In the News
New data on tocilizumab, convalescent plasma, anticoagulation for COVID-19
Recent studies found that tocilizumab was potentially harmful for ICU patients, indicated that convalescent plasma works better with higher antibody titers delivered earlier, and offered conflicting findings on anticoagulation. Other research compared mortality from COVID-19 over time.
Long-term beta-blocker therapy associated with improved outcomes in sepsis
An observational cohort study in Israel found that patients hospitalized with sepsis on general medicine wards had better 30-day survival if they had been taking beta-blockers for at least one year.
Discrimination and sexual harassment commonly affect female academic hospitalists, survey finds
A survey study of 336 internal medicine hospitalists at 18 academic institutions in the U.S. found that women were more likely than men to report experiencing sexual harassment by patients, and nearly all women reported being mistaken by patients for nonphysician clinicians over their careers.
Study confirms factors predicting survival after resuscitation from cardiac arrest
Age older than 85 years, time to return of spontaneous circulation greater than 30 minutes, and nonventricular tachycardia/ventricular fibrillation as the presenting rhythm were the strongest independent predictors of in-hospital mortality after cardiac arrest, a study found.
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