Algorithms show accuracy in gauging unconsciousness under general anesthesia
Credit: Brown Lab/MIT Picower Institute Anesthestic drugs act on the brain but most anesthesiologists rely on heart rate, respiratory rate, ...
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Can we make opioids less addictive? (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, May 6, 2021 -- Opioids are the most powerful painkillers we have, but they're ...
Kessler Foundation studies new option for treating neck pain in active-duty military
The Geneva Foundation funds two-year study of Cervigard Neck Collar in active-duty service members with neck pain. The study is ...
Temple scientists: Drug derived from cannabis shows promising pain-halting effects in mice
Credit: Temple University Health System (Philadelphia, PA) - For patients with chronic pain, ineffective treatments, lowered work productivity, and other ...
Erythropoietin treatments may increase hip fracture risk in patients with kidney failure
Credit: Dr. Noguchi Erythropoietin (EPO) is a medication used to stimulate the production of new red blood cells, which is ...
Anesthesia doesn’t simply turn off the brain, it changes its rhythms
Credit: Miller/Brown labs MIT Picower Institute In a uniquely deep and detailed look at how the commonly used anesthetic propofol ...
Research shows pain relieving effects of CBD
A new study led by researchers at Syracuse University sheds light on the ability of CBD to reduce pain along ...
21st century medical needles for high-tech cancer diagnostics
Modern medicine needs better quality samples than traditional biopsy needles can provide, ultrasonically oscillating needles can improve treatment and reduce ...
Hand surgeon performs first surgery with FDA-cleared wrist replacement implant he designed
Credit: Hospital for Special Surgery Sixty-nine-year-old Mark Eisen says he waited seven years for a surgery he hopes will change ...
Pandemic led to profound changes in multiple sclerosis clinical practice
UC Riverside-led national survey of MS specialists finds nearly 10% had been redeployed to the front lines of COVID-19 patient ...
COVID-19 reduces access to opioid dependency treatment for new patients
Credit: Egan Jimenez, Princeton University COVID-19 has been associated with increases in opioid overdose deaths, which may be in part ...
Lundquist investigator Chang’s study in JAMA Internal Medicine
For critically ill patients with advanced medical illnesses and poor prognoses, overuse of invasive ICU treatment may prolong sufferingCredit: Courtesy ...
Doctors still reluctant to prescribe medical cannabis: McMaster
Main concerns relate to possible ill-effects and a lack of understanding regarding their effectiveness as painkillersCredit: McMaster University Hamilton, ON ...
Scientists put the stopwatch on cannabis intoxication
How long are you impaired after cannabis use? New analysis defines durations of impairment after inhaled or oral THC dosesCredit: ...