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We already knew this but I wanted to share. Author: Morgan Haefner Becker’s Hospital Review The U.S. has the most expensive medicines in the globe, costing 306.82 percent more than the global median, according to an analysis by Medbelle, a digital healthcare company based in London. For its analysis, the firm compared how much 13 medications […]
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Read MoreThe United States government is proposing new rules to increase organ transplants Author: LAURAN NEERGAARD Associated Press The U.S. government is overhauling parts of the nation’s transplant system to make sure organs from the dead no longer go to waste — and to make it easier for the living to donate. The rules proposed Tuesday aim […]
Read MoreAuthor: ROSIE MCCALL Newsweek Scientists testing a small but random sample of donated blood ready for transfusion have discovered that 70 percent contained traces of Xanax. Writing in the Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical earlier this month, researchers were surprised by the level of pharmaceuticals detected in supposedly clean blood batches—in particular, the concentrations of cough medicine […]
Read MoreReuters Health About one in five teens and one in four young adults in the U.S. have slightly elevated blood sugar, sometimes known as “prediabetes,” that can lead to full-blown diabetes, a study suggests. For the study, researchers examined data on blood sugar levels for 5,786 people ages 12 to 34 who hadn’t been diagnosed […]
Read MoreAuthor: Robert Dillard Docwire Hospitalist schedules that promote inpatient continuity of care may be associated with better outcomes of hospitalization, according to a new study published in JAMA Internal Medicine. “The working schedules of hospitalists vary widely. Discontinuous schedules, such as 24 hours on and 48 hours off, result in several hospitalists providing care during […]
Read MoreAuthor: Peter ScheldenMedicineNet Health News Young children with recurring ear infections may soon have a new surgical option following the FDA approval of a breakthrough ear tube system. The Tubes Under Local Anesthesia (Tula) System, approved Monday, will be the first surgical ear tube option for young children that does not require general anesthesia. Ear infections are extremely […]
Read MoreHealthcare Dive Dive Brief: Physician depression is correlated with a greater prevalence of medical errors, according to a new survey-related study in JAMA Network Open. Researchers surveyed 11 prior studies involving more than 21,500 physicians to reach their conclusion. But the report had limitations. Eight of the previous studies surveyed only involved medical interns or residents. All […]
Read MorePatients with active cannabis dependence and abuse were nearly twice as likely to suffer a myocardial infarction (MI) after surgery, according to a study published in Anesthesiology. The study also found that the prevalence of cannabis dependence or abuse recorded among surgical patients increased significantly over the last decade. For the study, Li Ka Shing, MD, […]
Read MoreAuthors: Arwan S. Rizk, et al BMC Anesthesiology volume 19, Article number: 208 (2019) Background Spinal anesthesia using the midline approach might be technically difficult in geriatric population. We hypothesized that pre-procedural ultrasound (US)-guided paramedian technique and pre-procedural US-guided midline technique would result in a different spinal anesthesia success rate at first attempt when compared with the conventional landmark-guided midline […]
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