Hospital Medicine

International data show conditions including cirrhosis and alcohol-associated liver disease significantly drive the likelihood of critical illness and death in COVID-19 patients.

Over 3 years, global health threats and national headlines have spurred medical schools to better address social and community-based determinants of health. What comes next?

Experts emphasize the fundamental principles of integrative care, the success seen in treating rare diseases, and how it can be applied to all chronic diseases.

With the popularity of the class skyrocketing, the American Society of Anesthesiologists has released new guidance urging patients to withhold GLP-1 receptor agonist use prior to elective surgeries or procedures based on potential risk of regurgitation and aspiration associated with delayed gastric emptying.

A study from Nepal showed a majority of teaching hospital health providers were accidentally exposed to needles. The group additionally had limited knowledge of their HBV vaccination status.

The American Indian and Alaska Native population show the largest increase in median state ratios, rising from 14 - 49.2, while the Black population consistently had the highest median state ratios, increasing from 26.7 - 55.4.

The analysis of 2021 data show lung cancer screening rates increased 8.4% since 2019 to 21.2%.

Among other associations, those in educational attainment, employment status, mental health, and pain episode frequency and severity highlight the need for comprehensive care that considers the psychological well-being of individuals with SCD.

Investigators explain understanding these disparities is crucial for developing targeted interventions to improve screening rates and reduce health inequities.

Among more than 80,000 older adults with T2D and established CVD, those in the highest quartile of out-of-pocket costs were less likely to initiate a GLP-1 R or SGLT2 inhibitor.

With a high rate of lost patients, effective treatment is compromised regardless of the success rendered by unattended portable sleep studies, investigators explain.

Late-breaking data validates the FDA clearance of Cytovale's IntelliSep test, demonstrating its potential to aid in the early detection of sepsis in US emergency departments, with the aim of improving patient outcomes.

An analysis of over 300,000 Medicare admissions showed no clinically important differences regarding mortality, readmission, length of stay, and healthcare spending between the two groups.

Late-breaking data from ATS 2023 show new positive evidence of the innovative in-vitro diagnostic tool IntelliSep test that measures the viscoelastic properties of leukocytes, showing promising results for rapid sepsis diagnosis in EDs.

Depression is linked with an increased incidence of multiple nonoverlapping physical conditions requiring hospital treatment, including endocrine, musculoskeletal, and vascular diseases.

The study addresses the need for consistent diagnostic practices related to unintentional weight loss in primary care patients as practices vary widely among physicians.

An analysis of 118 infant eyes in India suggests the biosimilar is safe and effective in treating ROP, with about one-third of eyes requiring reinjection at 7 weeks after the first dose.

New research highlights the shared and unique characteristics of sleep and rest-activity rhythm measures among patients with schizophrenia.

A qualitative study shows nurses at an urban, academic emergency department vary on whether behavioral flagging results in safer patient interactions.

Results show race and ethnicity were significant factors in posttransplant outcomes highlighting the need for a multifaceted approach to addressing disparities in organ transplant outcomes.

All but 5% of the state's inpatient beds are within 4 miles of an identified high fire-threat zone, according to new public health analyses.

New data suggest 10 years of consecutive poverty is a greater risk factor for death than dementia, obesity and stroke among Americans.

Black primary care physicians are now represented in more than 40% of US counties. A new study links the growth to improved Black individual health.

Implementing an aerosol box during aerosol-generating medical procedures significantly reduces healthcare practitioner contamination, but also delays the time to successful intubation, which can negatively affect patient outcomes.

A systematic review and meta-analysis found the prevalence of diabetes increases with COVID-19 severity, with diabetes accounting for 9.5% of severe COVID-19 cases and 16.8% of deaths.

Data suggest confirmatory trials conducted for drugs granted accelerated approval by the FDA have taken a median 3.5 years to complete since 2012.

A systematic review and meta-analysis suggested the relative risk per Gy increased for all cardiovascular disease and for the four major subtypes of cardiovascular disease.

A new cohort study suggested the number of days per week taking 8000 steps or more was associated with a decreased risk of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality.

As the US tries to move on from the pandemic, patients with long COVID-19 are fighting to regain normalcy while clinicians improve care plans and researchers search for answers.

Industry payments to cardiologists remained highly prevalent in each year of study, but the research showed significant declines in the total value of payments and payment per cardiologist.