Hospital Medicine Journal Articles

• Nurses' Perceptions of Obstacles to End-of-Life Care How do nurses feel about the obstacles to providing end-of-life care? A survey of nurses working in critical access hospitals provides insight.
  American Journal of Critical Care, December 06, 2023
• Leveraging the Million Veteran Program Infrastructure and Data for a Rapid Research Response to COVID-19 The Million Veteran Program was launched to better understand how genes, lifestyle, military experience, and environmental exposures interact to influence health and illness in veterans.
  Federal Practitioner, November 22, 2023
• VA Lessons From Partnering in COVID-19 Clinical Trials The US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Office of Research and Development (ORD) supports an extensive and experienced clinical research enterprise, including the first multisite trials in the US.
  Federal Practitioner, November 22, 2023
• VA Research and COVID-19 The impressive collection of articles in this special issue provides a snapshot of the large-scale, all-hands approach the VHA adopted during the COVID-19 public health crisis.
  Federal Practitioner, November 22, 2023
• Outbreak of Locally Acquired Mosquito-Transmitted Malaria This report documents the first cases of locally acquired mosquito-transmitted (autochthonous) Plasmodium vivax malaria in the United States since 2003.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, November 13, 2023
• Mpox Patients Without Reported Male-to-Male Sexual Contact Approximately 30% of U.S. mpox patients did not report male-to-male sexual contact. What other routes of mpox exposure were possible in these cases?
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, November 08, 2023
• Updates in the Early Management of Acute Spinal Cord Injury Get up-to-date on the latest early treatment strategies for acute spinal cord injuries, including medical management and surgical interventions.
  Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, November 07, 2023
• Mortality and ICU Discharge Location of Alzheimer Patients How do the discharge and mortality rates after an ICU stay compare between patients with and without Alzheimer's and related dementia?
  American Journal of Critical Care, November 06, 2023
• Nonfatal and Fatal Falls Among Adults Aged >65 Years Unintentional falls remain the leading cause of injury and deaths from injury among older adults.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, November 06, 2023
• Shingles Prevention in Immunocompromised Dermatology Patients Many immunomodulatory medications used in dermatology can increase the risk of herpes zoster. Review the use of the recombinant zoster vaccine in patients receiving these drugs.
  Skin Therapy Letter, November 03, 2023
• Nirsevimab for Preventing RSV in Infants and Young Children The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices reviewed the safety and efficacy of nirsevimab for preventing RSV among patients of this age group and provides recommendations for its use.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, November 03, 2023
• Emergence of Melioidosis in Brazil: A Case Series Melioidosis, caused by the bacteria Burkholderia pseudomallei, is an emerging infectious disease in Brazil, as documented in this series of seven laboratory-confirmed cases.
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, November 03, 2023
• Acute Liver Failure Due to Herpes Simplex Viral Hepatitis While a rare occurrence, this case underscores the need to be aware of HSV hepatitis as a possible cause of acute liver failure.
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, October 27, 2023
• Prevalence of Symptoms <12 Months After COVID-19 This report found 16% of adults with COVID symptoms reported persistent symptoms 12 months after a positive or negative SARS-CoV-2 test result, some with emerging symptoms not reported previously.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, October 20, 2023
• Nitrous Oxide-induced Polyneuropathy, Pancytopenia and PE This case report highlights the potentially serious consequences of recreational nitrous oxide abuse.
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, October 20, 2023
• Measles Outbreak -- Central Ohio, 2022-2023 This CDC report reveals that over 90 percent of children infected in a recent measles outbreak in Ohio had not received the MMR vaccine.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, October 13, 2023
• Newly Diagnosed ANCA-associated Vasculitis After COVID-19 SARS-CoV-2 is known to potentially induce or exacerbate autoimmune diseases. This report describes a case of antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis following COVID-19 infection.
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, October 13, 2023
• What Is a Normal Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction? Multiple studies have suggested conflicting LVEF thresholds for predicting outcome in heart failure. Is there is no clear range at which we can say the LVEF is normal?
  Circulation, October 13, 2023
• Fleaborne Typhus-Associated Deaths Over 170 cases of fleaborne typhus were reported in Los Angeles county in 2022, including three fatal cases, indicating that the disease is on the rise in that area.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, October 11, 2023
• Patients' Perspectives on Anesthesia and Shared-decision Making The decision about which type of general anesthesia to administer is typically made without patient engagement. Would patients prefer shared decision making when it comes to their anesthetic care?
  BMC Anesthesiology, October 10, 2023