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Spouses of severe sepsis patients are at risk of depression, study finds
Spouses of patients with severe sepsis may benefit from depression screening and support, particularly wives, a new study suggests.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2012/08/01/3.htm
1 Aug 2012
Medicare expands tobacco cessation coverage
Medicare will now pay for tobacco cessation counseling even if a patient does not have a tobacco-related disease, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced last week.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2010/09/01/5.htm
1 Sep 2010
Thrombolysis within 4.5 hours of stroke onset improves outcomes in severe strokes and for elderly
Administering tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) significantly improves outcomes when done within 4.5 hours of acute ischemic stroke onset, including among the elderly and those with severe stroke, a meta-analysis found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2014/08/13/4.htm
13 Aug 2014
Chronic pain syndromes appear common after ischemic stroke
Chronic pain syndromes appear to be common in patients who have had an ischemic stroke, according to a new study.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2013/04/24/2.htm
24 Apr 2013
Succeeding as a new hospitalist
You can't completely avoid stress while transitioning from trainee to full-time hospitalist, but you can mitigate it.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/07/coverstory.htm
15 Jul 2012
Hospitals put rapid response systems into play
When Kendra K. Kay, ACP Member, joined Howard County General Hospital in Columbia, Md., as the medical director of its hospitalist program, she didn't realize that she and the rest of her hospitalist team were just what the staff developing a rapid response system were waiting for.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2007/03/rr.htm
15 Mar 2007
Studies examine ABCD2 score for stroke risk prediction
French intervention reduced MRSA infections
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2010/03/31/2.htm
31 Mar 2010
Thromboprophylaxis, heart failure decongestion, and more
Research summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/12/recent-research.htm
15 Dec 2020
Cardiopulmonary exercise testing appears safe in high-risk patients
Cardiopulmonary exercise testing appears to be safe in patients with high-risk cardiovascular diseases, according to a new study.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2012/10/31/5.htm
31 Oct 2012
Cardiac risks of testosterone, saxagliptin under investigation
Details on the latest recalls, warnings, and label changes, as well as drug and device approvals.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2014/04/fda.htm
15 Apr 2014