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Though his impact during the Korean War was significant, Michael Drake said his father, Dale, was not a volunteer. “He was drafted into the Army to serve as an anesthesiology physician. That was his first job,” said Michael, who himself is an anesthesiologist in Evansville. Dr. Dale Drake, who passed away on Tuesday, was stationed […]
Read MoreAuthors: Thomas W. Frederickson, MD, MBA, FACP, SFHM et al Circulation 122,210 Volume 33 No. 1June 2018 In the hospital, opioids are the most commonly prescribed class of medications and the second most common class of medications associated with adverse events.1,2 There are a range of adverse events associated with opioid use in the hospital. The […]
Read MoreSeniors who have cataract surgery are at slightly lower risk for being in a car accident, according to a self-matched study in JAMA Ophthalmology. Using Canadian health records, researchers identified over 550,000 seniors who underwent first cataract surgery between 2006 and 2016. During 5 years of observation, 6500 traffic crashes occurred in which these seniors were […]
Read MoreAuthors: Volgman AS et al. Circulation 2018 May 24 This population’s heightened risk for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease can be explained by the higher prevalence of risk factors, especially those related to insulin resistance. Sponsoring Organization: American Heart Association (AHA) Background and Objective South Asians (individuals from Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka) have […]
Read MoreMethadone and buprenorphine are associated with lower mortality risk following nonfatal opioid overdose, but few patients are receiving maintenance treatment, a retrospective study in the Annals of Internal Medicine finds. Researchers identified nearly 18,000 adults in Massachusetts who’d had at least one nonfatal opioid overdose from 2012 to 2014. In the 12 months after the overdose, 30% […]
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