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Using technology to reclaim our time

Today's Hospitalist

OUR ENTIRE FIELD of hospital medicine grew out of the need to innovate to address the growing complexities of inpatient medicine. By removing the need to constantly look at a screen or type notes, we can be more present and engaged, fostering stronger therapeutic relationships and improving patient satisfaction. References: 1.

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Alcoholic Liver Disease Mortality Increased Across Demographic Groups

Physician's Weekly

Stroger Hospital of Cook County in Chicago, and colleagues conducted a retrospective cross-sectional analysis using the U.S. percent from 2011 to 2022) and for young adults (APC, 19.51 Chun-Wei Pan, M.D., from the John H. An increase was also seen in alcohol-associated cirrhosis mortality (AAPC, 4.00 percent from 2018 to 2022).

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Texas invests $50M in psychedelic drug research to treat addiction

Medical Xpress

The law directs Texas universities and hospitals to lead the research. But experts say the risks can be lowered through heart screenings, close monitoring and giving magnesium before and during treatment, The Times added in its report. It also makes sure the state keeps a share in future profits if the drug is approved.

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Caring for the Unrepresented: A Podcast with Joe Dixon, Timothy Farrell, Yael Zweig

GeriPal

You know, baby boomer generation started to turn 65 and older back in 2011. Patient just got discharged from the hospital, just coming back from the skilled nursing facility. So kind of using that as a springboard to identify people and then I think taking advantage of the new CMS measure, the age friendly hospital measure.

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Preemies receive sucrose for pain relief—new research shows it doesn't stop long-term impacts on development

Medical Xpress

As is the case internationally, sucrose is used widely in New Zealand, but there is considerable variation in protocols of use across hospitals. Sucrose may stop preterm babies from showing signs of pain , but physiological and neurological pain responses nevertheless happen. No national guidelines for best practice exist.

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The importance of social connection: Julianne Holt-Lunstad, Thomas Cudjoe, & Carla Perissinotto

GeriPal

And so I was really thinking about why are some of my people that are hospitalized doing better than others? Thomas: But the person did screen and used a little bit of the and Social Network Scale and the UCLA Loneliness Scale. Like I said, the patient screened positive for it. Ashwin Kotwal: Oh, wow.

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