AUTHORS: Adler, Adam C. MS, MD, FAAP, FASE et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: December 2019 The Incidence of Requiring Repeated Anesthetic Exposure as Well as Exploration of the Involvement of Trainees on Case Duration BACKGROUND: Recently, there has been significant focus on the effects of anesthesia on the developing brain. Concern is heightened in children […]
Read Morears technica Who can save us from disease and despair in these harrowing times? Why, none other than Martin Shkreli, of course. Yes, the widely despised ex-pharmaceutical executive currently serving a seven-year federal prison term for fraud is, in fact, humanity’s One True Savior… if only we’d let him out of jail for a few months. In […]
Read MoreKent Babb Washington Post Every day, he goes online and checks his messages again and again, and every day is the same: no response. George Weinhouse, a 67-year-old retired anesthesiologist, answered the call weeks ago for volunteers with medical experience to help New York weather the worst pandemic since 1918. Weinhouse stepped out of his […]
Read MoreAuthor: Ethan Covey Anesthesiology News As concern over shortages of personal protective equipment (PPE) at U.S. hospitals grows, the CDC has updated interim recommendations for health care professionals (HCPs) managing the COVID-19 outbreak. The information highlights recommendations for HCPs working in health care facilities, as well as providing strategies to address shortages of key supplies. Although U.S. […]
Read MoreAuthor: Robert Preidt HealthDay News People taking a certain class of steroids for inflammatory conditions such as asthma, allergies and arthritis may be at increased risk from the new coronavirus, experts say. Glucocorticoid medications suppress the immune system, so people taking them may not be able to fight off the coronavirus, according to an editorial […]
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