Author: Michael Vlessides Anesthesiology News In orthopedic surgery patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), multimodal analgesia may significantly decrease postoperative opioid consumption and severe complications, according to an analysis by a team of New York City researchers. The study also revealed a stepwise relationship between the number of nonopioid analgesics used and the magnitude of […]
Read MoreFOIA-based investigation suggests important missed opportunities for FDA and manufacturers JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH A study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health suggests that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and manufacturers did not take action when evidence emerged that potentially lethal fentanyl products were […]
Read MoreBy Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter When parents abuse prescription painkillers, their teenagers may follow their example, a new study finds. The study of thousands of U.S. teenagers found that kids were 30 percent more likely to abuse prescription opioids if one of their parents had. The results mirror what’s been seen in past studies of […]
Read MoreAuthors: Melissa Casey and Donald Campbell Harvard Business ReviewHealth care practitioners have traditionally relied on clinical heuristics to select, encode and process information from the patient. When a patient is presenting with multiple and complex issues, these heuristics reduce the patient’s difficult question of “what’s wrong with me” to easier ones, such as “is this […]
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