Author: Lalitha Sundararaman, MBBS, MD ASA Monitor June 2023, Vol. 87, 18–19. Health care expenditure (HCE) in the United States stands at around $4.3 trillion annually – about 18% of its gross domestic product (GDP) (JAMA 2019;322:1501-9). A study in JAMA revealed a startling fact about this remarkable number – that nearly 20%-30% of it is wasteful (JAMA […]
Read MoreAuthors: Bettinger J, Yaras R. Pract Pain Manage. 2023 MayJune:23(2). How to apply the updated CDC Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Pain in individuals starting opioid therapy. In this series of analyses, we have broken down the various aspects of the newly released revisions to the CDC Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Pain […]
Read MoreAuthor: Daniel Vukelich, JD ASA Monitor June 2023, Vol. 87, 20. The February 2023 report issued by the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change stated that if human-caused global warming isn’t slowed to a couple tenths of a degree, deadly heat, drought, fires, and floods could impact the planet in “potentially irreversible” ways. Putting off cuts […]
Read MoreAuthor: Heidi Splete Practical Pain Management May/June 2023 A new study explores the role of sex hormones and CGRP as a contributor to the higher prevalence of migraine in women compared to men. Migraine headaches are approximately three times more common in women than in men, but the prevalence of migraine in women decreases after […]
Read MoreRadius Anesthesia May blog Cancer treatment, including surgery, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy, results in major physiological and health changes. Impacts on everyday life can be significant and are relatively well-known. Impacts on other areas are also important. In particular, there are unique considerations for patients undergoing cancer treatment, especially radiation therapy, who need anesthesia. Chemotherapy can damage […]
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