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Authors: David O. Warner, M.D. et al Anesthesiology 8 2020, Vol.133, 342-349. Background: Substance use disorder among physicians can expose both physicians and their patients to significant risk. Data regarding the epidemiology and outcomes of physician substance use disorder are scarce but could guide policy formulation and individual treatment decisions. This article describes the incidence and outcomes […]
Read Moreby Nationwide Children’s Hospital Medical X press In a new study, published in Pediatrics, researchers have shown that being African American was strongly associated with a higher risk of postoperative complications and mortality among apparently healthy children. In fact, compared to their white peers, apparently healthy children who were African American were nearly 3.5 times more likely […]
Read MoreAuthor: Ken Alltucker USA TODAY A new blood test detected Alzheimer’s disease as accurately as expensive brain scans or spinal taps, raising the possibility for a new, inexpensive option to diagnose the most common form of dementia, researchers said. Researchers at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference on Tuesday presented the results of multiple studies of whether […]
Read MoreAuthor: Michael Walter Cardiovascular Business News Nearly eight months into 2020, COVID-19 continues to disrupt healthcare in the United States. A new analysis in JAMA Cardiology explored the pandemic’s impact on heart transplant trends, with the authors focusing on data from the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS). “Transplant programs have been challenged with balancing patient and […]
Read MoreDG Alerts Findings from a study in the Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis dispute the currently adopted strategy of giving weight-adjusted doses of anticoagulants to non-critically ill patients with COVID-19 in the absence of thromboembolic complications. Researchers led by Raffaele Pesavento, MD, Department of Medicine, University of Padua, Padua, Italy, noted that “the increasing awareness that low-dose […]
Read MoreAuthors: Klaus U. Koch, M.D. et al Anesthesiology 8 2020, Vol.133, 304-317. Background: Studies in anesthetized patients suggest that phenylephrine reduces regional cerebral oxygen saturation compared with ephedrine. The present study aimed to quantify the effects of phenylephrine and ephedrine on cerebral blood flow and cerebral metabolic rate of oxygen in brain tumor patients. The authors hypothesized […]
Read MoreBy Joe Elia NEJM Journal Watch While opioid prescriptions have dropped nearly 40% over the past 5 years, fentanyl, amphetamine, and cocaine “are now killing more Americans than ever,” according to the American Medical Association’s Opioid Task Force. Citing CDC data, the task force says the overdose rate from those drugs has risen more than […]
Read MoreAuthor: By Kim Yun-mi Korean Biomedical Review Using nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) with antiplatelet agents in patients with acute myocardial infarction increased the risk of cardiovascular events seven times, and bleeding risk by four times, compared to NSAIDs-free treatment, a study showed. The research team, led by Professor Choi Cheol-ung of the Cardiovascular Center at […]
Read MoreBy Denise Baez Today’s DG Alert covers the prognostic value of smell loss in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), and the incidence of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis among intubated patients with severe COVID-19. According to a study published in the Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, loss of smell appears to be an independent positive prognostic factor of less severe […]
Read MoreAuthors: Leonard E. Egede, M.D., et al NEJM July 22, 2020 Current protests throughout the United States are highlighting the history of marginalization of and discrimination against Black Americans, including 250 years of slavery, 100 years of Jim Crow laws, high rates of incarceration, and unanswered calls for action after police shootings of unarmed Black […]
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