Tom Collins is a freelance writer in South Florida who has written about medical topics from nasty infections to ethical dilemmas, runaway tumors to tornado-chasing doctors. He travels the globe gathering conference health news and lives in West Palm Beach.
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Psoriatic arthritis costs continue to rise; drug costs drive trend
In a database claims review, the average person with PsA had $34,000 in inpatient, outpatient, and pharmacy costs, which was about $25,000 higher...
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Experts debate merits of dual therapy for lupus nephritis
Brad Rovin, MD, and Richard Furie, MD, discussed the merits of dual therapy with voclosporin or belimumab in lupus nephritis but said response...
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New options explored for sarcopenia in rheumatic diseases
Targeting mitochondrial pathways has produced the most promising results so far, but other avenues are still being explored as well, experts said...
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Third COVID-19 vaccine dose helped some transplant recipients
All of those with low titers before the third dose had high titers after receiving the extra shot, in case series.
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Better ways to handle in-hospital conflicts
Managing conflicts better can improve patient care but can also benefit clinicians.
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Hospital medicine leaders offer tips for gender equity
Flexible work opportunities can help boost female physicians’ careers.
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Hospitalists innovate in ICU management
Hospitalists helped develop and staff critical care programs to optimize patient care during the pandemic.
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Update in Hospital Medicine relays important findings
Two panelists highlighted the year of research in areas most relevant and important to hospital medicine.
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Mentor-mentee relationships in hospital medicine
While mentoring is a crucial part of the learning and career process, it is littered with pitfalls.
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Clinician well-being a top priority, Surgeon General says
U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy said he’ll push for scientists to be heard in an unpoliticized way.
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COVID experience underscores ‘vital’ role of hospital medicine
“The response to the acute care needs in this pandemic would have been impossible in the health care system that existed before hospitalists,”...
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Hospitalist leader offers a post–COVID-19 approach to career advancement
Dr. Vineet Arora highlights the importance of trust, staying the course on projects, and the need for systemic change.
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Military leader shows hospitalists a way out of pandemic ‘combat’
Hospitalists treating patients during the pandemic must take stock of the physical and mental toll on their own health.
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Most patients with chronic inflammatory diseases have sufficient response to COVID-19 vaccination
A preprint publication of a study of 133 people with chronic inflammatory disease and 53 controls shows that those with CID mount immune responses...
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Self-management techniques help relieve lower urinary tract symptoms
New paper draws more attention to self-management approaches for men.