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From Genocide to Healing: The Rebirth of Cambodia’s Hospital System
October 23, 2025
In October 2023, Dr. Brodkin spent two weeks volunteering in Kampot, Cambodia, where he taught medical residents and supervised patient care at the local hospital. During that time, he developed a...
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Coding Corner: Type 1 MI, Type 2 MI, or Non-Ischemic Myocardial Injury
October 1, 2025
An 82-year-old female with a history of hypertension and stage 3 chronic kidney disease (CKD) was admitted with fever, hypotension, and confusion. The workup revealed Escherichia coli bacteremia due...
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Using AI/NLP to Improve Clinical Efficiency and Drive Patient-Centered Care in Cancer Research
- Ruba Baro, MD;
- Saurabh Chitnis, MBBS, FACP
October 1, 2025
CLINICAL QUESTION: Should clinicians use artificial intelligence with natural language processing (AI/NLP) to assess patient messages and review patient concerns to further develop meaningful, novel...
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Patients View Physicians as More Compassionate and Trustworthy When Their Message is Optimistic
- Angeline Pallante, MD;
- Rajalakshmi Esakky, MD
October 1, 2025
CLINICAL QUESTION: Does a pessimistic prognosis alter how patients view their physician? BACKGROUND: Although terminally ill patients often prefer honest prognostic information, physicians have...
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IV Iron Lowers the Risk of HF Hospitalization for Patients with HF (EF <50%) and Iron Deficiency
- Emily Graham, MD;
- Soluman Culver, MD
October 1, 2025
CLINICAL QUESTION: Does IV iron reduce the risk of heart failure (HF) hospitalization and/or cardiovascular mortality in patients with systolic heart failure (EF <50%) and iron...
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AI-Assisted Patient Screening Improves Rate of Eligibility Determination and Enrollment Compared to Traditional Manual Methods
- James Kenney, MD;
- Samta Jain, MBBS
October 1, 2025
CLINICAL QUESTION: This study compares the efficiency of an AI-assisted screening tool versus manual chart reviews for unstructured data in assessing patient eligibility based on specific...
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SGLT-2 Inhibitors’ Increased Risk of PAD-Related Surgical Events Compared to DPP-4 Inhibitors’ Risk When Used as Add-On Therapy in Diabetes
- Brian Petullo, MD, FHM;
- Kashif Khan, MD, FHM
October 1, 2025
CLINICAL QUESTION: Do sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT-2) inhibitors, as add-on therapy for diabetes, increase the risk of amputations, stent placement, or revascularization surgeries compared...
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Liberal Fluid Intake Does Not Worsen Outcomes in CHF
- Ahmad Salem, MBBCh;
- Nour Abou Assalie, MD
October 1, 2025
CLINICAL QUESTION: Does advising liberal fluid intake, compared to fluid restriction, improve health status without compromising safety in stable chronic heart failure (CHF)? BACKGROUND: Fluid...
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History of Antibiotic Stewardship
- Christopher Migliore, MD, MS, FACP, FHM
October 1, 2025
Antibiotic stewardship—the coordinated effort to optimize antimicrobial use—is integral to hospital medicine, though its origins extend much earlier than contemporary clinical programs...
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Fighting the Pandemic of Misinformation
- Joseph S. Thomas, MD, FHM
October 1, 2025
Adapted from a talk given at TEDx-Buffalo, June 2025 On November 28, 2021, scrolling through Twitter, I came across a tweet by @SailingKateMD: “Checked my ICU list after being gone for a few days...