News
Legalization of cannabis tied to drop in opioid-related ED visits
July 16, 2021
Nearly half of the U.S. population lives in a state that allows recreational cannabis use.
News
Long-term outcome data suggest optimism for MIS-C patients
July 16, 2021
Most inflammatory and cardiac manifestations of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children resolved by 9 months.
News
Disconnect between POLST orders and end-of-life care
July 16, 2021
Do physician orders for life-sustaining treatment correlate with ICU admissions and invasive life-sustaining treatment at the end of life?
News
Early heparin treatment linked to lower COVID-19 mortality
July 15, 2021
Rates of death were significantly lower by almost half in patients who received early heparin than in those who did not.
Opinion
Hospital medicine and the future of smart care
July 15, 2021
How can we apply the lessons learned during the pandemic to propel hospital medicine into the future?
News
Bullying in academic medicine rife, underreported
July 15, 2021
“We found that bullies are commonly men and senior consultants, while more than half of their victims are women,” said Dr. Harriette G.C. Van Spall.
News
Record number of U.S. drug overdoses in 2020
July 14, 2021
The spikes are largely attributed to the rise in the use of fentanyl and other synthetic opioids.
News
State-of-the-art psych unit designed with recovery in mind
July 13, 2021
The new unit is designed both architecturally and clinically to deliver 'trauma-informed' care.
Opinion
“Enough English” to be at risk
July 13, 2021
One way to bypass language barriers is to recognize the value added by hiring and training bilingual health care providers.
News
Children and COVID: New vaccinations drop as the case count rises
July 13, 2021
About a quarter of all 12- to 15-year-olds and 37% of 16- and 17-year-olds have been fully vaccinated.