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A division chief proposes a new way to measure and reward the service of academic physicians.

A division chief proposes a new way to measure and reward the service of academic physicians.

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Updates for 2025 from the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation address postcardiac arrest temperature management and medication use, among other topics in basic and advanced life support.
Cefazolin and cloxacillin showed similar efficacy, and adverse events were lower with cefazolin, according to an open-label French trial of patients with nonsevere methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) bacteremia.
The number of days alive with normal lactate levels and without vasopressors was similar in patients with septic shock who were randomized to a strategy allowing lower-than-recommended mean arterial pressure and those who received standard care, according to a randomized trial in Europe.
Every 1% absolute increase in first-generation antihistamine prescribing by attending physicians was associated with an 8% increase in odds of delirium among their older inpatients, a cross-sectional study in Canada found.

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Deaths and hospitalizations stay elevated for significant periods after flooding events, new data show.

A Medicaid-funded program for high-need patients in California cut ED visits by half and admissions by a quarter.
Increasing awareness and referrals, expanding access, and providing gender- and culturally sensitive programming are all potential ways to improve cardiac rehabilitation uptake among women, according to a statement from the American Heart Association (AHA).
In patients with suspected acute coronary syndrome who were not found to have a myocardial infarction, very low levels of high-sensitivity troponin are associated with low risk of a major cardiovascular event within five years, according to a study carried out in England.
With consultation from patients, surrogates, and physicians, researchers developed a paper-based template to assist with discussions and decision making in the care of critically ill older adults.
Two recent European trials that individualized intraoperative blood pressure management based on patients' risk of hypotension did not find any difference in functional disability, mortality, or other outcomes compared to usual care.
U.S. hospitals might be seeing more ED deaths associated with a PE that's increasingly prominent in health care: private equity.

The FDA also announced plans to change the label on acetaminophen, among other actions.