Hospital Medicine

A new assessment of payer incentives offered through physician organizations suggest the dominating emphasis of quantity over quality in pay.

Approximately 50% of individuals who commit suicide make a health care visit in the proceeding month.

Joined by 5 experts in the field of burnout, Crisis Point uncovers the ways burnout manifests and the ramifications it has on both personal and professional lives.

In the midst of a national blood crisis, the FDA is funding a study to examine if different questioning can be used to determine the HIV risk of gay or bisexual men who want to donate blood.

New findings from CDC data show three-fourths of all myocarditis cases observed in the first 8 months of COVID-19 vaccination occurred in persons 30 years and younger.

More than 70% of both groups met the primary efficacy outcomes.

Immunomodulators, incomplete vaccination, and non-mRNA vaccination were associated with a higher risk of adverse events for patients with IBD.

New data suggest hospitalized patients experience little difference in all-cause outcomes dependent on the busyness of their attending hospitalist.

Despite attempts climbing since 2008, investigators have observed no significant change in suicidal adults seeking care.

Periprocedural antimicrobial prophylaxis are administered and in some cases continued for extended periods of time while the patient has a surgical drain in place.

Eye screening varied from 31.8% - 73.0%, with lower screening rates at smaller health systems.

From a new heart failure indication to a first-of-its-kind rare disease treatment, here's the most interesting PDUFA dates for the first half of the year.

Investigators examine the impact that 1 or 2 doses of dexamethasone has on morphine consumption and postoperative pain in patients undergoing a total knee arthroplasty.

A study found psychotropic medication use was associated with a higher risk of 1 year all-cause mortality, regardless of self-reported symptoms of anxiety.

Frank Peacock explains how methylnaltrexone can prevent patients with opioid-induced constipation from being hospitalized.

Patients who receive a solid organ transplant and develop CDI are at an increased risk for an acute kidney injury.

Cross-sectional data from the last decade of flu seasons show pregnant women are infrequently vaccinated and at greater risk of severe disease.

Investigators report exposure to fine particulate matter in 2019 exceeded the World Health Organization guideline limit.

New research published in The Journal of Emergency Medicine shows that methylnaltrexone is a great solution to opioid-induced constipation.

New data from the CDC highlights the need to mitigate the potential severity of the influenza season, particularly with COVID-19's substantial impact on care systems.

In a recent clinical trial, Evusheld recipients at increased risk of severe COVID-19 infection saw a 77% reduced risk of developing COVID-19.

The meta-analysis showed a mean improvement of 15.7 ETDRS letters and central retinal thickness of 269.7 μm at 12 months.

Data show the HR of the risk between T2D and T2D rates of developing complications were 1.88 (95% CI, 1.13 - 3.12; P = .02) for any diabetic retinopathy.

The approval of daratumumab and hyaluronidase-fihj plus carfilzomib and dexamethasone is for treatment of adult patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma who have received 1 to 3 prior lines of therapy.

The recombinant vaccine resulted in higher rates of seroprotection in all subjects, particularly those 45 years and older.