Hospital Medicine News

Medicare Bundled Payment Model Fails to Boost HF Outcomes Medicare's bundled payment model was not associated with changes in process-of-care measures or early outcomes after hospitalization for heart failure, a new study reported.
Medscape Medical News, January 08, 2024
Newborn Recipient of Partial Heart Transplant Doing Well The world's first transplantation of aortic and pulmonary valves into a neonate delivered a good outcome, and the valves showed continued adaptive growth and function.
Medscape Medical News, January 05, 2024
Wegovy, Ozempic Not Linked to Increase in Suicidal Thoughts, US Study Finds A large U.S. study found no evidence that taking Novo Nordisk's Ozempic or Wegovy is tied to an increase in suicidal thoughts, researchers reported on Friday.
Reuters Health Information, January 05, 2024
Mortality Still Significant in High-Risk PE Despite Advances A new study showed continued high rates of in-hospital mortality in patients with high-risk PE, despite advances in treatment and creation of PE response teams.
Medscape Medical News, January 05, 2024

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Circadian BP Shifts Earlier in Children With MS OSA Sleep monitoring data suggested that tracking disturbances could help map blood pressure dysregulation in young patients.
Medscape Medical News, January 03, 2024
Record-breaking Doctors' Strike Piles Pressure on England's Health Service Junior doctors in England started a six-day walkout over pay on Wednesday, the longest strike in the 75-year history of the state-run National Health Service (NHS), which...
Reuters Health Information, January 02, 2024
Explainer-What Other Health Conditions Might Weight-loss Drugs Treat? Novo Nordisk's blockbuster diabetes drug Ozempic and weight-loss therapy Wegovy are being studied to see whether they can improve health in other ways.
Reuters Health Information, January 02, 2024
Window for Post-Stroke Antiplatelet Therapy Can Be Extended Dual antiplatelet therapy initiated up to 72 hours post-stroke cuts the risk for recurrent stroke but comes with increased bleeding risk, new data from the INSPIRES trial showed.
Medscape Medical News, January 02, 2024

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Male Surgeons Linked With Higher Subsequent Healthcare Costs Healthcare costs are significantly higher when surgery is performed by a male surgeon than a female surgeon, data suggested.
Medscape Medical News, January 02, 2024

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New Stroke Prevention: Clopidogrel-Aspirin Within 72 Hours Groundbreaking data published in the NEJM questioned the commonly accepted 24-hour time window for administering dual antiplatelet therapy following a mild ischemic stroke.
Medscape Medical News, January 01, 2024

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To-Go Buprenorphine: A Boon for Opioid Misuse Patients The process of refilling prescriptions post-discharge continues to pose challenges for patients with opioid use disorder discharged from the emergency department, promoting their return to opioid use.
Medscape Medical News, January 01, 2024

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Warfarin Tied to Benefit After SAVR Treatment with warfarin early after bioprosthetic surgical aortic valve replacement is associated with lower mortality and thromboembolism risk but increased major bleeding events.
Medscape Medical News, December 29, 2023

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Amoxicillin Short Course Effective for Febrile UTIs Children treated with oral antibiotics for 5 days showed similar UTI recurrence rates at 30 days posttreatment to those who received the standard 10-day course.
Medscape Medical News, December 29, 2023

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How Accurately Can ChatGPT Answer Cardiac Arrest Queries? ChatGPT's ability to respond to cardiac arrest inquiries by survivors, their relatives, and lay rescuers was investigated, revealing its accuracy and limitations.
Medscape Medical News, December 29, 2023
Record-High Wait Lists for Cancer, Other Surgeries in Quebec The passage of Bill 15, a wide-ranging healthcare reform proposal, could provide relief but not in the short term.
Medscape Medical News, December 28, 2023

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AHA Names Top CVD Advances for 2023 Advances in stroke, a novel antihypertensive, and new evidence that diabetes drugs may offer CVD benefits for those without diabetes are among the top developments in 2023, on the AHA's annual list.
Medscape Medical News, December 28, 2023
HCW May Regain Use of Hand After Nerve Transfer From Amputated Leg A man may regain the use of his hand, left paralyzed by a severe road accident, thanks to a pioneering nerve transfer operation from his partly amputated leg, doctors in...
Reuters Health Information, December 27, 2023
Noninvasive Ultrasound Benefits Calcified Aortic Valves A recently developed technique reduces calcification by as much as 20% and could provide an alternative to valve replacement for some patients.
Medscape Medical News, December 27, 2023

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EU Seeks to Reduce the Risks of AI The proposed legislation is intended to ensure that AI is safe in Europe, that basic rights and democracy are respected, and that companies derive the maximum benefit from the technology.
Medscape Medical News, December 27, 2023

