Background: Previous results from the COURAGE trial found no benefit of percutaneous intervention (PCI) as compared to medical therapy on a composite endpoint of death or nonfatal myoca
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Increase in Broad-Spectrum Antibiotics Disproportionate to Rate of Resistant Organisms
March 28, 2016
Clinical question: Have healthcare-associated pneumonia (HCAP) guidelines improved treatment accuracy? Background: Guidelines released in 2005 call for the use of broad-spectrum antibiotics for patients presenting with pneumonia who have had recent healthcare exposure.
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Considering Costs U.S. Hospitals choose Anticoagulant Rivaroxaban Over Warfarin
March 28, 2016
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - U.S. hospitals save money when they use the novel oral anticoagulant rivaroxaban instead of warfarin to treat patients with venous thromboembolism (VTE), a new analysis finds. "These days it's important to consider the cost of new drugs to the health system," Dr.
