Hospital Medicine News

• Targeted Oxygen Support vs Standard Care: No Clear Winner Maintaining a targeted SpO2 of 90%-96% safely reduces oxygen use but does not significantly increase oxygen-free days in critically-ill patients, a randomized trial shows.
  Medscape Medical News, April 11, 2025
• Worldwide, Doctors Report Harassment — and Inaction Doctors report mental health effects, isolation, and even quitting their jobs — yet perpetrators rarely face consequences.
  Medscape Medical News, April 11, 2025
• Does AI Improve Paediatric Fracture Detection? A deep learning–based tool shows a high accuracy of fracture detection in children and may boost the diagnostic skills of emergency department residents, a real-world study suggests.
  Medscape News UK, April 11, 2025
• No Increased Birth Defect Risk From Smoking Cessation Meds No increase in risk for major congenital malformations is observed in infants born to mothers receiving smoking cessation therapies, according to a large cohort study.
  Medscape Medical News, April 11, 2025
• 4 Things to Know About New Medicare Advantage Rules Prior authorization leeway will be trimmed while health plans get more money under new federal rules for Medicare Advantage plans.
  Medscape Medical News, April 11, 2025
• Researchers Link Metabolic Age Clock and COPD The same biological processes that drive aging — such as energy loss — may also contribute to lung diseases like chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
  Medscape Medical News, April 11, 2025
• Canadian Pediatricians Ill Prepared to Treat Drug Overdoses Illicit drug toxicity is an ‘escalating public health emergency’ in Canada that affects adolescents as well as adults.
  Medscape Medical News, April 11, 2025
• Alert NICE Backs Oral Drug for Advanced Bladder Cancer NICE has approved the oral drug erdafitinib for adults with advanced urothelial cancer and FGFR3 alterations, offering new hope and home-based treatment.
  Medscape News UK, April 10, 2025
• Can Shorter Antibiotic Treatment Benefit Kids With UTIs? Individualised antibiotic treatment increases the risk for recurrence but reduces antibiotic use and the number of adverse event days in children with febrile UTIs, a Danish trial reveals.
  Medscape News UK, April 10, 2025
• Why Listening to Patients Matters in Rare Disease Research Gene therapy isn’t one-size-fits-all: Patient associations are shaping trials, asking hard questions, and demanding realistic timelines for treatment delivery.
  Medscape Medical News, April 10, 2025
• Methylene Blue: Miracle Cure or Dangerous Trend? As influencers tout methylene blue as a cognitive enhancer and anti-aging solution, experts caution about its serious risks and lack of evidence.
  Medscape Medical News, April 10, 2025
• AAN 2025 AI-Powered Wearable Calms Essential Tremor The Felix NeuroAI wristband delivers tailored and dynamic electrical stimulation to the ulnar, median, and radial nerves throughout the day to relieve essential tremor.
  Medscape Medical News, April 10, 2025
• Cancer Deaths Fall in Europe, but Not Across All Types A new study has revealed significant reductions in cancer deaths across Europe, yet critical challenges persist for specific tumour types.
  Medscape News UK, April 10, 2025
• Canadian Medical Groups Urge Participation in April Election Medical groups are pressing their members to keep healthcare a priority for federal officials in an election campaign dominated by concerns about a trade war with the United States.
  Medscape Medical News, April 10, 2025
• US Measles Battle Hindered by Confusion Over Health Secretary Response U.S. pediatricians and infectious disease experts say the fight against rising measles cases nationwide is being hampered by a lack of forceful advocacy for vaccination from...
  Reuters Health Information, April 09, 2025
• Sensory-Impaired Patients Face Medication Safety Risks Patients with vision or hearing impairments face a lack of accessible information when using medicines and medical devices, the Patient Safety Commissioner for England has warned.
  Medscape News UK, April 09, 2025
• Experts Push Back on RFK Jr’s Infection Comments The new Secretary of Health and Human Services has made claims about measles and other communicable diseases that could lead to sickness, and even death, his critics claim.
  Medscape Medical News, April 09, 2025
• ATTD 2025 Continuous Ketone Monitoring: Essential or Optional? Two endocrinologists who live with type 1 diabetes debate this issue at the Advanced Technologies & Treatments for Diabetes (ATTD) 2025 meeting.
  Medscape Medical News, April 09, 2025
• Modest Effects of Valacyclovir in Herpes Zoster Eye Disease Administration of low-dose valacyclovir over a year does not significantly reduce the occurrence of herpes zoster ophthalmicus but shows potential benefits over time.
  Medscape Medical News, April 09, 2025
• AI, Targeted Combinations Advance NSCLC Treatment Landscape From new KRAS and HER2 inhibitors to home-administered immunotherapy, recent trials mark a turning point in how metastatic lung cancer is managed.
  Medscape Medical News, April 09, 2025