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Authors: Kanako Makito, M.D. et al Anesthesiology Volume 133 Issue 4 Oct 2020 Background Previous experimental and clinical studies have shown that anesthetic agents have varying effects on cancer prognosis; however, the results were inconsistent among these studies. The authors compared overall and recurrence-free survival in patients given volatile or intravenous anesthesia for digestive tract […]
Read MoreScience Codex New research from the University of Arizona Health Sciences found that people who suffer from migraine may benefit from green light therapy, which was shown to reduce the frequency and intensity of headaches and improve patient quality of life. According to the Migraine Research Foundation, migraine is the third most prevalent illness in […]
Read MoreOut-of-hospital cardiac arrests initially treated with immediate transport and resuscitation attempts on the way to the hospital (so-called “scoop and run”) seem not to fare as well as those in which emergency personnel stay on-scene to attempt resuscitation until return of spontaneous circulation or termination of resuscitation efforts (“stay and play”). Researchers examined outcomes from […]
Read MoreAssociated Press A drug company said Friday that a medicine it sells to tamp down inflammation has helped prevent the need for breathing machines in hospitalized COVID-19 patients in the first large study that primarily enrolled Hispanics and Blacks. Switzerland-based Roche reported the results for tocilizumab, sold now as Actemra and RoActemra for treating rheumatoid […]
Read MoreAuthors: Byron Erath et al Discover How smoke moves inside a bar or outside in fresh air can help in visualizing how the coronavirus spreads. When people envision social distancing, they typically think about the “6-foot rule.” It’s true that staying 6 feet from other people can reduce the chance of a coronavirus-laden respiratory droplet […]
Read MoreAuthors: William G. Tharp, M.D., Ph.D. et al Anesthesiology Volume 133 Issue 4 Oct 2020 Background Body habitus, pneumoperitoneum, and Trendelenburg positioning may each independently impair lung mechanics during robotic laparoscopic surgery. This study hypothesized that increasing body mass index is associated with more mechanical strain and alveolar collapse, and these impairments are exacerbated by […]
Read Moreby Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Johns Hopkins Medicine pain experts have joined the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) and collaborators worldwide to make a subtle but important update to the definition of “pain” for the first time in 40 years. With this change, the experts aim to make pain diagnosis and […]
Read MoreA panel of government health advisers said Friday there’s no clear evidence that a harder-to-crush version of the painkiller OxyContin designed to discourage abuse actually resulted in fewer overdoses or deaths. The conclusion from the Food and Drug Administration advisory panel comes more than a decade after Purdue Pharma revamped its blockbuster opioid, which has […]
Read MoreBy Amy Orciari Herman NEJM Journal Watch Edited by David G. Fairchild, MD, MPH, and Lorenzo Di Francesco, MD, FACP, FHM Three quarters of SARS-CoV-2-related deaths in U.S. youth under age 21 occurred among those with underlying health conditions, an MMWR study finds. CDC researchers identified 121 deaths related to COVID-19 or multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MISC) in […]
Read MoreBY Nancy Crotti Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Summary What is already known about this topic? Delayed or avoided medical care might increase morbidity and mortality associated with both chronic and acute health conditions. What is added by this report? By June 30, 2020, because of concerns about COVID-19, an estimated 41% of U.S. adults […]
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