Hospital Medicine

With a high rate of lost patients, effective treatment is compromised regardless of the success rendered by unattended portable sleep studies, investigators explain.

Late-breaking data validates the FDA clearance of Cytovale's IntelliSep test, demonstrating its potential to aid in the early detection of sepsis in US emergency departments, with the aim of improving patient outcomes.

An analysis of over 300,000 Medicare admissions showed no clinically important differences regarding mortality, readmission, length of stay, and healthcare spending between the two groups.

Late-breaking data from ATS 2023 show new positive evidence of the innovative in-vitro diagnostic tool IntelliSep test that measures the viscoelastic properties of leukocytes, showing promising results for rapid sepsis diagnosis in EDs.

Depression is linked with an increased incidence of multiple nonoverlapping physical conditions requiring hospital treatment, including endocrine, musculoskeletal, and vascular diseases.

The study addresses the need for consistent diagnostic practices related to unintentional weight loss in primary care patients as practices vary widely among physicians.

An analysis of 118 infant eyes in India suggests the biosimilar is safe and effective in treating ROP, with about one-third of eyes requiring reinjection at 7 weeks after the first dose.

New research highlights the shared and unique characteristics of sleep and rest-activity rhythm measures among patients with schizophrenia.

A qualitative study shows nurses at an urban, academic emergency department vary on whether behavioral flagging results in safer patient interactions.

Results show race and ethnicity were significant factors in posttransplant outcomes highlighting the need for a multifaceted approach to addressing disparities in organ transplant outcomes.

All but 5% of the state's inpatient beds are within 4 miles of an identified high fire-threat zone, according to new public health analyses.

New data suggest 10 years of consecutive poverty is a greater risk factor for death than dementia, obesity and stroke among Americans.

Black primary care physicians are now represented in more than 40% of US counties. A new study links the growth to improved Black individual health.

Implementing an aerosol box during aerosol-generating medical procedures significantly reduces healthcare practitioner contamination, but also delays the time to successful intubation, which can negatively affect patient outcomes.

A systematic review and meta-analysis found the prevalence of diabetes increases with COVID-19 severity, with diabetes accounting for 9.5% of severe COVID-19 cases and 16.8% of deaths.

Data suggest confirmatory trials conducted for drugs granted accelerated approval by the FDA have taken a median 3.5 years to complete since 2012.

A systematic review and meta-analysis suggested the relative risk per Gy increased for all cardiovascular disease and for the four major subtypes of cardiovascular disease.

A new cohort study suggested the number of days per week taking 8000 steps or more was associated with a decreased risk of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality.

As the US tries to move on from the pandemic, patients with long COVID-19 are fighting to regain normalcy while clinicians improve care plans and researchers search for answers.

Industry payments to cardiologists remained highly prevalent in each year of study, but the research showed significant declines in the total value of payments and payment per cardiologist.

Data from a meta-analysis show late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) on cardiac MRI scans and elevated fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) uptake on PET scans are both strong predictors of major adverse cardiac events for cardiac sarcoidosis.

Most respondents in the multsite survey study preferred to immediately receive newly released test results via an online patient portal, despite receiving results prior to discussion with a health care provider.

Once-weekly efanesoctocog alfa is a safe and effective treatment for patients with severe hemophilia A, providing better outcomes than current treatment options by significantly reducing bleeding rates and improving physical health, pain, and joint health.

New data show the FDA's rationale for approving drugs with unmet efficacy end points in pivotal trials has been inconsistent since at least 2018.

Frailty is a serious issue in hospitalized patients and is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. However, a recent study suggests that the Hospital Frailty Risk Score (HFRS), may not be effective in identifying frailty in hospitalized COPD patients compared to the bedside Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS).

The results also show a decrease in antibiotic use, hospital length of stay, and overall cost to the patient.

Amid a blood shortage and continued stigmatization of HIV risk, it's hard to feel good about the FDA's delayed decision—though good may still come of it.

Using data from more than 2 million US adults with nonsurgical hospitalizations, a new study from the Mayo Clinic is sounding the alarm on the increased cardiovascular risk associated with developing sepsis.

The study population consists of patients who received 1-3 prior lines of therapy for relapsed and lenalidomide-refractory multiple myeloma.

An analysis of registry data recorded in Denmark over a 4-decade period offers an overview of the risk of acute myocardial infarction and ischemic stroke incurred as a result of preeclampsia during pregnancy and how this risk changes over time.