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Hospital-Based Medicine

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

A female surgeon ties her scrub cap in the operating room.

Gender Bias in the OR Is a Hazard to Patient Safety

Conflict and toxicity can make teams more prone to errors

Illustration of a brain shaped maze.

Drug Overdoses Spike; Shock Therapy Effective; Psychiatrist Charged for 'Pill-Mill'

News and commentary from the psychiatry world

Prime Healthcare Settles Kickback Claims

The California health system will pay over $30 million

IAS over a red AIDS ribbon laying on a world map.

Acceptance of Vaginal Ring and Oral PrEP Increasing in Young African Women

Adherence to these HIV preventive measures should be encouraged

A mature male physician holds a stent between his fingers

Just How Much PCI Has Shifted to Outpatient Settings?

States' data show huge shift

A view of the Milky Way in the night sky from an outdoor hot tub

Naked With Other Doctors

One doctor's profound experience without the white coat -- or any clothes

A photo of Pope Francis

Pope Francis's Diverticular Disease

A look at the pontiff's recent medical condition

IAS over a red AIDS ribbon laying on a world map.

Drug Resistance in People on PrEP Who Acquire HIV

PrEP rollout programs need to check for acute infections before starting therapy, experts advise

A box of ivermectin tablets.

Large Ivermectin Study Retracted

Preprint publisher finds evidence of plagiarism, problems with raw data

A teen boy with braces yawns and stretches while waking up in the morning

Teens Need Later School Start Times

The pandemic has further highlighted the health benefits

A mature man with Bell鈥檚 Palsy smiles on the right side of his face while the left side remains slack.

Two Shots, Two Paralyses After COVID Vaccine

First report of two contralateral Bell's palsy episodes in the same patient

Staffing Contract Disputes Causing Uproar in San Diego

Public healthcare system Palomar Health accused of Brown Act violations by staff and citizens

IAS over a red AIDS ribbon laying on a world map.

Lower Linezolid Doses Effective Against Highly Resistant TB

Multi-arm trial suggests the antibiotic can be reduced in three-drug combo

Vials of Tecentriq (Atezolizumab) and Avastin (bevacizumab) over a computer rendering of the peritoneum.

Drug Combo Promising in Rare Mesothelioma

Small study showed "robust and durable" responses, with "meaningful prolongation of survival"

FDA APPROVED Tacrolimus (Prograf) over a computer rendering of a lung in a metal dish with surgical tools.

FDA Breaks New Ground With Transplant Drug Approval

No prospective trial offered or required

HIV Independently Tied to More Severe COVID-19

WHO analysis also shows higher risk for inhospital mortality

ENDOBREAK centered between 8 illustrated body organs.

Dexcom's CGM Interoperability Expands; Warfarin and Osteoporosis; Maine Bans PFAS

News and commentary from the endocrinology world

The arms of business men raised up in the air holding fans of $100 bills.

Private Equity Is Ruining American Healthcare

Physicians, patients lose when PE takes over; it's time to take medicine back

The legs and feet of a nurse are visible beneath the bottom of the curtain separating patients in a hospital.

Are Patients Spreading SARS-CoV-2 to Their Hospital Roommates?

A new study explores the data and implications

Old metal signage on a wooden door which reads: COMPLAINTS DEPT. ENTER

The Psychological Repercussions of Patient Complaints

We need support from hospital administration

A senior woman talks on her smartphone at home.

Phone Calls Spot Early Alzheimer's

Predictive model identified vocal features of dementia patients from everyday speech

IAS over a red AIDS ribbon laying on a world map.

COVID-19 Lockdown in Uganda Increased Gender-Based Violence

Sexual attacks, HIV exposure, and teen pregnancies all showed upticks, study found

A commemorative coin on a thank you note from Banner Health.

A Literal Token of Thanks for Pandemic Work: That's All?

Anger after Banner Health rewards employees with unbankable coin for enduring the pandemic

A young woman reacts with shock and dismay at what she鈥檚 seeing on her laptop.

A Patient Care App Diagnosed Me With Cancer

No one should receive a serious diagnosis this way -- not even a doctor like myself

A man's hand holding a glass of water.

'Acceptable' Lead in Drinking Water May Still Be Harmful to Patients With CKD

No safe amount of lead in water for those with kidney disease, researchers warn

An illustration a neuroprosthesis implanted over the area of a man鈥檚 sensorimotor cortex.

Brain Implant Translates Neural Signals Into Sentences

Neuroprosthesis decodes input from brain to vocal tract in stroke patient who cannot speak

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

Company Shut Down Robot Mid-Surgery; Infected in Quarantine; Investigating Aduhelm

This past week in healthcare investigations

A young girl sits on her grandmothers lap outdoors, both are smiling.

Medicine Through Abuelita鈥檚 Eyes

Patients are better off when treated with empathy and care

A young male physician in blue scrubs sits on a bed in the dark looking for his pager.

Physicians: Stop Dreading Call

How to banish those negative thoughts and make them positive

A woman in a hospital bed experiencing labor pains during childbirth.

Low-Weight Babies Delivered Early Do Worse in School

Results highlight a need to assess long-term outcomes of obstetric interventions, experts say

Doctors Went Unpaid for a Month of Work

Emergency physicians' $140K invoice languished after bankruptcy, buyout

EAU over a computer rendering of a transparent body with the urinary tract highlighted in yellow.

Which Came First: Low Testosterone Levels or Severe COVID-19?

Italian data suggest a dose-response association

A female professor at a medical college speaks in front of a classroom of students.

Academic Cardiologists Singled Out for Gender Equality Problem

Women still poorly represented, paid in procedural internal medicine specialties

A man with his eyes closed and wearing an oxygen mask lies in a hospital bed in South Africa

Beta Variant May Be Deadlier, South African Hospital Data Suggests

Increases in hospitalizations, deaths in country's second COVID-19 wave

A diverse group of young female campers make heart shapes with their hands under a hand painted WELCOME TO CAMP FELIX sign.

Dear Parents, Kids Need Camp

Providers should talk to parents about summer camp precautions that can keep kids safe and healthy

A young boy with a bandaged head lies in bed next to his sleeping mother.

ADHD Linked to Kids' Traumatic Brain Injury Severity

But overall, children with ADHD were more likely to experience TBI

The vial and packaging for NovoLog (insulin aspart) injection over a Walmart branded background.

Walmart's Low-Price Insulin Is a Band-Aid on a Broken System

Exorbitant drug pricing and inaccessible care require government intervention

A computer rendering of hepatitis B viruses.

Some Liver Transplant Patients Got Hepatitis B From Donors

Injection drug use may be mostly to blame, researcher says

A female nurse in blue scrubs touches a tablet with swirl of healthcare icons floating above it.

The Rise of Non-Traditional Nursing

Is it time to shift your professional focus?

FDA APPROVED finerenone (Kerendia) over a computer rendering of a diseased kidney and a healthy kidney.

Finerenone OK'd for Slowing Kidney Disease in T2D

Drug also indicated for cardiovascular event risk reduction

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