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Top 10 Articles in Pediatric Hospital Medicine Literature, 2025
- Madeline F.E. Parr, MD;
- Parvathi Kumar, MBBS;
- Tai Kyung Hairston, MD, MEHP
November 3, 2025
Pediatric Hospital Medicine (PHM) is a field rich with ambition and new advancements, and it is an annual tradition that the top 10 publications within the PHM literature are presented at the PHM...
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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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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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Boosting Patient Care: The Power of Inpatient Immunizations
October 1, 2025
What is the hospitalist’s role in helping to advance the immunization of hospitalized patients? Historically, hospitalization has been seen as an opportunity for vaccinating eligible patients....
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A Comparative View of Chinese and American Hospitals
October 1, 2025
The hospital experience can be intimidating for the uninitiated. For hospitalists, however, the hospital is a second home—an environment where we manage patient care with familiarity and...
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Poor Patient Health Literacy and Its Impacts
October 1, 2025
Understanding the complexities of health information and traversing the often obtuse, poorly organized, broader healthcare system can be difficult for even the most knowledgeable and educated...
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Cardiac POCUS: A Bedside Window View of the Heart
- Elian D. Abou Asala, MD, MBA
October 1, 2025
Heart ultrasound image on a computer screen. In many hospitals across the nation, hospitalists assume leadership roles during rapid response and code blue events, especially in settings where...
Literature Lounge Guidelines
September 29, 2025
The Literature Lounge is an online-only version of In the Literature column, with a little something extra—videos! Hospitalist groups that sign up to contribute to the Literature Lounge (at least...
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SHM’s Unsung Hero Award Winners
September 3, 2025
Some individuals significantly contribute to a cause or need without seeking accolades or fame. In 2023, SHM began recognizing a chapter leader who did just that with its annual Unsung Hero Award....