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Hospital-Based Medicine

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

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Dupixent Improves Lung Function in Kids With Uncontrolled Asthma

VOYAGE phase III trial also showed exacerbation reductions

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Op-Ed: Will the Real COVID Experts Please Stand Up?

A core set of principles separate those who make good and bad policy decisions

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Novel Heart Failure Agent Works Best in Sickest Patients

Omecamtiv mecarbil provides benefit to those with low LVEF

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Plavix Beats Aspirin, Brilinta After Stenting

HOST-EXAM and TALOS-AMI studies from South Korea focus on aspects of DAPT

People lined up for covid-19 vaccination outside of Mayor鈥檚 Health Clinic in Chetla, Kolkata India in April 2021.

Indian States Turn to Ivermectin in COVID Crisis

Two states give anti-parasitic preventatively to large swaths of population despite warnings

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Finerenone May Delay AFib Onset in Patients With CKD and Diabetes

Risk of kidney or CV events reduced regardless of atrial fibrillation or atrial flutter history

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COVID Patient 'Lottery' Ensured Scarce Drugs Divided Equitably

System prioritized, deprioritized certain patient groups

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Pacemaker Interference Warning; Religious Fasting and CVD; Toothpick in the Heart

Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine

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Personalized Rehab Helpful in Heart Failure Patients

Trial showed improvements in physical functioning and quality of life compared with usual care

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LAA Occlusion During Surgery Cuts Stroke Risk

Afib patients on antithrombotic therapy saw gains from add-on left atrial appendage occlusion

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The Life Cycle of Emotion in Medicine

Perspectives change throughout a career

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Review ID's Racism During Care of Black Doctor Who Died of COVID

"Lack of empathy, compassion, and awareness of implicit racial bias," external review concludes

N.J. Biotech Seeking Journal Retractions Eases Immediate Demands

Pacira drops motion for preliminary injunction but not its case for retraction

A hospitalized female COVID-19 patient wearing an oxygen mask and pulse oximeter.

Most COVID Patients Landing in Hospitals Aren't Fully Vaccinated

Reports from Cleveland Clinic, other health systems starting to roll in

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Op-Ed: Make America Maskless Again?

ZDoggMD thinks we're reaching the COVID tipping point, here's why

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Droplets vs Aerosols: What's More Important in COVID-19 Spread?

CDC finally acknowledged aerosol transmission, but contribution to case counts remains unclear

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Implanted Sensor Translates Brain Signals Into Text

Brain-computer interface decodes handwriting movements from neural activity

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Bloated Notes Are a Time Suck

Why do we do it to ourselves?

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Harassment Charges Fly at LSU Medical School

Women say leadership fostered a culture of harassment, discrimination, retaliation

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Nasal Vaccines for COVID-19?

Some argue intranasal vaccines, still in early trials, may be better at blocking transmission

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Indian Variant a Global Risk; Good News on U.S. Cases; Baylor Expert Gets Threats

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

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First COVID Treatment Ads Hit the Airwaves

Regeneron hoping patients ask their doctors about monoclonal antibodies

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Op-Ed: Don't Overdose on COVID Optimism

As the pandemic drags on, we can all take a cue from this Vietnam-era admiral's "paradox"

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COVID Vax & Myocarditis; Ejection Fractions on EKG; Southerners Still Unwell

Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine

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Toxic Cardiology Culture Pervasive Worldwide, ACC Survey Finds

No group was immune to hostile work conditions, but women and young doctors got the worst of it

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Blood Thinners Continue at End of Life, Despite Risks

No clear guideline for stopping anticoagulants in patients with advanced dementia

Post-Vax Adverse Events; Blood Groups and Disease: It's TTHealthWatch!

Also this week: nanoparticle vaccine for COVID and dexamethasone for surgical site infections

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Physicians: Heal Yourself First

Treat yourself like you treat your patients

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Defining Alzheimer's: Should Cognitively Unimpaired People Be Included?

A definition that works for research is not right for the clinic, experts argue

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The Death of One Little Girl Helped Millions

A case more than 35 years ago has spurred discoveries ever since

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Screaming Patient, No Restraints

The empathy idea in emergency psychiatry

People wearing protective masks are lined up outside of Krishnaraja Hospital in Mysore of Karnataka state in India.

Op-Ed: Death Is the New Normal in India

The COVID crisis in my country has been a long time coming

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Ohio Surgeon Pens His Own Hilarious Obit

Thomas Flanigan wrote his own "shocking and unexpected, yet fabulous, exit"

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Tracking the Evolution of SARS-CoV-2

What do scientists know about its behavior, and how does that help predict what comes next?

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Docs React to Medical Stand-Up Comedy

See if you find their bits funny

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Private Practices' Share of U.S. Medicine Continues to Shrink

AMA survey: Majority of physicians work in nonphysician-owned practice settings

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Neurosurgeon Settles Kickback, Unnecessary Spine Surgery Charges

Allegedly performed unnecessary procedures with spine devices, got kickbacks from Medtronic

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Patient Awake for 13 Minutes of Surgery

Paralytic initiated, but sevoflurane never turned on

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After Friend's Death, Physician Rallies Support for India's COVID Crisis

Ash Tewari, who had COVID himself last year, tapped into his network to send supplies to Mumbai

A pregnant woman gets ready to take notes during a telehealth visit with her physician.

Op-Ed: Prenatal Care Needs a Redesign

Let's take this opportunity to create an evidenced-based and patient-centered approach

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