Hospitalizations After Fake Ozempic; Abortion Rights Win Big; Ketamine Use Booms Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by Bվ staff Nov 08, 2023
Surgeries Without Anesthesia; CDC Expands Traveler Testing; Human Skull for Sale Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by Bվ staff Nov 07, 2023
Heart Injuries Suggest Reconsideration of Holding BP Meds for Surgery Pause on ACE inhibitors, ARBs yields more acute hypertension with no prevention of hypotension Nov 06, 2023
Private Equity, For-Profit Interests Hurt Medicine, Conference Speakers Say Authorities have not done enough to crack down on the problem, physicians and academicians noted Oct 27, 2023
U.S. Doc Volunteers in Jerusalem: 'I Felt Like I Had to Do Something' Martin Jacobson, MD, on his decision to be a volunteer physician during the Israel-Hamas war Oct 19, 2023 video
Plastic Glove, Scissors Solve Problem in Single-Lung Ventilation DIY approach to non-dependent lung collapse succeeds in trial Oct 17, 2023
Small Piece of Plastic Cuts Throat Damage From Trach Tubes Why didn't someone think of this sooner? Oct 17, 2023
Are Female Anesthesiologists Better Than Men? Some differences seen in two-center study; reasons, implications uncertain Oct 17, 2023
Hemoglobin Targets a Good Idea for Massively Transfused Patients Outcomes improved with values approaching 10 g/dL Oct 16, 2023
Gabapentin as Post-Op Painkiller Gets a Cold Shower Placebo-controlled trial offers no justification for widespread use Oct 15, 2023
'Yellow' Blood Products Come With VTE Risk, Study Finds Increased thrombosis, mortality when fresh frozen plasma is used in transfusions Oct 15, 2023
Yes, It Matters Who Manages Sedation During Interventional Radiology Procedures Study finds outcomes differ according to providers' training Oct 14, 2023
Medical Tourists Bring Home Fatal Fungal Infections High mortality in outbreak linked to anesthesia in Mexico Oct 13, 2023
Acupuncture Effective for Some ED Patients With Intractable Pain Average pain score dropped from 7.96 to 3.88 after treatment, study finds Oct 11, 2023
Doctor or DNP: Who Is Really Providing Care? Stronger "title protection" legislation can offer patients greater transparency Sep 27, 2023
FTC Sues Anesthesia Group and Its Private Equity Backers Companies accused of extracting "monopoly profits" while growing "monopoly power" Sep 26, 2023
DEA Gets an Earful About Telehealth Prescribing of Controlled Substances Proposed in-person visit requirements raises concern for psychiatry groups Sep 12, 2023
Combo Anesthesia During Retinal Laser Treatment Reduced Pain Perception Topical and subconjunctival technique also reduced treatment interruptions Sep 08, 2023
New Weight-Loss Drugs Spark Debate About Safety During Surgery Some anesthesiologists think current guidelines don't go far enough Sep 08, 2023
Opioid-Free Discharge After Pancreatic Resection Can Be Achieved, Study Shows Findings offer a blueprint for other hospitals to reduce post-surgical opioid use Sep 06, 2023
Can Aromatherapy Relax Post-Op Patients? Cardiac surgery patients report better sleep after inhaling peppermint essence Aug 03, 2023
Novel Drug Reduces Acute Pain After Common Surgeries Investigational sodium channel blocker shows benefit in two trials Aug 02, 2023
Economical Epoprostenol Good Enough After Major Cardiac Surgery Randomized trial compared two inhaled pulmonary vasodilators Jul 06, 2023
Cannabis Use Disorder Raises Risk of Perioperative Complications Not a "harmless substance," researcher maintains Jul 06, 2023
ASA: Hold GLP-1 Agonists Before Elective Surgery Or else run the risk of aspirating under anesthesia due to delayed gastric emptying Jun 30, 2023
Ventilator Settings Linked to Success of Catheter Ablation for Afib Low tidal volumes associated with improved 12-month clinical outcomes Jun 22, 2023
Gabapentinoid, Opioid Prescriptions Rose in Older Patients After Surgery Almost all procedures had an increase in both types of prescribing, Medicare data showed Jun 16, 2023
New AMA President Urges More Action on Substance Use Disorder, Mental Illness Jesse Ehrenfeld is the association's first openly gay person in the job Jun 14, 2023
'If the Narcan Isn't Working, Give More' and Other Myths About Naloxone Use In non-responsive patients, think polysubstance use, says addiction treatment expert Kelly Ramsey Jun 02, 2023
Chronic Pain Detected in the Brain for the First Time Real-world signals were seen mostly in the orbitofrontal cortex May 22, 2023
$15K Surgery Shakedown? Med School Dean's Twitter Snafu; Lethal Injection 'Expert' This past week in healthcare investigations May 03, 2023
Doctor's Ashes Launched Into Space John Darby, MD, had a lifelong love of aviation, aerospace, and astronomy Apr 19, 2023
FDA Mulling Trial Design Issues for Long-Term Opioids in Chronic Pain Agency advisors will consider pros, cons of an enriched enrollment randomized withdrawal design Apr 17, 2023
Bears and Blood Clots; Acquitted Husel Sues for $20M; Church Fined Over COVID Rules Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by Bվ staff Apr 14, 2023
Chronic Pain Affects 21% of Americans, CDC Reports Nearly 7% have pain severe enough to restrict daily activities Apr 13, 2023
What Makes Brazilian Butt Lifts So Deadly? South Florida deaths show why the BBL is the "most dangerous aesthetic procedure ever performed" Apr 11, 2023
Local Anesthesia Before Breast Cancer Surgery Improves OS in Randomized Trial Intervention is inexpensive, easy to implement, researchers say Apr 07, 2023
Patient on Fire! YouTuber Max Feinstein, MD, on how to stop and prevent this anesthesia emergency in the OR Apr 07, 2023