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Uncategorized Published - 5 August, 2019    By - Dr Clemens
Study identifies human performance deficiencies associated with adverse surgical events

By Baylor College of Medicine In the surgical setting, the concept “to err is human” could potentially be a matter of life and death. In an effort to identify surgical errors that could be prevented, researchers at Baylor College of Medicine conducted a comprehensive analysis of surgeries that resulted in adverse events over a six-month […]

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Uncategorized Published - 5 August, 2019    By - Dr Clemens
ICUs in emergency departments lower death rates, study says

By Tauren Dyson Emergency departments with in-house intensive care units have higher survival rates and better overall care, a new study shows. The findings, published this week in JAMA Open Network, come from research out of the Massey Family Foundation Emergency Critical Care Center, an intensive care unit housed in the emergency department at Michigan Medicine. Patient […]

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Uncategorized Published - 5 August, 2019    By - Dr Clemens
Pot Use During Early Pregnancy on the Rise

HealthDay News Pot use and pregnancy hardly go hand-in-hand for health reasons, but more American women are using marijuana just before and right after they become pregnant, new research warns. “These findings should alert women’s health clinicians to be aware of potential increases in daily and weekly cannabis use among their patients,” said lead study […]

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Uncategorized Published - 5 August, 2019    By - Dr Clemens
Decline in opioid prescriptions translates to drop in drug overdose deaths for the first time in decades

by Joanne Finnegan Fierce Healthcare | The number of deaths from drug overdoses in the U.S. dropped for the first time in decades. A decline in prescriptions for opioids is a major factor for the drop in drug overdose deaths—the first time the number of deaths has dropped in the U.S. since 1990. Drug overdose deaths […]

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Uncategorized Published - 5 August, 2019    By - Dr Clemens
Medicare moving toward covering acupuncture for back pain

Medicare says it’s moving toward potentially covering acupuncture for chronic low back pain as an alternative to opioid painkillers that can become addictive. The agency announced its initial decision Monday. For now, access will be limited to seniors signed up in government-approved clinical studies. Medicare says more evidence is needed before broad approval can be […]

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