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Hospital-Based Medicine

<乌鸦传媒 class='mpt-top_cat_title_description'>News, opinions and meeting coverage in hospital-based medicine.

A photo of medical students attending a lecture on ultrasound techniques.

<乌鸦传媒>Medical Students Are Learning to Treat Others, but Who Is Caring for Them?

A call to normalize self-care in medicine

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<乌鸦传媒>DOJ Charges Dozens of Doctors, NPs in $2.7 Billion Healthcare Fraud Crackdown

76 medical professionals among the nearly 200 charged

Morning Break over illustration of a syringe, Covid virus, and DNA helix over a photo of green vegetation.

<乌鸦传媒>Sen. Durbin's Surgery; Dangerous Bacteria on Apple Watches? Princess Anne Discharged

Health news and commentary gathered by 乌鸦传媒 staff

MedAI Roundup over a computer rendering of a brain-shaped microprocessor.

<乌鸦传媒>ChatGPT Nails Oncology Exam; Amazon's ChatGPT Competitor; AI in Rural Health

A monthly roundup of healthcare-focused AI news and research

<乌鸦传媒>The Promise of Bacteriophage Therapy to Fight Drug-Resistant Superbugs

A conversation on living with cystic fibrosis and the threat of antimicrobial resistance

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<乌鸦传媒>SCOTUS Allows Emergency Abortions to Continue in Idaho, for Now

Case will go back down to the lower courts for further adjudication

A photo of nurses attending to a premature infant in the neonatal ICU.

<乌鸦传媒>Are Higher Initial Oxygen Concentrations Better for Very Preterm Infants?

Yes, meta-analysis suggests, but the findings need to be confirmed in larger studies

A photo of a Care Home Delivery Technician getting his blood pressure checked at Augusta Health in Fishersville, Virginia.

<乌鸦传媒>Report: Healthcare Needs to Diversify Workforce to Get Rid of Racial Inequalities

"Inequities are baked into our healthcare system," says one expert

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

<乌鸦传媒>Surgeon Ousted for Speaking Up; Steward Corruption in Malta? Misleading Clinic Names

This past week in healthcare investigations

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<乌鸦传媒>A Multivitamin a Day Won't Keep Death Away

Long-term, daily use not associated with diminished mortality risk in large observational study

A photo of lungs lying in a stainless dish prior to transplantation.

<乌鸦传媒>Lung Transplant Graft Outcomes Relate Back to Donor Care Setting

Longer graft survival reported for lungs from hospital-based units

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<乌鸦传媒>In-Hospital Continuous Glucose Monitoring Can't Budge T2D Control

Randomized trial failed to get anywhere near tight glucose control

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<乌鸦传媒>The Power of 'Enough-ness' in Medicine

How the principles of "Dayenu" apply in everyday practice

A photo of a man sitting in front of a computer monitor which is displaying the message: SYSTEM HACKED

<乌鸦传媒>U.S. Hospitals Prone to Cyberattacks Like the One at Ascension, Experts Say

Clinicians describe harrowing lapses

<乌鸦传媒>Preventing Surgical-Site Infections; Drugs Go Head to Head for Ischemic Stroke

Also in TTHealthWatch: managing obesity in children and adolescents

A photo of a mature woman with her COVID mask beneath her chin smoking a cigarette outdoors.

<乌鸦传媒>Cannabis Use Tied to Increased Risk of Severe COVID

Hospitalization risk 80% higher versus nonusers

A photo of a female physician holding out a stethoscope.

<乌鸦传媒>Choosing a Primary Care Specialty Should Be Lauded, Not Discouraged

Showing skepticism about this career choice won't solve our physician shortage

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<乌鸦传媒>AI Just Permanently Changed My Medical Practice 鈥� for the Better

An app helped free up my time by assisting with medical charting in a big way

A photo of nurses protesting outside Providence Milwaukie Hospital in Milwaukie, Oregon

<乌鸦传媒>Nurses in Oregon Take to the Picket Lines to Demand Better Staffing, Higher Pay

Thousands spent second day striking

A photo of surgeons performing cataract surgery.

