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Author: Joe Dziemianowicz New York Daily News Cheers to life — seriously. When it comes to making it into your 90s, booze actually beats exercise, according to a long-term study. The research, led by University of California neurologist Claudia Kawas, tracked 1,700 nonagenarians enrolled in the 90+ Study that began in 2003 to explore impacts […]
Read MoreThis is an interesting article I wanted to share. By Ana Sandoiu Medical News Today Using a mouse model of pancreatic cancer, researchers have zoomed in on a single gene that stopped aggressive pancreatic cancer from developing when the scientists removed it. New research sheds light on the genetic drivers behind pancreatic cancer. Pancreatic cancer is an […]
Read MoreAuthors: Yu-Ching Huang et al PLOS ONE Feb 2019 Introduction The aim of this study was to report an HIV outbreak related to propofol-injection and the impact of regulating propofol on the HIV epidemic among people who inject drugs (PWID). Methods A retrospective cohort study of 252 PWID who were diagnosed with an HIV infection […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Uppal, Vishal, FRCA et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: January 8, 2019 BACKGROUND: Fentanyl and morphine are the 2 most commonly added opioids to bupivacaine for spinal anesthesia during cesarean delivery. Numerous clinical trials have assessed efficacy and safety of different doses of fentanyl added to intrathecal bupivacaine for spinal anesthesia, yet its benefit, harm, and optimal […]
Read MoreAuthor: Caroline Helwick Anesthesiology News General endotracheal anesthesia may be preferred over sedation with propofol in patients undergoing endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography who are considered at high risk for adverse events from sedation, according to investigators from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. “In this first prospective randomized trial comparing general endotracheal anesthesia with […]
Read MoreAuthor: Michael Vlessides Anesthesiology News Propofol administered intravenously as an 0.5 mg/kg bolus at emergence does not reduce cough following desflurane-based general anesthesia, according to a new study. In addition, propofol was found to prolong extubation time by approximately three minutes over placebo, leading the authors to question the efficacy of the agent in these […]
Read MoreAuthor: Chase Doyle Anesthesiology News While numerous methods have been used to decrease red blood cell transfusions, a technique employed by military surgeons on the battlefield may be the most effective one, according to a retrospective study of cardiac surgery patients. Intraoperative autologous donation (IAD), the reinfusion of a patient’s own blood recovered during surgery, […]
Read MoreI thought this was interesting so I wanted to share it with our readers. Source: Becker’s Hospital Review Physicians and other clinicians are called upon to help passengers during in-flight medical emergencies, but airlines often prefer the guidance of on-the-ground consultants in order to avoid diversions, according to Bloomberg. A medical emergency occurs once every 604 […]
Read MoreAuthors: Catharine Paddock PhD Medical News Today New research offers fresh insights into how a type of immune cell can destabilize the fatty deposits, or plaques, that form in arteries during atherosclerosis. Healthy arteries keep the heart healthy. A new study may help prevent atherosclerosis — a disease that affects our blood vessels. Atherosclerosis is a […]
Read MoreI wanted to share with our readers. Author: Tim Newman Medical News Today A new study has concluded that living alone is linked to common mental disorders. The authors have also identified the main driver of this worrying relationship. Researchers examined the links between mental health and living alone. Some common mental disorders (CMDs) include […]
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