July 2019

Hospitals reach for the stars
Health systems are focusing on online care ratings of facilities and physicians.
New rules for predicting recovery after cardiac arrest
Therapeutic hypothermia has changed the field of neurology after cardiac arrest.
Stroke windows keep opening wider
An expert reviews the latest data on ischemic stroke.
Partnering up to increase patient capacity
An academic medical center joined forces with a nearby community hospital.
Patient and physician hygiene go hand in hand
A recent study investigated the bugs on patients' hands.
Fighting the Speckled Monster
Vaccination has been an issue for a very long time.
Online ratings, sleep, and more
Meet us on Twitter to discuss online ratings of hospitals and hospitalists.
Insomnia meds get boxed warning; pacemakers prematurely losing power
Details on the latest alerts, recalls, and approvals.
Cases from the University of Pittsburgh
A group of cases involving the use of point-of-care ultrasound.
Individual case: Primary angiitis of the central nervous system
A patient with hallucinations and headache is found to have a rare form of vasculitis.
Bonus online case: Acute CMV infection
A patient with four weeks of fevers diagnosed with cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection.