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By Kelly Young Edited by André Sofair, MD, MPH, and William E. Chavey, MD, MS Acupuncture may help ease pain in patients with cancer, according to a meta-analysis in JAMA Oncology. Researchers analyzed 14 randomized trials comparing acupuncture or acupressure with control therapies (placebo, sham acupuncture, analgesics, usual care) in over 900 cancer patients. Compared with sham acupuncture, […]
Read MoreAuthor: Alice Emery Romper No one plans on vomiting during labor. No, most of us like to picture ourselves with our hair in a messy but becoming top knot, waterproof mascara applied, with perhaps a slight sweaty sheen (i.e glow) to our cheeks. But the truth? Some of us may hurl. And getting an epidural if you’re vomiting honestly […]
Read MoreBy Erika Edwards NBC Health Women, minorities and the poor are most vulnerable. Almost half of U.S. adults will be considered obese by 2030 — with women, African Americans and people in low-income households most vulnerable, according to new projections published Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine. Researchers said those groups in particular are […]
Read MoreAuthors: Chhatriwalla AK et al. J Am Coll Cardiol 2019 Dec 17 Resor CD. J Am Coll Cardiol 2019 Dec 17 A registry analysis demonstrated an improvement in procedure success after an interventionalist’s first 50 cases. Transcatheter mitral valve repair (TMVr) with MitraClip was FDA-approved in 2013. To assess the association between operator experience and procedural outcomes, investigators […]
Read MoreThe number of teens taking and overdosing from benzodiazepines, commonly prescribed anxiety medications, has risen dramatically over the past decade, according to a national study coauthored by Rutgers researchers. The study, published in the journal Clinical Toxicology, found a 54 percent increase in cases involving children ages 12 to 18 that were reported to U.S. Poison Control […]
Read MoreAuthors: Sha Gurunathan et al BMC Anesthesiology volume 19, Article number: 213 (2019) Background Sugammadex is a modified gamma-cyclodextrin that acts by selectively encapsulating free amino-steroidal neuromuscular relaxants. Several case reports have been published on the use of sugammadex in patients with neuromuscular disorders that include neuromuscular junction diseases, myopathies, neuropathies, and motor neurone disorders. The primary aim […]
Read MoreBeth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Marked by acute temporary confusion, disorientation and/or agitation, postoperative delirium is the most common post-surgical complication in older adults, striking as many as half of adults older than 65 who undergo high-risk procedures such as cardiac surgery or hip replacements. Postoperative delirium is also tightly linked to Alzheimer’s disease (AD). […]
Read MoreScience Daily For those using illicit opioids to manage their chronic pain, cannabis may be a beneficial — and a less dangerous — alternative, according to new research from the BC Centre on Substance Use (BCCSU). Researchers from the BCCSU and University of British Columbia (UBC) interviewed more than 1,100 people at highest risk of […]
Read MoreAuthor: Eric Oliver Becker’s Spine Review An artificial intelligence-powered ultrasound-guided automated spinal landmark identification system improves the accuracy and effectiveness of first-time needle insertion for spinal anesthesia, according to a study conducted in Singapore. The system uses a machine-learning algorithm to identify spinal landmarks during an ultrasound. An anesthesiologist is alerted in real time when the system […]
Read MoreHealthDay News A study found “training” for surgery can improve seniors’ outcomes and reduce insurance costs. Photo by Kzenon/Shutterstock “Training” for surgery can improve seniors’ outcomes and reduce insurance costs, a new study says. It included 523 Medicare patients in Michigan, average age 70, who exercised, ate a healthy diet and practiced stress reduction techniques […]
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