Hospital Medicine

A study of more than 355,000 veterans found that heart failure, with and without symptoms, was associated with increased postoperative mortality rates.

Released the day following President Trump's address, results of a study from investigators at UCSF highlight issues in care of patients with chronic kidney disease.

More than 40% of patients with coronary artery disease-associated sudden cardiac death had scarring associated with silent myocardial infarction at autopsy.

A recent study estimated that 292,000 adult cases of cardiac arrest occur in US hospitals annually.

A recent study found that depression among caregivers was associated with a 73% increased risk of emergency department visits in patients with dementia.

A recent study has found that microvascular disease anywhere in the body is independently associated with a higher risk of lower limb amputation.

A recent study examining a cohort from the Hong Kong FAMILY cohort and NESARC found that quitting alcohol was comparable to quitting smoking in related quality of life improvements.

A recent study found that men are still more likely to be associated with medicine and surgery while women were more likely to be associated with family and family medicine.

An assessment of programs designed to increase patient physical activity found additional benefits for patients' long-term health outcomes.

Starting July 17, the team at MD Mag will be hosting an hour-long conversation on the site’s host Twitter account with a guest expert from the field of healthcare.

There is currently no metric depicting the scope of health equity in the US, as common healthcare status metrics—morbidity and mortality—may not equate to a perfect representation of general population health.

A recent study found that initiation of dialysis was associated with a decline in functional status and a rise in caregiver burden.

A recent study examined the relationship between different types of infection and incidence of stroke.

Eli Lilly Co. and Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc. announced that empagliflozin (Jardiance) has received a Fast Track designation from the FDA.

A recent study found that an additional 2 hours per day of TV viewing time is linked to a 50% increase in a person's risk of cardiovascular events and death.

Analysis of the SURTAVI clinical trial revealed that TAVR and SAVR are both safe for patients with a CABG history.

Survey of 3000 found that more than half of all respondents wish they knew more about heart failure but just 1 in 5 were likely to speak with their doctor out of fear of diagnosis or cost.

A recent study from investigators at Michigan State University found that vitamin D supplementation was not associated with reduced risk of major cardiovascular events.

A survey of nurses at an academic medical center found that 49% averaged less than 7 hours of sleep per night, compared to the national figure of 28%.

A decision for icosapent ethyl's sNDA is not expected to come from the FDA until September, but excitement surrounding the drug is at all-time high.

Investigators found that expansion states had a median of 4.3 fewer deaths per 100,000 residents than nonexpansion states.

FDA has approved an sNDA for caftolozane/tezobactam for treatment of nosocomial pneumonia.

A study presented at ASCO 2019 examined the differences between hospitalization cost and length of stay among pancreatic cancer patients based on location of the disease.

SurgicalAR will allow surgeons to see beyond the limits of human sight during invasive procedures.

Preston Klassen, MD, head of research and development at Arena Pharmaceuticals, discusses a post hoc analysis of biomarkers and clinical outcomes in patients with ulcerative colitis receving etrasimod.