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A brief psychosocial intervention in which physicians ask inpatients about their current situation and respond empathetically appears to improve the hospitalization experience

Psychosocial Intervention May Boost Hospitalization Satisfaction

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Brief intervention involves physicians empathizing with patients during a daily check-in
Among patients with type 2 diabetes and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease

Sudden Death Most Common CV Death in T2DM/ASCVD

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27 percent of CV deaths in diabetes patients with atherosclerotic CVD are categorized as sudden death
A joint effort between students at Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University and Rhode Island School of Design is training future physicians in design thinking to help identify and repair health system issues that contribute to physician burnout

Design Thinking Enables Med Students to Solve Challenges

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Partnership with design students focuses on innovative solutions to health system issues
Clinicians' job satisfaction is associated with improved burnout scores and reduced intention to leave their practices

Clinician Job Satisfaction Linked to Improved Burnout Scores

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Reduced intention to leave practice for clinicians who report increased job satisfaction during follow-up
A highly pathogenic H7N9 avian influenza variant has evolved and now has the potential to cause a pandemic

H7N9 Avian Influenza May Be Capable of Pandemic

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Virus spread via respiratory droplets in animal study; neuraminidase inhibitors showed limited efficacy
Mislabeling of herbal and dietary supplements is common

Herbal and Dietary Supplements Are Commonly Mislabeled

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Bodybuilding products have highest mislabeling rate; many mislabeled products tied to liver injury
Key stakeholders and physicians discussed electronic health record usability and optimization in the American Medical Association Running Your Practice Community.

Key Stakeholders Discuss How to Make EHRs More Usable

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Stakeholders, physicians discuss EHR usability and optimization, rules for releasing test results
Measures of cerebral functional network connectivity measured within four weeks of cardiac arrest are associated with a favorable outcome at one year

MRI Findings Prognostic for Long-Term Recovery in Cardiac Arrest

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Cerebral functional network connectivity shows potential in anoxic-ischemic encephalopathy
Intravenous (IV) hydromorphone is less effective than IV prochlorperazine plus diphenhydramine for acute migraine treatment in the emergency department

IV Prochlorperazine Beats IV Hydromorphone for Migraine

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IV hydromorphone much less effective for migraine treatment in the emergency department
Transition from a condition-specific to a hospital-wide readmission measure would result in a modest increase in the number of hospitals eligible for readmission penalties and would substantially increase penalties for safety-net hospitals

More Penalties With Hospital-Wide Readmission Measure

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Increase in number of hospitals eligible for penalties, in penalty disparity for safety-net, other hospitals