There’s a special kind of delirium that descends sometime between 2 a.m. and 4 a.m., when caffeine metabolism has stalled, ...

It is truly an incredible time. Even as we witness the immense and rapid growth of our specialty and the dynamic evolution of medicine, we find ourselves asking critical questions about the clinicians ...

CLINICAL QUESTION: Does statin use lower the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and hepatic decompensation in patients with chronic liver disease by mitigating liver fibrosis progression?

Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs), a term coined by the National Health Safety Network in 2005, refer to infections that arise in any inpatient or outpatient setting and appear within 48 hours ...

Rural VHA hospitals serve a critical need for millions of veterans living in rural areas, allowing them to receive care closer to their homes and support systems, which results in better outcomes. 4,5 ...

Valerie Lang, MD, MHPE, is a hospitalist at the University of Rochester School of Medicine in Rochester, N.Y., where she’s also a tenured professor of medicine, a major academic achievement that is ...

CLINICAL QUESTION: Does intranasal insulin administration reduce postoperative delirium in older patients undergoing hip fracture surgery? BACKGROUND: Cerebral hypometabolism may be a therapeutic ...

When hospitalists and other physicians who regularly treat patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) reflect on the infection’s initial days versus now, they are amazed at how far things ...

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 ...