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Alabama Woman With Double Uterus Gives Birth to Rare Twin Girls An Alabama woman with a rare congenital anomaly that results in her having two uteri gave birth to healthy twin girls earlier this week.
Reuters Health Information, December 23, 2023
Top 10 Fictional Docs on Streaming TV Both tried-and-true and out-of-the-ordinary holiday gift ideas are offered to those seeking a great present for a physician.
Medscape News Slideshows, December 15, 2023
Soaring Pollution in Lahore Fills Wards With Sick Children In the packed pediatric emergency room of a Lahore public hospital, parents holding sick children lined up for treatment this week, part of a surge of young patients caused by the air pollution crisis.
Reuters Health Information, December 07, 2023
New Delhi Investigating Alleged Illegal Kidney Transplants The New Delhi city government is investigating an Apollo hospital after a media report linked it to the illegal sale by Myanmar nationals of their kidneys for organ transplants.
Reuters Health Information, December 06, 2023
How the New Outbreak in China Is Hitting Clinics Elsewhere A rise in respiratory illnesses in China, clusters of pneumonia in children, and resistance to common antibiotics have specialists on alert looking for changes locally.
Medscape Medical News, December 04, 2023

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Reducing Albumin Improves Kidney and Heart Function The tablet drug finerenone significantly reduces kidney risk in people with type 2 diabetes and also protects heart health, researchers found.
Medscape Medical News, December 04, 2023

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Statin Use Remains Low for At-Risk Patients Expanded prescribing guidelines have not boosted statin use among patients who are at risk for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.
Medscape Medical News, December 04, 2023

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No Benefit of Levothyroxine in Heart Donors New data challenge the common practice of levothyroxine administration in potential heart donors after brain death to preserve heart function and make more hearts available for transplantation.
Medscape Medical News, December 04, 2023

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An ED Nurse Crosses Busy Freeway to Save a Life When a huge cement truck slams into a freeway retaining wall, an ED nurse on her way home jumps in with no equipment to prevent a bleed-out.
Medscape Medical News, December 04, 2023

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Smoking Alters Salivary Microbiota Changes in oral microbiota caused by cigarette smoking could contribute to development of chronic health conditions.
Medscape Medical News, December 04, 2023

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Social Contagion Influences Buprenorphine Initiation for OUD Despite being safe and effective, emergency department initiation of buprenorphine for opioid use disorder remains an underutilized practice, necessitating the evaluation of factors affecting its adoption.
Medscape Medical News, December 04, 2023

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MSWS 2023 Misdiagnoses Among Challenges in Managing Cutaneous Lymphoma Although predictive tools to identify those at risk of disease progression are in their infancy, the development of such tools is crucial for improving patient outcomes.
Medscape Medical News, December 02, 2023
COVID Vaccines Lower Risk of Serious Illness in Kids Two doses of an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine reduced hospitalizations and emergency department visits by 40%.
Medscape Medical News, December 01, 2023

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FDA Probes Quality Issues With China-Made Plastic Syringes The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Thursday it is looking into reports of leaks, breakages and other quality problems with plastic syringes manufactured in China.
Reuters Health Information, November 30, 2023
Patients Exposed to HIV, Hepatitis at Salem Hospital At least 450 patients at Mass General Brigham, Salem Hospital, near Boston are at risk of HIV and hepatitis infection, according to a lawsuit claiming negligent intravenous medication administration.
Medscape Medical News, December 01, 2023

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Tranexamic Acid Cuts Trauma Deaths Tranexamic acid has a modest yet significant impact on trauma mortality, according to a meta-analysis.
Medscape Medical News, December 01, 2023
AHA, AAP Update Neonatal Resuscitation Guidelines The update addresses use of intact umbilical cord management in preterm, late preterm, and term newborns. It also lists optimal devices and interfaces to administer positive-pressure ventilation.
Medscape Medical News, November 30, 2023
Small-Volume Bloodwork Tubes May Reduce Transfusions in ICUs Decreasing blood supply use could also preserve blood products for patients undergoing cancer treatment or surgery and for those with trauma or other illnesses.
Medscape Medical News, November 30, 2023

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Late-Life Increases in Pulmonary Pressure, Hypertension Age-related increases in pulmonary artery systolic pressure occur in concert with worsening left ventricular diastolic dysfunction and contribute to late-life dyspnea, new data show.
Medscape Medical News, November 30, 2023
TCT 2023 Transapical Valve Replacement Relieves Mitral Regurgitation Transapical mitral valve replacement by catheter eliminated mitral regurgitation and improved hemodynamics in a frail high-risk population, results of the SUMMIT trial show.
Medscape Medical News, November 30, 2023
Parental Stress and Depression Linked to Childhood Asthma Data from a national sample of Australian children showed worse asthma symptoms in the presence of family hardships, maternal depression, and other stressors.
Medscape Medical News, November 30, 2023

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