News
AHA: Statins associated with high degree of safety
December 10, 2018
Rumors of statins’ adverse side effects are greatly exaggerated.
News
Acute stroke thrombolysis worked safely despite GI bleed or malignancy
December 7, 2018
CHICAGO – Current guidelines contraindicate acute stroke thrombolysis in patients with GI bleed or malignancy, but a new analysis suggests it’s safe.
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All patients with VTE have a high risk of recurrence
November 20, 2018
Researchers suggest rethinking categorization of patients with incident venous thromboembolism.
Opinion
Dialysis decision in elderly needs to factor in comorbidities
November 13, 2018
Palliative care specialist advises avoiding age cutoffs, considering harms of dialysis.
News
Apixaban is safest effective DOAC for stroke prevention in Afib, per AHRQ report
November 10, 2018
The agency found the lowest bleeding risk with apixaban, but cites lack of head-to-head trials as a limitation in evaluating DOACs.
News
Quick Byte: Palliative care
November 5, 2018
Palliative care runs counter to the dominant culture in U.S. hospitals.
News
Palliative care update highlights role of nonspecialists
October 31, 2018
The latest guideline revision aims to establish a foundation for “gold-standard” palliative care.
News
Antipsychotic drugs failed to shorten ICU delirium
October 26, 2018
The mechanisms of brain dysfunction targeted by antipsychotics may not play a major role in delirium.
News
Hospital medicine and palliative care: Wearing both hats
October 23, 2018
The opportunity to marry hospital medicine and palliative medicine was a natural fit for Dr. Barbara Egan.
News
Paradigm shifts in palliative care
October 12, 2018
Hospitalists must be more keenly tuned in than ever to patients' precise needs.