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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 […]
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