DG Journal Club Authors: Juliana M M Barbosa, Juleimar S C de Amorim et al. Neurourol Urodyn. 2021 Sep 4 AIMS To identify the prevalence, clinical and functional factors associated with urinary symptoms (US) in community-dwelling older adults with acute low back pain (LBP). METHODS This was a cross-sectional study of data’s baseline of Back […]
Read MoreAuthor: Anthony Vecchione Cardiovascular Business News Young adults who regularly use marijuana are much more likely to have had a myocardial infarction (MI), according to new data published in Canadian Medical Association Journal. “With recent legalization and decriminalization, cannabis use is increasing in young adults in North America, and we do not fully know its effects on […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Lu, Shu Yang MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: August 10, 2021 BACKGROUND: The association between obesity, or elevated body mass index (BMI), and outcomes in patients receiving venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) has not been well established. Recent studies in patients receiving venovenous ECMO did not detect an association between obesity and increased mortality. […]
Read MoreAuthor: Tony Mira F1rstNews The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), announced $25.5 billion in new funding for health care providers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. This funding includes $8.5 billion in American Rescue Plan (ARP) resources for providers who serve rural Medicaid, Children’s Health Insurance […]
Read MoreAuthor: Alyssa Peckham MedicalNewsToday Opioids are drugs that people use to treat pain and certain other complaints. Opioids can derive from natural sources, and people can make them synthetically. There are several types of opioids available, some of which are illegal. People mainly use opioids as pain relief medications. A person can purchase cough syrup containing […]
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