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The first randomized controlled trial to examine the effect of adding acupuncture or Alexander Technique exercises to usual care (medication and physical therapy) for chronic neck pain found promising improvements in pain reduction and self-efficacy, British researchers report in an article published in the November 3 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine. “Acupuncture sessions and Alexander Technique […]
Read MoreGo-to pros need high level of competency Anesthesiologists are the go-to professionals for difficult airway management in the hospital, researchers reported. This demand for anesthesia airway services increases the importance of advanced airway training programs to improve the competency of anesthesia providers. “Here at Vanderbilt we’re regularly called for difficult airways,” noted Brian O’Hara, MD, […]
Read MoreAlthough accidental dural puncture and postdural puncture headache (PDPH) are on the radar of most anesthesiologists administering epidural analgesia, subsequent hearing loss is often overlooked. Yet, hearing impairment is a common occurrence following PDPH, but one that can be improved by applying an epidural blood patch. “Hearing loss after spinal anesthesia has a reported incidence […]
Read MoreAn advisory committee recommended on Tuesday that the FDA approve a buprenorphine implant (Probuphine) to treat patients with opioid addiction, the New York Times reports. If approved by the FDA, the matchstick-sized implant could deliver buprenorphine subdermally for 6 months. Buprenorphine is currently available in oral forms and must be taken daily. The committee voted 12 to […]
Read MoreNearly nine of 10 physicians support the CDC’s draft guidelines on opioid prescribing, according to a survey from the physician networking site SERMO. A total of 87% of 1,617 doctors surveyed said they would welcome or use the guidelines, which have been caught up in a controversy over whether the CDC was too secretive about its development […]
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