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Hospital-Based Medicine

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A photo of Steven Weiss, MD, and his book: Carnage in America: COVID-19, Racial Injustice, and the Demise of Donald Trump

<乌鸦传媒>Mayo Physician Fired Over COVID Book

"I'm still in shock I was terminated for this"

A computer rendering of the release of cytokines.

<乌鸦传媒>Two Inflammatory Proteins Linked With Slower Cognitive Decline

Surprise finding ties plasma cytokine levels with Alzheimer's biomarkers and cognition

<乌鸦传媒>Houston Methodist Ousts Over 150 Workers for Refusing COVID Vax

Employees either resigned or were terminated, in line with the system's vaccine policy

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

<乌鸦传媒>Subsys Doc Gets 5 Years; Docs Take Billions From Device Makers; Child Abuse Law

This past week in healthcare investigations

An empty examination room in a doctor鈥檚 office.

<乌鸦传媒>Do We Still Need Office Visits?

It's time to look beyond our traditional modes of care delivery

<乌鸦传媒>Hospital Slapped With Lawsuit Over Horrifying Attack on Resident

"Dr. A" was repeatedly stabbed with a lunch tray metal knife and pen as nurses hid in fear

A computer rendering of neurons and a damaged myelin sheath

<乌鸦传媒>Unusual Variant of Guillain-Barre虂 Syndrome Linked to COVID Vaccines

Experts call for relationship between adenovirus vector vaccines and GBS to be studied

A photo of Marshall Allen and his book, Never Pay the First Bill

<乌鸦传媒>Q&A: How Patients Can Get Wise to Bad Billing Practices

Marshall Allen discusses how patients and providers can fight back against medical overbilling

A photo of a bottle of levothyroxine.

<乌鸦传媒>Levothyroxine Overused for Less Severe Hypothyroidism

Few new prescriptions were for patients with overt hypothryoidism, researchers found

A still of surgeon Jess Ting, MD, meeting with a patient from the documentary 鈥淏orn to Be鈥�

<乌鸦传媒>Gender-Affirming Surgical Fellowships Gaining Steam in the U.S.

Since 2017, number of programs offering multidisciplinary training has grown from one to eight

ENDOBREAK centered between 8 illustrated body organs.

<乌鸦传媒>Best Pediatric Endocrinology Hospitals; Standards of Diabetes Care Updated

News and commentary from the endocrinology world

A photo of Blair Peters, MD

<乌鸦传媒>The Long Overdue Rise of Gender-Affirming Care

Medicine is finally starting to catch up with the times, but there's a long way to go

A low angle view of a senior woman holding her bandaged wrist.

<乌鸦传媒>Does Grandma Need Surgery for That Broken Wrist?

Randomized trial findings should help in decision-making

<乌鸦传媒>Is Old Vaccine Technology the Key to Hesitancy?

Experts weigh whether Novavax's protein subunit strategy can convince some COVID vaccine holdouts

The YouTube thumbnail with Mikhail Varshavski, DO, Anthony Fauci, MD, and the words THE FAUCI INTERVIEW

<乌鸦传媒>Face-to-Face With Fauci

YouTube star "Dr. Mike" sits down with Anthony Fauci, MD

Photos of Victor Nizet, MD, and his son Oliver receiving the COVID-19 vaccine.

<乌鸦传媒>Why We Volunteered in COVID Vaccine Trials

A father and son's perspectives

A computer rendering of a transparent body with the esophagus highlighted in red

<乌鸦传媒>Obesity Ups Risk of Erosive Esophagitis in Middle-Age Adults

Japanese study researchers note it may also increase risk for GERD

A computer rendering of a man receiving therapeutic hypothermia therapy surrounded by a frosty frame.

<乌鸦传媒>Cooling Strategy After Cardiac Arrest Dealt Another Blow

No improvement over standard care with early treatment of fever, TTM2 group finds

A little girl wearing an oxygen mask and an IV in her arm sits up in a hospital bed.

<乌鸦传媒>Best MIS-C Treatment? Murky Picture Emerges

Large U.S. and international surveillance data series come to conflicting conclusions

A computer rendering of the male reproductive system with a cross section of the prostate which has a tumor.

