While some feared that New Yorkers would refill prescriptions to stockpile opioid medications in the early weeks of the COVID-19 lockdown, similar to the way people hoarded toilet paper, in fact, New York State opioid prescriptions ...
Nov 28, 2022
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For older adults undergoing nonelective surgery, loneliness is associated with increased odds of death at 30 days, according to a research letter published online Nov. 16 in JAMA Surgery.
Nov 16, 2022
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The American College of Chest Physicians recently released a new clinical guideline on the perioperative management of antithrombotic therapy. Published in the journal CHEST, the guideline contains 44 evidence-based recommendations ...
Aug 11, 2022
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Kaiser Permanente researchers have good news for patients, surgeons, anesthesiologists, and hospital administrators who have had to put off elective surgery because of a positive COVID-19 test. Among fully vaccinated patients, ...
Jul 19, 2022
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Superior memory function in a group of older adults dubbed "SuperAgers" may be an indicator that a person is less likely to develop delirium after elective surgery, researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) have ...
Jul 14, 2022
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Older adults (aged 60 or older) who consume potentially unhealthy amounts of alcohol report significantly better mobility, self-care and fewer problems undertaking daily activities after surgery compared to their peers who ...
Jun 2, 2022
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Offering mailed nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) and Quitline support to patients encouraged almost one-third of smokers to quit before their elective surgery, according to research published today by the Medical Journal ...
Apr 4, 2022
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Whether they need a knee replaced, a hernia stitched up, a cataract in their eye removed or their gall bladder taken out, a new poll shows many older adults harbor concerns about scheduling elective surgery.
Mar 9, 2022
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In an analysis published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society that included 247 adults aged 70 years or older who were discharged from the hospital after major surgery from 1997 to 2017, patients who had non-elective ...
Feb 24, 2022
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After the holidays, it's normal for the nationwide supply of life-saving blood to dwindle at hospitals and blood banks as donations slow.
Feb 3, 2022
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