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Chronic Pain Affects One in Four Americans, CDC Reports

— Nearly 9% have pain severe enough to restrict daily activities

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Anesthesiologist Gets 190 Years for Tampering With IV Bags Used in Surgeries

One death and several cardiac emergencies linked to Raynaldo Rivera Ortiz Jr.'s actions

Nov 20, 2024
Opinion
GLP-1 Use Prior to Surgery: Analyzing the Updated Guidance

Balancing aspiration risk with the consequences of medication discontinuation

Nov 20, 2024
Opinion
The Dual Role of Illusion in Patient Care

From painted leaves to placebos, we must balance hope and honesty

Nov 18, 2024
FDA Adds New Warning to GLP-1 Drugs

Labels now caution about pulmonary aspiration risk

Nov 08, 2024
Opinion
The Dual Role of Illusion in Patient Care

From painted leaves to placebos, we must balance hope and honesty

FDA Adds New Warning to GLP-1 Drugs

Labels now caution about pulmonary aspiration risk

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Field Notes: One of the Toughest Airways of My Career

Technique matters. Thinking matters more.

Nov 05, 2024
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ASA Advises No Longer Holding GLP-1 Agents Prior to Surgery for Most Patients

New guidance replaces earlier rec of a 1-week and 1-day hold of injectable and oral GLP-1 agents

Oct 30, 2024
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Surprising Mediator Links Poverty and Knee Pain

Study: It's not deprivation per se, but intervening factors that go with it

Oct 29, 2024
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Use of Lidocaine During Vaginoscopic Hysteroscopy-Guided Biopsy Reduced Pain

The procedure is usually performed without pain control

Oct 24, 2024
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Surgical Centers Urged to Nix Mandatory Pre-Op Pregnancy Tests

Question of when to test involves navigating patient privacy, legal, ethical concerns

Oct 23, 2024
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Sodium Channel Blocker Relieves Acute Pain in Phase III Data

Trials favor a first new class of pain drug in years

Oct 22, 2024
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No X-Ray Proof of Rare Surgical Complication Tied to GLP-1 Agonists

Conundrum of holding meds continues following conflicting reports of aspiration events

Oct 22, 2024
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Case Against Perioperative Beta-Blockers Grows Stronger

Excess postoperative strokes, and accompanying racial disparities, tied to any beta-blocker use

Oct 20, 2024
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Deep Neuromuscular Blockade Helps Keyhole Surgery, but Not Outcomes Per Se

No impact on safety outcomes after laparoscopic surgery

Oct 20, 2024
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Docs Demand Trump's Medical Records; Anesthesiologist's Sex Crimes; Daily Loneliness

Health news and commentary gathered by staff

Oct 15, 2024
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Social Media Trend Promotes Nitrous Oxide Misuse

"Galaxy Gas" and others introduce an old drug to a new generation

Oct 02, 2024
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Food Retention Risk Low for GLP-1 Users When Endoscopy Is Combined With Colonoscopy

Bowel preparation protocols appeared protective in small study

Oct 01, 2024
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California Clarifies Role of CRNAs Amid Scope-of-Practice Clash

Letter says CRNAs can administer anesthesia that's ordered by a physician

Sep 18, 2024
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Youth With Chronic Pain May Have More Anxiety and Depression

Meta-analysis shows higher prevalence of both conditions compared with general population

Sep 09, 2024
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