I'm Not the Doctor for You: Cognitive Bias, Complex Illness, and a Moral Imperative.

Cognitive Bias and the Treatment of Complex Illnesses: A Reflection on Substance Use Disorder and Long COVID. Physicians use anchoring and confirmation bias every day to make snap decisions about patient care. However, in the case of poorly understood complex illness, cognitive bias can lead to poor outcomes for the patient.

Are Antimotility Agents Safe for Use in Infections? Results From an Observational Study in Malignant Hematology Patients.

Objectives: To evaluate the safety of antimotility agents (AAs) in a population of patients with hematologic malignancies and concurrent infection (CDI) and to describe the outcomes of AA use in a hospital setting.

Patients And Methods: We used the electronic health record to identify patients who were hospitalized in the adult malignant hematology service who had 1 or more toxin-positive stool assay between April 1, 2012, and September 21, 2017. We reviewed medical charts to obtain information on the use of AAs and any subsequent gastrointestinal complications.

Massage for Symptom Management in Adult Inpatients With Hematologic Malignancies.

Background: Patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplant often suffer from a predictable constellation of side effects related to therapy. Nonpharmacologic treatments for these side effects are attractive adjuncts to therapy due to a low side-effect profile.

Objective: To develop, implement, and evaluate a pilot program of massage therapy for symptom management in adult patients with hematologic malignancies admitted to the bone marrow transplant (BMT) service at a large academic medical center.