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Author: Sandra Gordon ASA “Both intraoperative EEG monitoring and preoperative cognitive testing should become more standard.” In this Q&A, Miles Berger, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Anesthesiology Dept (Neuroanesthesiology Division) and Senior Fellow at the Center for the Study of Aging & Human Development at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina, discusses his team’s work […]
Read MoreBy The Associated Press Anyone between ages 50 and 80 who has smoked at least 20 “pack-years” and still smokes or quit within the last 15 years is eligible for annual lung scans. More Americans now qualify for yearly scans to detect lung cancer, according to guidelines released Tuesday that may help more Black smokers […]
Read MoreBY KATE GIBSON CBS News Pulse oximeters — viewed as a critical in the fight against COVID-19 — may not work as advertised for people of color. “The devices may be less accurate in people with dark skin pigmentation,” the U.S. Food and Drug Administration stated in a safety notice posted on Friday. The FDA’s warning offers a toned-down […]
Read MoreAuthors: Hebrew SeniorLife Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research Medical X Press Results of a study published today in JAMA Surgery reveal the impact post-operative delirium has on health care costs in the U.S. Data from the study shows that if delirium were prevented or made less severe for patients, it could reduce health care […]
Read Moreby Karen A Penned Point How the ACGME and ABA are infantilizing resident training Not long ago, my patient in a complex thoracic case developed progressive bradycardia followed by a malignant-looking multifocal atrial arrhythmia that didn’t generate any blood pressure. “Get out some epinephrine!” I said to my resident, who was standing closer than I […]
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