Background: Effective communication affects cancer management and outcomes and is particularly essential in the last year of life when medical complexity peaks. In the last decade, adoption of telemedicine and other advances may have affected patient experience and communication effectiveness. The purpose of this study is to assess racial disparities and trends in patient experience [...]

Background: Delirium, an acute neuropsychiatric syndrome marked by fluctuating disturbances in attention, cognition, and consciousness, is prevalent among older hospitalized cancer patients. The Mayo Delirium Prediction (MDP) tool, designed to predict delirium risk in older adults using electronic health record (EHR) data, may help identify individuals at increased risk, thus offering valuable insights for targeted [...]

Case Presentation: A 43-year-old man with a history of chronic hepatitis B on antiviral therapy was admitted to a hospital medicine service with low back pain, weight loss, fevers, and fatigue over 2-3 months. Exam showed cervical lymphadenopathy (LAD), and initial labs were notable for a hemoglobin of 9.7g/dL, platelet count of 40×109/L, and rare [...]

Case Presentation: A 34-year-old male presented with 3 months of sores on his oral mucous membranes, rash, and a 50 lb weight loss felt to be due to pain with eating. He was seen by various providers in the outpatient setting and took courses of Valacyclovir, Azithromycin, and steroids without improvement. On initial presentation, there [...]