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Authors: Shah R et al. Ann Intern Med 2018 Jan 9. But questions about appropriate patient selection and the potential impacts of atrial fibrillation risks associated with the procedure remain. Initial trials of patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure devices for cryptogenic stroke failed to consistently demonstrate clear superiority to medical management, but two recent clinical trials have […]
Read MoreNew research reports that hyperreactive brain networks could play a part in the hypersensitivity of fibromyalgia. A new study finds that patients with fibromyalgia have brain networks primed for rapid, global responses to minor changes. This abnormal hypersensitivity, called explosive synchronization (ES), can be seen in other network phenomena across nature. Researchers from the University […]
Read MoreAuthor: Ralph Orlowski / Reuters In the American labor market, services are the new steel. This moment was inevitable. It just wasn’t supposed to happen so soon. Due to the inexorable aging of the country—and equally unstoppable growth in medical spending—it was long obvious that health-care jobs would slowly take up more and more of […]
Read MoreBy Alan Zarembo Tethered to a breathing machine at a Manhattan hospital, 21-year-old Miriam Holman would die without a lung transplant. But her odds of finding a suitable organ were especially low in New York, where waiting times are among the longest in the country. Just across the Hudson River in New Jersey, patients in far […]
Read MoreIn Surprise, Research Suggests Lipid Bilayer Uninvolved, Challenging Prevalent Theory General anesthesia at clinically relevant concentrations induces unconsciousness by changing the function of proteins on the cell membrane, not the lipid bilayer, as previously believed, researchers have concluded. The findings challenge a century-old concept of how anesthetics work, and may ultimately help guide the development of novel, […]
Read MoreI include this one because I thought it was interesting for us as providers. By Meg Bryant Researchers in Mississippi hope to have a fleet of medical drones ready for disaster response by next year’s hurricane season. Hattiesburg, Mississippi, is no stranger to natural disasters. The city, 70 miles north of the Gulf Coast, suffered major […]
Read MoreAuthors: In-Kyung Song, M.D. et al Anesthesiology published January, 2018. Background: Pediatric cardiac patients are at risk for perioperative respiratory insufficiency. The objective of this study was to assess the utility of perioperative lung ultrasound examination in pediatric cardiac surgery. Methods: In this randomized, controlled trial, children (5 yr old or younger) undergoing cardiac surgery were allocated into […]
Read MoreAuthors: Jinyang Liu, M.S. et al Anesthesiology published January, 2018. Background: This study tests the hypothesis that sevoflurane blocks long-term potentiation only if it is present during the high-frequency stimulation that induces long-term potentiation. Methods: Long-term potentiation, an electrophysiologic correlate of memory, was induced by high-frequency stimulation and measured as a persistent increase in the field excitatory postsynaptic […]
Read MoreBariatric surgery is associated with elevated risk for suicide and nonfatal self-harm, according to findings reported in the Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology. In one cohort, researchers compared outcomes in 2000 obese patients undergoing bariatric surgery and matched controls who chose not to undergo surgery. During a median 18 years’ follow-up, the incidence of suicide or nonfatal […]
Read MoreBy Brian Ward After ‘texting is not permitted’ confusion, CMS clarifies when secure messaging apps are appropriate. This post original appeared in HCPro’s Accreditation Insider, January 2, 2017. CMS is clearing up recent confusion on what medical providers can text each other. The agency confirmed care team members are allowed to text patient information over a […]
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