Phuoc Le, MD, MPH, was born a year after the Vietnam War ended and was five when he and his family fled Vietnam by boat to seek asylum in Hong Kong. At a refugee camp there, he had his first contact ...

These results show that daily chlorhexidine bathing does not significantly affect the incidence of health care–associated infections. These data conflict with data from prior research, suggesting that ...

Clinical question: Does tramadol increase rates of hospitalization from hypoglycemia compared to other opioids? Background: As tramadol use has increased in the general population, there have been ...

What have been some of the most significant changes in hospital medicine since the specialty was established? What recent highs and lows have occurred in hospital medicine or healthcare as a whole?

Ad Astra Per Aspera is an ancient Latin motto used by numerous organizations and often quoted in works of art, including television. In fact, TV is where I was reacquainted with it just this year, but ...

Modern hospital medicine practice is diverse and characterizable through its willingness to innovate and be inclusive of new ideas and perspectives. While hospitalists aspire to evidence-based ...

A 77-year-old woman with a history of hepatitis C cirrhosis presents to the emergency department with 24 hours of progressive confusion and disorientation. The physical exam is notable for fluctuating ...

A 77-year-old woman with a history of hepatitis C cirrhosis presents to the emergency department with 24 hours of progressive confusion and disorientation. The physical exam is notable for ...

Clinical question: What is the incidence of recurrence of venous thrombosis after a distal deep vein thrombosis (DVT)? Background: Distal DVTs are frequently found but debate remains around whether ...

Modern hospital medicine practice is diverse and characterizable through its willingness to innovate and be inclusive of new ideas and perspectives. While hospitalists aspire to evidence-based ...

For Elizabeth Gundersen, MD, FAAHPM, FHM, chair of SHM’s Palliative Care Special Interest Group, caring for patients at the end of their lives is a labor of love. But, in death just like life, love ...

Modern hospital medicine practice is diverse and characterizable through its willingness to innovate and be inclusive of new ideas and perspectives. While hospitalists aspire to evidence-based ...