Hospital Medicine News

Emergency medicine residents frequently experienced mistreatment in the workplace, including gender and racial discrimination, physical abuse and sexual harassment, according to findings published in JAMA Network Open.

Elevated concentrations of serum oxalate were associated with an increased risk for cardiovascular mortality, most notably from sudden cardiac death, according to a post-hoc analysis of the German Diabetes Dialysis Study.

African ancestry appeared strongly associated with readmission following an asthma-related hospital admission among children, according to study results published in Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.

Mandated influenza vaccination was associated with a decreased risk for influenza among health care personnel but an increased risk for other respiratory infections, partially offsetting the benefits of such policies, researchers reported.

The FDA authorized a third dose of COVID-19 vaccine for certain immunocompromised patients but continued to say that other fully vaccinated people do not need a booster.

Patients who are immunocompromised may soon be eligible to receive a booster dose of COVID-19 vaccine in the United States.

The first-ever guidance on recurrent, low-risk chest pain provides a good starting point for addressing a condition that is responsible for 5% of ED visits and costs up to $10 billion annually, one of the guideline authors said.

The CDC encouraged pregnant and breastfeeding women to get vaccinated against COVID-19 as researchers from the agency reported what they called “reassuring” data Wednesday on the safety of the vaccines.

Individuals with sickle cell disease or trait demonstrated a higher risk for COVID-19 hospitalization and death than individuals without these conditions, according to study findings published in Annals of Internal Medicine.

In a recent survey, patients said they viewed physicians in casual attire such as a fleece jacket in place of a white coat as less professional and less experienced.