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Leveraging Research, Education, and Communication for Better LGBTQIA+ Care
June 1, 2026
Dr. Keaster Andrew Keaster, MD, is a hospitalist with The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio, who also takes some shifts at the gender-affirming care clinic that he...
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Applying the 2024 ACG Guidelines on Acute Pancreatitis to Hospital Medicine
- Naveed Choudry, MD, FACP, FHM, Jennifer L. Barnett, DMSc, PA-C, DFAAPA, CAQ-HM, CPHQ, SFHM, and Krista A. Suojanen, MD
June 1, 2026
Acute pancreatitis is one of the most common gastrointestinal diseases managed by hospitalists. In the U.S., it accounts for nearly 300,000 admissions each year, more than one million inpatient days,...
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Sir William Osler: Is He the First Hospitalist?
- Mary G. Wardrop, BS, MS3, Laren D. Spaeth, DO, PGY-3, Erin Ramelb, MD, and Richard M. Wardrop III, MD, PhD, MACP, FAAP, SFHM
June 1, 2026
Sir William Osler occupies a revered place in the mythos of the history of medicine, medical education, and medical practice. Because he is celebrated as the “father of internal medicine,” his...
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Bridging the Gap: A Hospitalist-Designed, Nurse-Driven Palliative Care Model in a Community Hospital
- Natasha Rai Morris, MD, MHA, CHCQM, CRCR, CCDS, and Jessica Staton, MSN, MBA, RN, CCM
June 1, 2026
Palliative care is both a medical specialty and an art. However, the number of clinicians trained in palliative care is insufficient to meet the increasing demand for goals-of-care and advance care...
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Low-Dose Morphine as a Treatment for Chronic Breathlessness
June 1, 2026
Clinical question: Does low-dose, long-acting oral morphine improve self-reported breathlessness at 28 days for adult patients with moderate to severe chronic breathlessness? Background: Chronic...
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Telehealth-Based Sepsis Recovery Support Does Not Reduce 90-Day Readmission or Mortality
June 1, 2026
Clinical question: Does a telehealth-based sepsis transition and recovery (STAR) program improve 90-day mortality or hospital readmission among high-risk sepsis survivors? Background: Sepsis...
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Discontinuation of APMs Post-Discharge Reduces Adverse Clinical Outcomes
June 1, 2026
Clinical question: Does discontinuation after discharge of antipsychotic medications (APMs) started for hospital delirium result in reduced adverse clinical outcomes compared to APM continuation...
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Urea Should Be Considered for Treatment of SIADH-Associated Hyponatremia
June 1, 2026
Clinical question: Is urea a safe and effective treatment option for syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion (SIADH)-associated hyponatremia? Background: The management of...
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De-Escalate Antibiotics for Community-Onset Sepsis After Four Days
June 1, 2026
Clinical question: Is de-escalation of broad-spectrum antibiotics (BSAs) safe on encounter day four in patients with community-onset sepsis with no positive tests for multidrug-resistant organisms...
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Digitoxin in Patients with HFrEF May Improve Outcomes
- Nisar Ahmed Asmi, MBBS, MD
June 1, 2026
Clinical question: In patients with chronic heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF, defined as left ventricular ejection fraction of up to 40% with New York Heart Association class...