<乌鸦传媒>Antibiotics May Not Be Necessary to Prevent Endophthalmitis After Cataract Surgery

Infections were extremely rare when surgeons relied only on low-strength povidone iodine

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<乌鸦传媒>Texas Doc Accused of Illegally Accessing Child Health Records

Eithan Haim, MD, reportedly outed hospital for continuing gender-affirming care program

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<乌鸦传媒>Drug Shortages Keep Growing. Older, Injectable Agents Are Among the Most Vulnerable.

A Q&A with Erin Fox, PharmD, MHA, on the record-breaking shortages

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<乌鸦传媒>CMS Star Ratings Unreliable for Surgical Quality?

Higher ratings tied to better surgical outcomes, but variability was high even within star groups

<乌鸦传媒>Treating the Trauma of Bullet-Related Injuries

"Retained bullets are one of the most malignant forms," of bullet-related injury, says LJ Punch

A photo of Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center in Medford, Oregon.

<乌鸦传媒>Nurse Charged With Stealing Fentanyl, Replacing IV Drips With Tap Water

Many of the patients developed serious infections, and 16 died

<乌鸦传媒>Health System Eliminates Noncompetes for Primary Care Physicians

Policy change follows new rules from state and federal players

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<乌鸦传媒>Funding Instability Plagues Program That Brings Docs to Underserved Areas

Unlike funds for Medicare graduate medical education, funding must be appropriated by Congress

<乌鸦传媒>Train Eyes So Myopia Doesn't Get Worse? Nurse Intervention for BP Post-Stroke

Also in TTHealthWatch: cancers subsequent to CAR-T therapy

A photo of a vital signs monitor and a nurse tending to a patient in the ICU.

<乌鸦传媒>SGLT2 Inhibitor No Help for ICU Patients With Acute Organ Dysfunction

Secondary findings of trial only suggest a potential benefit in kidney protection

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<乌鸦传媒>Inside the Struggle to Improve Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Academic Medicine

DEI leaders need more tools and authority, qualitative study suggests

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<乌鸦传媒>PPI Prevents Upper GI Bleeds During Intubation, With No Effect on Mortality

But expert still suggests the approach may not be appropriate for the most severely ill

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<乌鸦传媒>AMA's House of Delegates Says Yes to Drug Decriminalization

"We need to move to something different ... something that actually works," one member said

AMA over photo of the interior of Hyatt Regency Chicago in Chicago, IL

<乌鸦传媒>AMA Recommends USMLE Step 3 Transition to Pass/Fail

Members also tussled over whether to leverage unmatched physician graduates to fight shortages

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<乌鸦传媒>Hospital Stops PAs From Performing Invasive Procedures

Move follows a pause of its open heart surgery program after immediate jeopardy citation

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<乌鸦传媒>Prolonged Beta-Lactam Dosing Boosts Survival in Sepsis, Septic Shock

Trial and meta-analysis add strength to weak guidelines

Morning Break over illustration of a syringe, Covid virus, and DNA helix over a photo of green vegetation.

<乌鸦传媒>Oprah Hospitalized; Senator in Car Crash; Oldest American Man Dies

Health news and commentary gathered by 乌鸦传媒 staff

A photo of the controls of a bronchoscope in a purple rubber gloved hand.

<乌鸦传媒>Repeat Anesthesia in Kids With Cystic Fibrosis Didn't Lead to Neurobehavioral Harms

Repeated BAL-directed therapy with general anesthesia at young ages safer than once believed?

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<乌鸦传媒>Google Translate, ChatGPT Good Enough for Translating Kids' Discharge Instructions?

Online tools performed as well as professionals in two languages, but not in a third

A night shot of Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts.

<乌鸦传媒>After Delay, U.S. News Sets Tentative Timing for Med School Rankings Release

This year's rankings were delayed for a second year in a row

A computer rendering of a surgical robot.

<乌鸦传媒>Are We Ready for AI-Assisted Surgery?

Some may be reluctant to let this technology into the training and treatment settings

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