Author: Weinberg L A & A Practice 20(1): e02142, January 2026, 10.1213/XAA.0000000000002142 This point-of-view essay reflects on ethical leadership in medicine, arguing that departments should respond to ethical misjudgments with the same structured curiosity and compassion applied to clinical errors. The author writes from experience as both a department director and chair of a hospital […]
Read MoreMedscape Medical News High-THC cannabis products were associated with small reductions in chronic pain severity but with higher rates of adverse events, according to an updated systematic review published December 23, 2025, in Annals of Internal Medicine. OverviewThe review included 25 placebo-controlled randomized trials (2303 participants), most with neuropathic pain. Trial duration ranged from 4–16 […]
Read MoreAuthors: Pereira S Anesthesia & Analgesia, 2026 (Letter to the Editor) This Letter to the Editor proposes a cause-based classification system for intraoperative adverse events (IAEs) to complement existing severity-based frameworks such as ClassIntra. Current Context ClassIntra provides a validated severity grading scale from 0 (no deviation from intraoperative course) to V (death), focusing on […]
Read MoreMedCentral News Columbia University Irving Medical Center Researchers at Columbia University have found that accidental drug overdose, homicide, and suicide are the leading causes of death among pregnant and postpartum women. The findings were published in the New England Journal of Medicine. “Overdose and violence are not typically on our radar when it comes to thinking about approaches to reducing maternal morbidity and mortality, but these events are far […]
Read MoreBurnout or time away in pain, ICU, or administration doesn’t erase your anesthesia training—it just requires a structured path back. For many physicians, it simply means you stepped away to regroup. We work with anesthesiologists every day who want to return to clinical anesthesia after time away in: administration or leadership roles pain medicine critical […]
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