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Listen Now: Society of Hospital Medicine’s Student Hospitalists Discuss Future of Specialty
November 13, 2015
Two medical students who participated in SHM's inaugural Student Hospitalist program, Mimi Zander, now a second year student at Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine in New York City, and Frank Zadravecz, a second year student at the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago, share their
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Dementia Most Costly Terminal Disease, Study Says
November 13, 2015
Families may spend almost twice as much caring for dementia patients at the end of life than they might if their loved one suffered from a different disease, a U.S. study suggests. Costs paid by Medicare, the U.S.
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Outpatient Care Costly for Hospitals
November 12, 2015
NEW YORK - Outpatient care may cost more when hospitals own the medical practices or employ the physicians, a U.S.
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Younger Type 2 Diabetics Face Greater Mortality Risks
November 11, 2015
NEW YORK - People with type 2 diabetes are 15 percent more likely to die from any cause and 14 percent more likely to die from a cardiovascular cause than non-diabetics at any given time, according to data from several Swedish registries. The rates are significantly lower than previous estimates.
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Drug Treatment Key to Fewer Hospitalizations for Schizophrenic Patients
November 10, 2015
NEW YORK - Initiation of antipsychotic or antidepressant drug treatment is linked to a reduction in hospitalizations for patients with schizophrenia, according to a new study. "Use of sulpiride, mirtazapine, venlafaxine, and clozapine-aripiprazole and clozapine amisulpride combinations were assoc
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HM16 RIV Abstract Submission Deadline Dec. 1, 2015
November 9, 2015
Seize the opportunity to present your research, innovative ideas, and clinical stories to a national audience at HM16. Visit the submission site for full details. To ensure success, SHM strongly recommends that you complete your submission well ahead of the deadline of Wednesday, Dec.
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Younger AF Patients at Higher Risk of Dementia
November 9, 2015
NEW YORK - Atrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with an increased risk of dementia, especially in younger individuals, according to results from the Rotterdam Study. "When we started this study, we hypothesized that the hazard of atrial fibrillation would be higher with longer exposure, but to
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Risk of Diabetes in Ex-Smokers Decreases
November 6, 2015
While smoking is linked to an increased risk of developing diabetes, this risk appears to drop over the long term once cigarette use stops, a review of evidence suggests. Researchers analyzed data on almost 5.9 million people in 88 previous studies examining the connection between smoking, second
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Beta-Blockers Increase Mortality in Hypertensive Patients
November 5, 2015
NEW YORK - Perioperative beta-blocker use in patients with hypertension is associated with increased cardiovascular complications and mortality after noncardiac surgery, researchers from Denmark report. "The consistency of the findings of increased risks associated with beta-blockers across numer
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New Medicare Rule Will Reimburse Physicians for Advance Care Planning
November 5, 2015
Hospitalists care for patients with the most serious, chronic, and complex illnesses. As a result, they are often faced with the daunting task of counseling their patients to help them clearly define their end-of-life wishes.