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Hospital-Based Medicine

News, opinions and meeting coverage in hospital-based medicine.

A young boy wearing a protective mask lies in a hospital bed looking out the window.

Is Delta Also More Severe in Kids?

Data are in short supply, but hard-hit children's hospitals are sounding alarms

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Here Are This Year's Top Nursing Schools

The latest rankings from U.S. News & World Report

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UNMC Mourns Surgeon Killed in Plane Crash

James Edney, former chief of the division of surgical oncology, was piloting the small aircraft

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Roche, Abbott COVID Antigen Tests Just So-So in Real-World Data

"Unsatisfactory" for screening asymptomatic people, say German lab professionals

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For So Long, I Put Up With the Abuse

The poor treatment of nurses by patients and hospitals needs to change

Illustrated COVID-19 viruses overlay a photo of Peter McCullough, MD

Lawsuit: Doc Using Old Baylor Affiliation While Dishing COVID Vax Falsehoods

Baylor Scott & White Health says Peter McCullough, MD, used former title during media interviews

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Here Are This Year's Top 10 Medical Schools

The latest rankings from U.S. News & World Report

20 mL and 10 mL vials of Milrinone VS a 2000 mL bag of Dobutamine

Inotrope Showdown Leaves No Winner in Cardiogenic Shock

Long-awaited head-to-head comparison of milrinone and dobutamine

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Nurse Rehabilitation Programs: Why Is Enrollment So Low?

Some big states' annual new enrollment in confidential rehab dips to single digits

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Lawyers Advertise to Nurses: Think Twice About State Rehab Programs

Attorneys charge that programs can be aggressive, costly, and not in the nurse's favor

A patient鈥檚 eye view of a surgeon in the operating room holding a $1 bill in tweezers.

Higher Prices, No Difference in Resource Use at NCI Cancer Centers

Negotiated facility prices, not surgeon costs, appeared to drive the differences

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Two Ulcerative Colitis Biologics: Same Clinical Difference?

One may have additional clinical benefits, post-hoc analysis suggested

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AMA, Physician Groups Slam VA's Planned Standards of Practice Changes

Lack of transparency criticized

A young female nurse writes notes during a home visit to her mature male patient, both are wearing protective masks.

Bring House Calls Into the 21st Century

The pandemic highlighted the benefits of home health services for a range of patient populations

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NewYork-Presbyterian Sued for Allegedly Ignoring Child Sexual Abuse

Former patient says anorexia specialist Joseph Silverman abused her when she was 11

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Urine Tests Before Surgery Blasted as Mostly Unnecessary

Abundance of caution is way overdone, researchers suggest

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Naloxone Rebound Akathisia: It Could Turn on You

The rise in opioid overdoses warrants a review of the symptoms of akathisia

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Join Me in the Fight Against COVID-19 Misinformation

Do the right thing for society

FDA APPROVED casirivimab and imdevimab (REGEN-COV) over a computer rendering of COVID-19 viruses in aerosol & a masked person

Monoclonal Antibody Cocktail Authorized for Post-COVID Exposure

REGEN-COV becomes first monoclonal antibody treatment with EUA following exposure alone

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Driving Patterns Pinpoint Early Alzheimer's Disease

Subtle shifts in on-road behavior suggest GPS-based biomarkers may have merit

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CDC Alarmed: 74% of Cases in Cape Cod Cluster Were Among the Vaxxed

More detail about outbreak in vaccinated people that led to the change in masking, test guidance

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Survey: Look Like a Doc to Be Treated as One

White coats still reign supreme, but that's not the end of the story

COVID-19 UPDATE and Other News over a background of illustrated coronaviruses

Third Dose a Charm in Israel? Door-to-Door 'Goons'; Cervids Catch COVID, Too!

A daily roundup of news on COVID-19 and the rest of medicine

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A Medical Resident's COVID-19 Diary

From getting the virus, to giving out the vaccine

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COVID-19: Persistent Cognitive Effects, Uptick in Alzheimer's Biomarkers

Findings link cognitive impairment and long-lasting anosmia

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Call in the T-Cell Cavalry to Fight COVID in the Immunocompromised

Preliminary research suggests immunotherapy could play role in protecting vaccine non-responders

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Surgeon Accused of Trying to Blackmail Nurse Practitioner for Sex

North Carolina doctor fired after admitting to accuser's harassment complaints, lawsuit says

INVESTIGATIVE ROUNDUP over an image of two people looking at computer screens.

Epic's AI Fail; Controversial Alzheimer's Marketing; No Good COVID Drugs

This past week in healthcare investigations

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Wide Variability Across Nurse Rehabilitation Programs

Survey shows variability across outcomes, operations, costs, governance

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Is This Rehab Program Helpful or Harmful to Nurses?

Critics question the effectiveness of one state's nurse rehabilitation program for substance use

A male healthcare worker in a blue scrub shirt and wearing a gold medal gives the thumbs up gesture.

Are You an Everyday Olympian?

If you're afraid of being average, don't be

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Shingrix OK'd for Immunocompromised Adults

CDC's vaccine committee currently discussing vaccine for this population, manufacturer says

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Despite Promises, Hospital Contractor Fails to Pay, Providers Say

Healthcare staffing firm accused of skipping payment for 1 month's work at rural Texas hospital

AAIC over a computer rendering of phosphorylation of tau proteins leading to disintegration of microtubuli in a neuron axon

Better Air, Better Brains

Reducing air pollution tied to lower dementia risk, slower cognitive decline

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Triathlete Seeks Help After Repeated Spells of Heart Palpitations

Sports career/training can trigger Afib

A female therapist wearing a protective mask conducts a session with her female patient.

To Prevent Chronic Illness, Start With Mental Health

The two are inextricably linked

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Injecting Cocaine Into Your Spine for Science

Yes, doctors actually did this

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American Hospital Association Joins Others in Support of COVID Vax Mandates

Largest U.S.-based healthcare organization to advocate for these requirements so far

Georgia Hospital Chooses PAs/NPs, Not Physicians, for Daily Rounds

Sound Physicians staffing firm will use APPs at Memorial University Medical Center

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Survey Probes Barriers to Long-Acting Injectable PrEP for MSM

Some factors more important than others for HIV prevention

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