Hospital Medicine News

Certain injury patterns in fall patients who present to the ED can indicate physical abuse of older adults, according to research published in the Annals of Emergency Medicine.

The FDA has approved Olinvyk — the first new IV chemical opioid agonist in decades — for adults with acute pain, the drug’s manufacturer announced.

Many patients with opioid use disorder referred to post-acute care in Massachusetts were rejected due to a substance use disorder diagnosis or because they were treated with buprenorphine or methadone, according to a study published in the Journal of Addiction Medicine.

Fifteen people were hospitalized with methanol poisoning in Arizona and New Mexico after consuming hand-sanitizing products in May and June, according to data published in MMWR.

From January to April, there was a 63.5% decline in emergency visits in New York, where the COVID-19 pandemic was most severe in the United States, according to a recent study published in JAMA Internal Medicine.

The Affordable Care Act did not lower primary care physician or specialist compensation as previously feared, according to research published in JAMA Network Open.

Mayo Clinic has been ranked the No. 1 hospital nationwide by U.S. News and World Report, the fifth consecutive year that the hospital in Rochester, Minn., has received the top spot on the publication’s Best Hospitals Honor Roll list.

A study supported by the National Institutes of Health found similar outcomes for patients with HIV who underwent transplantation with an HIV+ or HIV– kidney, suggesting infected and uninfected organs have comparable safety profiles.

Initiating dialysis within 12 hours of developing AKI, deemed the “accelerated” approach, was not associated with lower mortality risk compared with starting therapy after 72 hours, according to study results.

A blood test to assess C-reactive protein levels in patients with COVID-19 may help determine who would benefit from treatment with glucocorticoid and who would not, according to a study published in the Journal of Hospital Medicine.