Bryn Nelson is a former PhD microbiologist who decided he’d much rather write about microbes than mutate them. After seven years at the science desk of Newsday in New York, Nelson relocated to Seattle as a freelancer, where he has consumed far too much coffee and written features and stories for The Hospitalist, The New York Times, Nature, Scientific American, Science News for Students, Mosaic and many other print and online publications. In addition, he contributed a chapter to The Science Writers’ Handbook and edited two chapters for the six-volume Modernist Cuisine: The Art and Science of Cooking.
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ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Telestroke Expands its Reach
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- Bryn Nelson, PhD
Advances make telemedicine better for stroke patients, their families, and the hospital
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Training, Leadership, Commitment Integral to HM Improving Stroke Care
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- Bryn Nelson, PhD
Are rank-and-file hospitalists adequately equipped to deal with stroke care?
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A Brief Look at Stroke Research
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- Bryn Nelson, PhD
A snapshot of several active research areas in stroke intervention
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ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Shifting Strategies Can Make Physician Workloads Manageable
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- Bryn Nelson, PhD
More physician shifts mean more staff available to care for patients, which could lead to a lower and more manageable average census
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ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Hospitalist, IHO president discuss how hospitals become overwhelmed with patients
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- Bryn Nelson, PhD
Listen to Ellis Knight, MD, MBA, FHM, discuss research by the Institute for Healthcare Optimization (IHO) and IHO president and CEO Eugene Litvak...
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The Five-Day Blues: A New Delineation for Late-Onset Central-Line Infections
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- Bryn Nelson, PhD
New study finds that infection rates rise dramatically after the fifth day post-insertion
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ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: The Case Against a Common Denominator for Urinary Tract Infections
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- Bryn Nelson, PhD
Beware the data in relation to their intended purpose, hospitalist-researcher says
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ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: The Culture of Medicine Must Change, Watchdog Group Says
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- Bryn Nelson, PhD
Kevin Kavanagh, MD, MS, FACS, director of Somerset, Ky.-based Health Watch USA, discusses the lingering difficulty in changing the culture of...
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A Winnable Battle
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- Bryn Nelson, PhD
Hospitalists are well-positioned to lead measured, team approaches to snuff out common hospital-acquired infections
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Six Ways You Can Help Reduce HAIs in Your Hospital
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- Bryn Nelson, PhD
Hospitalists can help prevent hospital-acquired infections
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Where’s the Stimulus?
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- Bryn Nelson, PhD
Checking up on 2009’s $160 billion infusion into healthcare.
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Does Hospital Medicine Reinforce the Pillars of Career Satisfaction?
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- Bryn Nelson, PhD
Flexible schedules, job security, andwork-life balance offset most concerns with stress, autonomy, and recognition.
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ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: A Loss of Meaning Vs. a Sense of Calling
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- Bryn Nelson, PhD
Healthy, fulfilling work environments can buffer the burnout trend
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Politics of Medicare Cuts
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- Bryn Nelson, PhD
Deficit reduction faces an uphill battle in polarized political landscape
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ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Listen to hospitalists Greg Misky and Tosha Wetterneck discuss career satisfaction
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- Bryn Nelson, PhD
Tosha Wetterneck, MD, and Gregory Misky, MD, discuss career-satisfaction trouble spots and provide advice to HM leaders about keeping their teams...