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The findings are published in the NEW SOLUTIONS: A Journal of Environmental and Occupational Health Policy. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-04-punitive-anti-drug-workplace-policies.html Wed, 17 Apr 2024 15:37:03 EDT news632587022 In patients undergoing colonoscopy to screen for colorectal cancer, deeper sedation using the anesthetic drug propofol may improve detection of "serrated" polyps—a type of precancerous lesion that can be difficult to detect, reports a study in the online first edition of Anesthesiology. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-04-deeper-sedation-difficult-polyps-colonoscopy.html Wed, 17 Apr 2024 15:25:04 EDT news632586302 A 4 + 4 block schedule (four inpatient weeks plus four outpatient weeks) is associated with improved resident burnout scores, according to a study published online Feb. 28 in JAMA Network Open. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-02-resident-burnout-scores-block.html Thu, 29 Feb 2024 09:33:02 EST news628421578 Child-care stress (CCS) during the pandemic is associated with anxiety, depression, burnout, intent to reduce hours, and intent to leave among health care workers (HCWs), according to a study published online July 18 in JAMA Network Open. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-01-child-stress-affects-health-workers.html Mon, 08 Jan 2024 09:40:01 EST news623928424 For trauma patients receiving mechanical ventilation at risk of poor outcomes, the addition of sigh breaths does not significantly increase ventilator-free days, according to a study published online Oct. 25 in the Journal of the American Medical Association to coincide with the annual congress of the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine, held from Oct. 21 to 25 in Milan. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-11-addition-ventilation-trauma-patients.html Wed, 01 Nov 2023 12:00:02 EDT news618058582