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BMI, age, and sex affect COVID-19 vaccine antibody response
March 5, 2021
Study finds that older and heavier men have lower antibody responses to the Pfizer mRNA vaccine than do younger, leaner, and female recipients.
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JAMA podcast on racism in medicine faces backlash
March 5, 2021
The editor of JAMA and the head of the AMA have joined others in criticizing the episode.
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Happy National Hospitalist Day!
March 4, 2021
On National Hospitalist Day, Thursday, March 4, 2021, SHM invites you to celebrate the hospital medicine community.
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Owning all aspects of patient care: Bridget McGrath, PA-C, FHM
March 4, 2021
Hospitalists are continuously thinking about how to optimize patients to leave their care, says Bridget McGrath, PA-C, FHM.
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Roundtable discussion: The Pluripotent Hospitalist
March 4, 2021
A diverse group of hospitalists will participate in a roundtable discussion in honor of National Hospitalist Day.
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Inpatient telemedicine can help address hospitalist pain points
March 3, 2021
The extent to which telemedicine is able to positively impact patient care will revolve around overcoming barriers.
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Late-window stroke thrombolysis not linked to clot migration
March 3, 2021
This is the first randomized controlled study to assess the effect of thrombolysis on clot migration and accessibility in an extended time window.
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Earlier antibiotic initiation for sepsis did not lead to overuse
March 3, 2021
There was marked acceleration in time-to-antibiotics for sepsis across VA hospitals but it was not associated with rising antibiotic use.
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Study clarifies who gets post–COVID-19 interstitial lung disease
March 3, 2021
A study of post–COVID-19 patients found that the sickest are vulnerable to severe lung disease after discharge, but they respond to steroid therapy.
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A ‘hospitalist plus’: Grace C. Huang, MD
March 2, 2021
Hospital medicine has a way of putting you at the nexus of individual, family, society, government, and planet, says Dr. Grace Huang.