Physician editor Dr. Weijen Chang talks about how the changes to Medicaid will impact hospitalists, patients, and healthcare.

As a result of multiple disruptors in recent years, Dr. Feeney has observed that residents are seeking greater variety in the ...

Urinalysis is the oldest laboratory test ever performed. It is a fast, easy, low-cost test for a variety of clinical ...

The Summer 2025 round of the National Hospital Medicine Writing Challenge will begin Monday, July 7, and registration will ...

A 67-year-old man with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) was admitted to inpatient general medicine from his nursing home for pneumonia. He reported a 10-day history of an upper respiratory ...

Mr. Smith is a 48-year-old man with alcohol use disorder (AUD) and compensated cirrhosis who presented to the emergency department with alcohol withdrawal. He had been consuming one pint of vodka ...

With hospital medicine a newer specialty, mentorship has an extra special role, say several hospitalist leaders who have spent much of their careers serving as mentors for others. Mentoring helps ...

First, a disclaimer: I am not an attorney, and this is not intended to be legal advice. Any specific questions or concerns you may have should be directed to your legal counsel. The recommendations in ...

The Society of Hospital Medicine inducted three new Masters in Hospital Medicine (MHM) at SHM Converge 2024 in San Diego. This is considered the Society’s highest professional honor. The three ...

As Americans start to rediscover their place in a (largely) post-pandemic world, hospitalists across the country are resuming and recommitting to a variety of extracurricular roles and ...

How do U.S. hospitalists find their way into international hospital medicine and global health care—and what have they learned on the journey? Several hospitalist leaders in global health care ...

A 77-year-old woman with malnutrition, who is undergoing chemotherapy for small cell lung cancer, is being treated with intravenous ceftriaxone and vancomycin through a peripherally inserted central ...