<乌鸦传媒>What's Guiding Prostate Cancer Care for Gay Men?

Research specific to this group has only scratched the surface

AMA over a grid of doctors faces of various genders and ethnicities.

<乌鸦传媒>AMA Supports Docs Receiving MAT for Substance Use

Organization also embraces physicians with disabilities or illness

An FDA APPROVED seal over a photo of prescription bottles on a shelf

<乌鸦传媒>The FDA Is Failing the American People

The agency's recent decision to approve aducanumab offers more evidence of a broken system

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<乌鸦传媒>Howie Mandel 'Living in a Nightmare' With OCD

Comedian wants to remove the stigma of his illness

A collection of various USMLE Step 3 study guides

<乌鸦传媒>It's Time to End the USMLE Step 3 Exam

It's a redundant and harmful entity on the path of medical education

A night shot of Rady Children鈥檚 Hospital in San Diego, CA

<乌鸦传媒>Rapid Genetic Testing May Have Spared This Baby From Death

Whole-genome sequencing delivered diagnosis in record 13 hours; treated with thiamine

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<乌鸦传媒>Stop Exploiting Suicide For Political Gain

False claims have driven moral panic during the COVID pandemic

Diagram of normothermic regional perfusion of abdominal organs in preparation for transplantation

<乌鸦传媒>ACP: Pump the Brakes on New Organ Procurement Method

Organization says NRP-cDCD may violate dead-donor rule

AMA over a grid of doctors faces of various genders and ethnicities.

<乌鸦传媒>Effort to Strengthen AMA Anti-Discrimination Policy Encounters Resistance

Critics of the draft resolution wonder if it's a "bridge too far"

A close up of a bag of blood hanging on a stand in the ICU with out-of-focus patient and nurse in the background

<乌鸦传媒>Several Factors Contribute to GI Bleeding Mortality Risk

Patients hospitalized due to GI bleeding less likely to die from it, French researchers found

SLEEP over a conceptual image of dreaming: a woman in a bed floating in the clouds with birds.

<乌鸦传媒>Sleep Disorders Tied to Dementia in Patients With TBI

Study evaluates outcomes by sex, independently of other dementia risks

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<乌鸦传媒>Early Vax Myocarditis Data; Novel RAAS Inhibitor; Star Athletes Collapse Mid-Game

Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine

A photo of the Inspire rPAP device on an infant

<乌鸦传媒>New Respiratory Support Paradigm for Extreme Preemies?

CORSAD trial points that way

AMA over a grid of doctors faces of various genders and ethnicities.

<乌鸦传媒>Medical Residents Need Better Working Conditions, AMA Delegates Say

More access needed to healthy food, child care

ASMBS over a photo of surgeons performing laparoscopic surgery

<乌鸦传媒>What Leads to Patients With Diabetes Relapsing After Bariatric Surgery?

Risk factors included longer diabetes duration, higher preop HbA1c in Swedish study

ASMBS over a photo of surgeons performing laparoscopic surgery

<乌鸦传媒>Nearly a Five-Fold Difference Between States in Use of Bariatric Surgery

Weight loss procedure underutilized in areas with highest obesity prevalence

SLEEP over a conceptual image of dreaming: a woman in a bed floating in the clouds with birds.

<乌鸦传媒>Sleep Study Data Predict Brain Age

AI model uses EEG signals recorded during sleep studies

ASMBS over a photo of surgeons performing laparoscopic surgery

<乌鸦传媒>Patients with Class I Obesity Still Benefit from Weight-Loss Surgery

It may be time to update NIH-established indications for bariatric surgery, experts say

Layers upon layers of yellow sticky notes pasted on a wall

<乌鸦传媒>The Case of the Yellow Sticky Note

This simple office supply was a clue to doctor's problems at work

SLEEP over a conceptual image of dreaming: a woman in a bed floating in the clouds with birds.

<乌鸦传媒>Trouble Falling Asleep Predicts Later Cognitive Impairment

Depression and vascular disease may play roles

A photo of Paul Offit receiving a covid-19 vaccination.

<乌鸦传媒>Experts Confident About COVID Vaccines' Long-Term Safety

"I know of no precedent of a long-term effect that comes up 5 or 10 years later," expert says

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