Medical News Today A blood test can identify the protein that builds up in the brains of people with Alzheimer’s nearly 20 years before symptoms appear, a new study shows. The study found that the blood test was even more sensitive at detecting the buildup of beta-amyloid proteins in the brain than the current gold […]
Read MoreA new law in Colorado allows doctors to prescribe patients medical marijuana instead of traditionally prescribed opiates for any condition as the state seeks to battle the opiate addiction crisis. The law, which The Denver Post reported, allows patients to choose medical marijuana as an alternative prescription for any diagnosis that would normally result in a […]
Read MoreAuthors: McCann ME et al Lancet 2019; 393 (10172):664-677. QUESTION (P) For infants less than 60 weeks postmenstrual age, that were born at more than 26 weeks gestational age and undergoing inguinal herniorrhaphy, (I) effect of general anesthesia was compared with (C) awake regional anesthesia (O) on neurodevelopmental outcomes (T) over a period of 5 […]
Read MoreAuthor: Kate Ruder Kaiser Health News When Colorado legalized marijuana, it became a pioneer in creating new policies to deal with the drug. Now the state’s surgeons, nurses and anesthesiologists are becoming pioneers of a different sort in understanding what weed may do to patients who go under the knife. Their observations and initial research […]
Read MoreCurrent Pain and Headache Reports October 2019, 23:69 Authors: Jinlei Li et al Purpose of Review Peripheral nerve blocks are effective and safe modalities for perioperative analgesia. But it remains unclear what blocks are adequate for ambulatory surgeries, as well as the proper patient management before and after discharge. Recent Findings Emerging nerve blocks have sparked interests […]
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