<ѻý>Minimizing Opioids After Teens' Spine Surgeries Appears Practicalѻý> Alternatives prove mettle in studies Feb 14, 2024
<ѻý>Cedars-Sinai Anesthesiologists Unionizeѻý> Concerns about staffing, quality of care, and pay cuts push physicians to organize Feb 01, 2024
<ѻý>Drug-Related Endocarditis: A First Stab at Recommendations for Surgeonsѻý> STS consensus statement on ethics, surgical criteria, transcatheter debulking Jan 30, 2024
<ѻý>Surgical Volumes Matter for Outcomes at Ambulatory Centers, Tooѻý> Case-control study looked only at older patients on Medicare, however Jan 24, 2024
<ѻý>No Laughing Matter: Nitrous Oxide for Transrectal Prostate Biopsyѻý> No effect on anxiety but significantly less patient-rated pain Jan 12, 2024
<ѻý>Groups Blast FDA's Opioid Abuse Surveillance Proposalѻý> RADARS system's ties to Purdue Pharma undermine the reliability of its data, they say Jan 03, 2024
<ѻý>First Test to Identify Opioid Addiction Risk Approved by FDAѻý> Genetic test intended to be used before patients are exposed to oral opioids for acute pain Dec 20, 2023
<ѻý>Salmonella Deaths Grow; Hospital's Bariatric Surgery Factory; New Back Pain Recsѻý> Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ѻý staff Dec 08, 2023
<ѻý>Doing More With Less Bloodѻý> Blood management programs can save money and resources Dec 07, 2023
<ѻý>How Much Pain Is 'Enough' to Prescribe Opioids?ѻý> A compliance plan can help optimize clinical decision-making Dec 05, 2023
<ѻý>FTC Chief Gears Up for a Showdown With Private Equityѻý> Researchers and employer groups encouraged by FTC's action Dec 03, 2023
<ѻý>Safer to Hold Off on Intubating Comatose, Intoxicated Patients, Trial Findsѻý> French centers showed faster discharge, fewer adverse events Nov 29, 2023
<ѻý>Who's Deejaying in the OR? And What Are They Playing?ѻý> The ins and outs of listening to music while operating Nov 21, 2023
<ѻý>Hospitalizations After Fake Ozempic; Abortion Rights Win Big; Ketamine Use Boomsѻý> Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ѻý staff Nov 08, 2023
<ѻý>Surgeries Without Anesthesia; CDC Expands Traveler Testing; Human Skull for Saleѻý> Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ѻý staff Nov 07, 2023
<ѻý>Heart Injuries Suggest Reconsideration of Holding BP Meds for Surgeryѻý> Pause on ACE inhibitors, ARBs yields more acute hypertension with no prevention of hypotension Nov 06, 2023
<ѻý>Private Equity, For-Profit Interests Hurt Medicine, Conference Speakers Sayѻý> Authorities have not done enough to crack down on the problem, physicians and academicians noted Oct 27, 2023
<ѻý>U.S. Doc Volunteers in Jerusalem: 'I Felt Like I Had to Do Something'ѻý> Martin Jacobson, MD, on his decision to be a volunteer physician during the Israel-Hamas war Oct 19, 2023 video
<ѻý>Plastic Glove, Scissors Solve Problem in Single-Lung Ventilationѻý> DIY approach to non-dependent lung collapse succeeds in trial Oct 17, 2023
<ѻý>Small Piece of Plastic Cuts Throat Damage From Trach Tubesѻý> Why didn't someone think of this sooner? Oct 17, 2023
<ѻý>Are Female Anesthesiologists Better Than Men?ѻý> Some differences seen in two-center study; reasons, implications uncertain Oct 17, 2023
<ѻý>Hemoglobin Targets a Good Idea for Massively Transfused Patientsѻý> Outcomes improved with values approaching 10 g/dL Oct 16, 2023
<ѻý>Gabapentin as Post-Op Painkiller Gets a Cold Showerѻý> Placebo-controlled trial offers no justification for widespread use Oct 15, 2023
<ѻý>'Yellow' Blood Products Come With VTE Risk, Study Findsѻý> Increased thrombosis, mortality when fresh frozen plasma is used in transfusions Oct 15, 2023
<ѻý>Yes, It Matters Who Manages Sedation During Interventional Radiology Proceduresѻý> Study finds outcomes differ according to providers' training Oct 14, 2023
<ѻý>Medical Tourists Bring Home Fatal Fungal Infectionsѻý> High mortality in outbreak linked to anesthesia in Mexico Oct 13, 2023
<ѻý>Acupuncture Effective for Some ED Patients With Intractable Painѻý> Average pain score dropped from 7.96 to 3.88 after treatment, study finds Oct 11, 2023
<ѻý>Doctor or DNP: Who Is Really Providing Care?ѻý> Stronger "title protection" legislation can offer patients greater transparency Sep 27, 2023
<ѻý>FTC Sues Anesthesia Group and Its Private Equity Backersѻý> Companies accused of extracting "monopoly profits" while growing "monopoly power" Sep 26, 2023
<ѻý>DEA Gets an Earful About Telehealth Prescribing of Controlled Substancesѻý> Proposed in-person visit requirements raises concern for psychiatry groups Sep 12, 2023
<ѻý>Combo Anesthesia During Retinal Laser Treatment Reduced Pain Perceptionѻý> Topical and subconjunctival technique also reduced treatment interruptions Sep 08, 2023
<ѻý>New Weight-Loss Drugs Spark Debate About Safety During Surgeryѻý> Some anesthesiologists think current guidelines don't go far enough Sep 08, 2023
<ѻý>Opioid-Free Discharge After Pancreatic Resection Can Be Achieved, Study Showsѻý> Findings offer a blueprint for other hospitals to reduce post-surgical opioid use Sep 06, 2023
<ѻý>Can Aromatherapy Relax Post-Op Patients?ѻý> Cardiac surgery patients report better sleep after inhaling peppermint essence Aug 03, 2023
<ѻý>Novel Drug Reduces Acute Pain After Common Surgeriesѻý> Investigational sodium channel blocker shows benefit in two trials Aug 02, 2023
<ѻý>Economical Epoprostenol Good Enough After Major Cardiac Surgeryѻý> Randomized trial compared two inhaled pulmonary vasodilators Jul 06, 2023
<ѻý>Cannabis Use Disorder Raises Risk of Perioperative Complicationsѻý> Not a "harmless substance," researcher maintains Jul 06, 2023
<ѻý>How I Became the Singing Doctorѻý> My journey of discovering the healing power of music Jul 01, 2023
<ѻý>ASA: Hold GLP-1 Agonists Before Elective Surgeryѻý> Or else run the risk of aspirating under anesthesia due to delayed gastric emptying Jun 30, 2023