Hospital Medicine

Dr. Martin explores the explosion of new consumer technologies and how to close the gap in disparities between data collection and using the data in practice.

Dr. Rindos emphasizes the importance of referring patients to an OBGYN if they're experiencing heavy bleeding or painful cramping.

Abortion is much safer than having a term delivery and actually reduces the patient's chance of death–from a purely scientific perspective, which Aziz said, is the perspective all physicians should hold when they approach difficult situations.

Dr. Rindos discusses the intricacies of diagnosing and treating uterine fibroids, which develop in the majority of women.

Investigators presented the study at the Netherlands Ophthalmological Society Annual Congress, noting a potential cause for this trend could be the heightened cautiousness of surgical teams following the 2 month intermission due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

At 12 months, the mean VA change from baseline was 17.6 for BRVO patients and 18.6 for CRVO patients in the Netherlands.

New research from the UK suggests educational tools for caregivers are in use and beneficial, but none are universally applied.

In the Archway trial, 93.2% of patients preferred treatment with ranibizumab delivered via the PDS compared to only 1.3% of patients who preferred intravitreal injections.

New data suggest race and ethnicity, income, education, rural vs urban residence, and living in a food desert all were independently associated with poor diet quality.

The study popuation had a higher visual acuity at 12 months, despite receiving fewer aflibercept injections.

RBX2660, an investigational microbiota-based live biotherapeutic for the treatment of C difficile, safely and effectively reduced recurrent C diff for 6 months.

With limitations on fidaxomicin at their facility, a hospital looked at vancomycin usage to determine if they needed to align with the new IDSA/SHEA CDI treatment guideline.

Brent Forester, MD, MSc, discusses the confluence of biomarker and disease-targeting therapy in Alzheimer's, and the need to appropriately introduce these tools.

Christian Lillis of the Peggy Lillis Foundation for C. Diff Education & Advocacy discusses the need for greater industry-organization support and drug development.

Presence of chronic liver disease, prior use of gabapentin and being discharged to a long-term hospital or rehabilitation center are among some of the factors associated with a new opioid use disorder diagnosis.

A South Korea in-hospital assessment found that approximately half of all ordered CDI tests did not meet recommendation standards.

Isatuximab in combination with carfilzomib and dexamethasone (Kd) demonstrate the longest median progression free survival (mPFS) on a proteasome inhibitor backbone in multiple myeloma patients who relapsed after a prior therapy, including lenalidomide.

New data suggest prediction of SARS-CoV-2 and bacterial co-infection or superinfection could be provided for hospitalized patients.

A Massachusetts General Hospital investigator explains how the innovative DCD practice addresses both waitlist issues and transplant center's capabilities.

Investigators observed a potential risk between Black individuals with baseline signs of dehydration, SCT and related mortality over 30 years.

Investigators observed no reduction in readmission or mortality in a remote monitoring program with incentives for patients previously hospitalized for HF.

The Massachusetts General Hospital investigator discusses how LVADs and mechanical circulatory supports have altered the national heart donor strategy.

The rate of long-term survival after 10 years in patients surviving the initial hospital stay after OHCA was between 62% and 64%.

Amid major national judicial and legislative deliberation on reproductive health care access, the Brigham and Women's and Harvard University expert joins to discuss the clinical matters of abortion.

Expert gynecologist Dr. Deborah Bartz addresses the clinical implications of an abortion ban if Roe v. Wade is overturned.

Investigators suggested future research was needed to identify elements of learning environments that contribute to burnout among sexual minority students.

The completion of this study concluded the planned clinical development program for nasal nalmefene and the company expects to file a New Drug Application in the second half of 2022.

Investigators suggested that the practice of insurance redlining could be manifesting itself via ACA health exchanges.

This episode features a conversation with Dr. Amelle Shillington and Jacob and Ashley Wiley after Shillington diagnosed the extremely rare genetic disease that's afflicted Aislynn Wiley, and only 69 other documented cases worldwide.