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Guideline: Diagnosis and treatment of adults with community-acquired pneumonia
November 22, 2019
The practice guideline was jointly written by an ad hoc committee of the American Thoracic Society and Infectious Diseases Society of America.
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Was the success of hospital medicine inevitable?
November 8, 2019
SHM leadership has always believed that hospital medicine is a “work in progress,” says Dr. Larry Wellikson.
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Climate change, health systems, and hospital medicine
October 24, 2019
Carbon neutrality is achievable in the health care sector, but time is of the essence.
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Gender bias and pediatric hospital medicine
October 14, 2019
Many pediatric hospitalists have raised concerns about the practice pathway eligibility criteria for the first PHM board certification exam.
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IDWeek examined hot topics in the clinical treatment of infectious diseases
October 6, 2019
WASHINGTON – Identifying diseases using cell-free microbial DNA from plasma and next-generation DNA sequencing are some of the hot topics in ID diagnosis and treatment.
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Labeling of medication warnings
September 30, 2019
Issuing timely warnings regarding medical products promotes patient safety, and the law appears to place the major onus on the manufacturer.
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Observation versus inpatient status
September 17, 2019
Observation care is increasing, and can frustrate patients and hospitalists.
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Am I still a hospitalist?
August 20, 2019
Hospital medicine and health care delivery systems should drive change in a coordinated, collaborative partnership.
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PTSD in the inpatient setting
August 12, 2019
Clinicians should know that hospitalization may exacerbate the symptoms of PTSD.
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The changing landscape of medical education
August 9, 2019
There are signs our current model of medical education is inefficient, inadequate, and obsolete.









