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According to a study published in the journal Arthritis Care & Research, there is no association between obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) and joint pain or daytime sleepiness. This lack of association between pain and OSA is surprising given the established link between pain and poor sleep quality, according to Joule J Li, MD, University of […]
Read MoreInability to manage negative emotional and somatic stress is associated with opioid misuse in adults with chronic pain, according to a study published in the Journal of Pain. Previous research suggests those with chronic pain who misuse their opioids exhibit higher levels of distress in general, as well as heightened reactivity to that distress. Kathryn McHugh, […]
Read MoreOpioid drug overdoses have reached epidemic levels, roughly 78 Americans die every day from opioid overdose. In a big hotel conference room near New York’s Times Square, six doctors huddle around a greasy piece of raw pork. They watch as addiction medicine specialist Michael Frost delicately marks the meat, incises it and implants four match-sized […]
Read MoreIrene P. Osborn, MD Associate Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology Director, Division of Neuroanesthesia Albert Einstein/Montefiore Medical Center Bronx, New York Sara Aljohani, MD Fellow in Neuroanesthesia Albert Einstein/Montefiore Medical Center Bronx, New York The authors reported no relevant financial disclosures. Airway management in neurosurgical patients can be a perplexing endeavor. In achieving and maintaining a […]
Read MoreSeven procedures account for approximately 80% of all admissions, deaths, complications and inpatient costs attributable to emergency general surgery nationwide, according to a study published online by JAMA Surgery (2016 Apr 27). The finding is viewed as a “starting point” for developing national benchmarks for this tremendously expensive area of health care, the investigators indicated. […]
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