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In-hospital STEMI may increase risk for poor outcomes

Patients who have an ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) while in the hospital often do worse than those who experience STEMI off-site, according to a new study.

Disparities in cardiac surgery mortality partially caused by hospital quality

Much, but not all, of the racial disparity in cardiac surgery outcomes can be explained by nonwhite patients being treating at lower-quality hospitals, a recent study found.

Protocol may help in evaluating patients for alcohol detox

Development and use of a protocol to evaluate patients for in-hospital or outpatient alcohol detoxification helped standardize care and appeared to decrease admissions, according to a new study.

Shortage of oral oseltamivir reported

The FDA warned clinicians about a temporary shortage of the oral suspension form of oseltamivir phosphate (Tamiflu) last week.

Internationally developed gout guidelines seek to improve clinical practice

Ten recommendations for the diagnosis and management of patients with gout have been developed by a multinational group with the aim of improving daily clinical practice.

And the winner is …

ACP HospitalistWeekly has tallied the voting from its latest cartoon contest, where readers are invited to match wits against their peers to provide the most original and amusing caption.