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Hospital-Based Medicine

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<乌鸦传媒>Tofacitinib May Cut Colectomy Risk in Hospitalized, Severe UC

Small study found that patients appeared to benefit from limited-duration high-intensity therapy

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<乌鸦传媒>Op-Ed: The Day My Patient Called Me the N-Word

Why is there so much silence when it comes to racial issues?

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<乌鸦传媒>Cognitive Clock Predicts Brain Health

Brain age forecasts outcomes better than chronological age

<乌鸦传媒>Bauchner Out as JAMA Editor-in-Chief

AMA launches search for new top editor, led by Otis Brawley

<乌鸦传媒>Houston Methodist Sued Over COVID Vax Mandate

Employees claim policy violates federal law, sue for wrongful discharge

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<乌鸦传媒>Simple Tool Predicts Individual Alzheimer's Risk

Blood and quick cognitive tests boost accuracy to 90%

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<乌鸦传媒>Op-Ed: Can We Stop Shooting the Mentally Ill?

Let's start by improving access to treatment and using alternative models of crisis intervention

An overhead view of a male physician standing in front of a wedge of tightly packed people.

<乌鸦传媒>Op-Ed: Is Physician Behavior Contributing to CDC Skepticism?

Setting an example or second-guessing guidelines?

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<乌鸦传媒>COVID-19 in Diabetes: What Mediates Risk?

Certain clinical factors tied to higher chance of severe infection

A syringe sticking out of a vial of covid-19 vaccine with out of focus people waiting for their shot in the background

<乌鸦传媒>Are Vaccine Advisors More Conflicted Than We Thought?

Rules for advisory committee members' disclosures vary widely

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<乌鸦传媒>Op-Ed: Quit Ignoring Natural COVID Immunity

Antibody testing and proof of prior infection can allow more people to return to normal

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<乌鸦传媒>A Neurologist Faces His Alzheimer's Disease

"I'm in the ring with the tiger," says Daniel Gibbs

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<乌鸦传媒>How to Get Patients to Speak Up When They Experience a Medical Error

Make your hospital or practice a welcoming place to report a problem, expert says

A close up of a physicians white jacket with a name tag that reads: PHYSICIAN ASSOCIATE

<乌鸦传媒>PAs Attempt to Rebrand With a New Name

Years-long process with hopes of boosting profession's relevance and impact

FDA WARNING Obeticholic acid (Ocaliva) over two bottles of Ocaliva over a computer rendering of a liver with cirrhosis.

<乌鸦传媒>FDA Restricts Ocaliva Use in Primary Biliary Cholangitis

Liver failure, need for liver transplant reported in patients with advanced cirrhosis

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<乌鸦传媒>Op-Ed: Who Was Least Wrong About COVID?

ZDoggMD and Marty Makary review their pandemic hits and misses

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<乌鸦传媒>Why CDC Changed Its 'Breakthrough Case' Definition

Will new monitoring tactic miss the "full picture" of COVID infections among the vaccinated?

A man with his face in his hands sits in the center of three chairs in a waiting room

<乌鸦传媒>Three Reasons Your Patients Are Unhappy

How to practice on a human level

<乌鸦传媒>50 Hospitals Get Dubious Ranking on Racial Inclusion

"If you want an illustration of what structural racism is, this is it"

A mature Black male physician shows info on a tablet to his mature Asian female patient who is wearing a headwrap

<乌鸦传媒>Op-Ed: A Door Opens to Transform Cancer Care

Incoming CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure brings hope to the cancer community

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<乌鸦传媒>Low Testosterone Could Be Bad News in COVID-19

In small study, men with low levels were more likely to have severe illness

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<乌鸦传媒>Family Alleges Profit Motives Played Role in 3-Year-Old's Death

Parents charge care delays for child with hydrocephalus were tied to arrangements for star doctor

<乌鸦传媒>Breast Cancer Screening During COVID Reveals Inequities

Vinay Prasad, MD, MPH, discusses new findings and his takeaway

A sad little boy with his face to a wall

<乌鸦传媒>Op-Ed: Love Can Conquer Trauma

My wife helped me heal old mental wounds

A baby cries over the shoulder of his mother who is talking to an out of focus female physician

<乌鸦传媒>Neonatal Seizures: When Should Treatment Stop?

Study follows infants with acute seizures to track neurodevelopment

<乌鸦传媒>Microbiome Therapies for Recurrent C. Diff Advance

Clinical trial success for two proprietary bacteria mixtures

A male physcian at the bedside of his male patient uses virtual reality to look at MRI images of his brain.

<乌鸦传媒>Evaluating Tech for Clinical Use

What factors should you consider?

A stern looking mature male physician making the stop gesture with his right hand

<乌鸦传媒>Op-Ed: Down With the Gatekeepers of Medicine

Educators should be mentors, rather than weeding out those they deem unfit

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<乌鸦传媒>These Risk Factors Can Make Severe Pancreatitis Worse

Not surprisingly, clinical outcomes also suffered

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<乌鸦传媒>Op-Ed: Let the Olympic Games Be Canceled

Amid continued crisis, now is not the time for celebrating athletic achievement

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<乌鸦传媒>Nurses Union Blasts 'Dangerous' CDC Mask Guidance

NNU charges CDC used unreliable data and disregarded variant threat, low vaccination rates

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<乌鸦传媒>After 6 Months in Space, Eyes and Brain Show Changes

But it's likely these alterations are uncoupled from each other

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<乌鸦传媒>Poorly Controlled Sleep Apnea Tied to More COVID-19 Infections

As adherence to PAP increased, infection rates fell, researcher says

A YouTube video thumbnail with Rohin Francis, MBBS, Jimmy Kimmel and the words: The Patient IS NOT THE PUNCHLINE

<乌鸦传媒>Op-Ed: How Not to Message the Public on COVID Vaccines

A "cringe-inducing" public service announcement with doctors and nurses

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<乌鸦传媒>CPAP May Cut Cardiac Events in Some At-Risk Apnea Patients

Greater pulse rate response tied to greater calculated treatment benefit of CPAP

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<乌鸦传媒>Sudden Hearing Loss Reported After COVID Vaccines

Preliminary report teases apart VAERS data to identify most likely cases

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<乌鸦传媒>Here's Why This Doc Got a Third Vaccine Dose

A transplant surgeon, a heart recipient himself, saw robust antibody response after third dose

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<乌鸦传媒>Breast Cancer and MS: New Data Shed Light on Survival

Study compares breast cancer patients with and without MS

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<乌鸦传媒>Op-Ed: 'Yes, I Am the Surgeon,' She Said

Growing recognition of women as surgeons starts with changes in healthcare systems

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<乌鸦传媒>For Safety, One Biologic a Winner in Psoriasis, Psoriatic Arthritis

Lower hospitalization rates compared with other biologics or small molecule therapies

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