As I reflect on this past year, despite the disruptive times, I am deeply grateful. I am also reminded of the article in The ...

On September 26, 2024, SHM’s Public Policy Committee (PPC) and SHM Chapter members visited Washington, D.C. for SHM’s annual ...

International medicine can also mean taking a paying job in a hospital in another country. There’s a great need to educate ...

Medetomidine is a non-opioid animal sedative increasingly used with fentanyl in illicit drug mixtures. It causes overdose ...

Intravenous fluids are undeniably essential in modern medicine, acting as a critical conduit for delivering hydration, ...

Dhruv Srinivasachar, MD, earned his medical degree from Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Va., and is a PGY-4 ...

A 75-year-old woman with a previous medical history of high blood pressure, diabetes mellitus, stage 4 chronic kidney disease ...

What is a curriculum vitae (CV) and why is it important? Much like a firm handshake, your CV serves as your initial ...

This is the final column in my five-part series tracing the history of the hospitalist movement and the factors that propelled it into becoming the fastest growing medical specialty in history and the ...

The recent rise of specialty hospitalists, particularly in the surgery and oncology fields, has benefitted hospitals and patients alike. Consider the growing ranks of oncology hospitalists, a small ...

Insurers’ use of certain criteria to separate hospital stays into inpatient or observation status remains widespread. Observation status ensures provider reimbursement for hospitalizations deemed ...

Clinical question: What is the daily prevalence of antimicrobial use in acute-care hospitals? Background: Inappropriate antimicrobial use is associated with adverse events and contributes to the ...