Hospital Medicine Perspective

• Amal Mattu's Top Non-COVID Studies in 2020 Amal Mattu's picks include tips on treating gonococcal infection, the use of thrombolytics for acute ischemic stroke, and treating low-risk pulmonary embolism.
  Medscape Emergency Medicine, March 01, 2021
• Battle of the Sexes: Who Gives Better Medical Care? Does physician gender affect quality of care? Dr Arghavan Salles takes a look at the evidence.
  Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology, March 01, 2021
• Fixing the Match Crisis Starts With Capping Interviews Concern about the so-called 'Match crisis' has risen. A cap on interviews won't fix everything, but here's why it should be the first step in solving problems with the residency application process.
  Medscape Med Students, March 01, 2021
• Common Antibiotics for Diverticulitis Have Higher C difficile Risks   Dr David Johnson comments on new data indicating that it may be time to move away from metronidazole plus a fluoroquinolone in certain patients.
  Medscape Gastroenterology, February 25, 2021
• COVID-19 Vax: Don't Let Perfect Be the Enemy of Good   Bioethicist Art Caplan discusses vaccinations for COVID-19 and the need for increased dissemination, consistent policies, and plans for emergencies.
  Medscape Business of Medicine, February 24, 2021
• FDA Provides the Latest COVID Updates   WebMD Chief Medical Officer John Whyte talks with Dr Janet Woodcock about the latest COVID-19 updates from the US Food and Drug Administration.
  WebMD, February 24, 2021
• Move to Single-Dose COVID Vaccine Is Worth a Shot   Switching to a single-dose COVID vaccine program is a reasonable option while vaccine supply is limited, says F. Perry Wilson. Here's a look at the data.
  Medscape, February 23, 2021
• Fired for Good Judgment a Sign of Physicians' Lost Respect The firing of a physician who made use of soon-to-expire COVID vaccine doses rather than flush them epitomizes the loss of physician autonomy and respect, warns Melissa Walton-Shirley.
  theheart.org on Medscape, February 23, 2021
• Is Taking BP Meds at Night Really Better?   A controversial trial suggests that chronotherapy is key for hypertension management; cardiologist Christopher Labos takes a closer look.
  theheart.org on Medscape, February 22, 2021
• Treating COVID Fatigue and Dyspnea -- Deep Breaths, Plenty of Rest Dr Aaron Holley discusses how to treat two of the most commonly reported post-COVID symptoms, chronic fatigue and dyspnea.
  Medscape Critical Care, February 19, 2021
• Why Hospital's Response to Dr Moore's Death Doesn't Cut It Indiana University Hospital's response to the COVID-19 death of a Black doctor reveals racial disparities in the healthcare system.
  Medscape Internal Medicine, February 19, 2021
• 'The Impact of the Vaccine Has Been Tremendous'   After a weak early response to COVID, Israel leads the world in vaccinations. The benefits are apparent, Eran Segal says. But hurdles remain, including finishing vaccinations and staving off variants.
  Medscape, February 17, 2021
• 7 Key Changes: 2021 Child and Adolescent Immunization Schedules Dr Bill Basco highlights key changes to the 2021 schedules, plus other important pediatric vaccine news.
  Medscape Pediatrics, February 17, 2021
• The Lost Year – Even for Common Respiratory Viruses The seasons for non–SARS-CoV-2 viruses changed; I just didn't expect they would nearly disappear.
  Medscape Infectious Diseases, February 17, 2021
• Do Zinc and Vitamin C Reduce COVID Symptoms?   A randomized trial looked at the ability of zinc and vitamin C to shorten symptoms of COVID-19 in outpatients. Dr F. Perry Wilson breaks down the data.
  Medscape, February 17, 2021
• The Impact of Pandemic Burnout on Physicians   WebMD Chief Medical Officer John Whyte talks with Dr Peter Yellowlees about physician burnout during the pandemic and how doctors can better cope.
  WebMD, February 17, 2021
• Let's Go Yachting: Why EM Providers Can Be Great at Business Think doctors are bad at business? EM providers have all the skills it takes to be great executives, inside and outside of medicine.
  Medscape Emergency Medicine, February 12, 2021
• Don't Fear Patients Reading Their Clinical Notes: Opinion Some physicians worry about the impact of patients having access to physicians' visit notes, but these authors say it's a useful opportunity.
  Medscape Business of Medicine, February 11, 2021
• With COVID Vaccinations Comes a Potential Nightmare Scenario   On an individual level, reducing the severity of COVID disease is critical. But from a public health perspective, we also want to reduce transmission, says F. Perry Wilson.
  Medscape, February 10, 2021
• 'This Is Very Real' -- A COVID-19 Day in the ICU   WebMD Chief Medical Officer John Whyte talks with Dr Megan Panico about the reality of critical care in a COVID-19 ward of the ICU.
  WebMD, February 09, 2021