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Author: Lorri A. Lee, MD Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation Perhaps the greatest strength of the APSF is its ability to gather multiple medical disciplines and their affiliated societies, organizations, and health care industries together to collaborate on patient safety issues. The APSF leveraged its role in this informal network by alerting health care providers in […]
Read MoreAuthor: Amy Orciari Herman NEJM Journal Watch Obese adults who undergo bariatric surgery have longer life expectancy than those who do not have surgery — but their life expectancy still lags behind that of the general population — according to long-term follow-up from an observational study in the New England Journal of Medicine. Researchers in Sweden […]
Read MoreAuthor: Lauren Dembeck, PhD Hematology Advisor Anemia appears to be common and persistent in the first year following hospitalization for critical illness in adults, according to a recent study published in JAMA Network Open. Though most survivors of critical illness are discharged from the hospital with anemia, the consequences associated with posthospitalization anemia remain understudied. Matthew […]
Read MoreAuthor: Maria Elena Fernandez American Heart Association News Pregnancy-related heart attacks – especially in the period after childbirth – are on the rise in women who are 30 or older, according to new research. Although still considered uncommon, a study of nearly 11.3 million records for pregnancy, labor and postpartum cases showed that nearly three-fourths […]
Read MoreAuthor: Steven Reinberg HealthDay News Among high school seniors, nearly a third of those who misuse prescription opioids use heroin by age 35, a new study shows. “It is a very timely study given the number of adolescents and young adults who were overprescribed opioids and who are now aging into adulthood,” said study author […]
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