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High rates of work-related trauma, PTSD in intern physicians
- Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW
June 22, 2021
About 10% of participants screened positive for PTSD by the end of the internship year, compared with a 12-month PTSD prevalence of 3.6% in the general population.
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Hospital admissions of nursing home patients declined after ACA quality initiatives
May 28, 2021
Following the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), how have hospital transfer rates from nursing homes for patients with advanced medical conditions changed?
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Making a difference
April 14, 2021
For hospitalists who are interested in advocacy, there are many ways to get involved.
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Hospital medicine around the world
April 5, 2021
Adaptations of the hospitalist model vary across countries, reflecting local culture, payment models, and medical education.
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Black inpatients at higher risk of poor safety outcomes
March 31, 2021
The gaps were widest surrounding surgical care.
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Income inequality plus race drive COVID incidence, death rates in U.S.
January 25, 2021
Researchers mined data from the CDC, the Census Bureau, the Kaiser Family Foundation, and other sources for 3,142 U.S. counties.
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Averting COVID hospitalizations with monoclonal antibodies
January 13, 2021
The antibody drugs do not cure COVID-19, but they reduce hospitalizations and visits to the ED for patients at high risk for disease progression.
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Biden chooses California Attorney General Xavier Becerra to head HHS
December 7, 2020
Although his public health experience is limited, he served on the Congressional Ways and Means Committee overseeing health-related issues.
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Search for a snakebite drug might lead to a COVID treatment, too
- Jim Robbins, Kaiser Health News
November 11, 2020
Varespladib has proven itself in in-vitro studies, has effectively saved mice and pigs dosed with venom, and shows a positive effect on acute respiratory distress syndrome.
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Supreme Court Justices seem skeptical of case to overturn ACA
November 10, 2020
It’s unlikely the Justices will issue a decision immediately. They have until the end of the term in June to rule.