An analysis of more than 1.6 million emergency department (ED) visits for acute pulmonary embolism (PE) has found that nearly two-thirds of ED visits still resulted in hospitalization for low-risk patients. This trend remained ...
Jan 29, 2024
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Researchers in the Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Medicine at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) have found that an FDA-approved drug may help to decrease pain after surgery. In the pilot study published ...
Jan 13, 2024
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The type 2 diabetes drug tirzepatide (better known by its brand name Mounjaro) has recently been authorized by the UK's medicines regulation authority for use in weight loss and weight management. The decision was made on ...
Nov 15, 2023
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White people who visit hospital emergency departments with pain are 26% more likely than Black people to be given opioid pain medications such as morphine. This was a key finding from our recent study, published in the Journal ...
Oct 27, 2023
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Even though epidemiological evidence has been controversial regarding the optimal timing of physical activity for weight management, the hours of 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. appear to be the most favorable time of day to enhance the ...
Sep 19, 2023
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Inhaled nitrous oxide, better known as laughing gas, should be used more widely to manage children's pain and distress when they undergo emergency treatment in hospitals, says a University of Alberta expert.
Sep 18, 2023
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Australian and international experts have released 11 recommendations on when, how, and in what situation it may be appropriate for clinicians to reduce opioid use, by placing the patient at the center of the equation.
Jun 25, 2023
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Implementing the International Prognostic Scoring System-Molecular (IPSS-M) in clinical practice could impact clinical management for nearly half of patients with myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), according to a study published ...
Jun 16, 2023
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The first prospective study comparing outcomes in patients with pituitary apoplexy—sudden bleeding or death of a pituitary tumor—found that patients managed medically fared as well as those treated surgically in the majority ...
Apr 24, 2023
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A new "toolkit" for senior doctors and hospital managers, that will help make changes to their organizational arrangements and improve the quality of hip fracture care across the U.K. has been launched by The Royal Osteoporosis ...
Mar 6, 2023
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