Medications
White house announces nearly $2 billion in grants to fight opioid epidemic
Nearly $2 billion in grants to help fight the U.S. opioid epidemic will be handed out to states and local governments, the White House says.
Sep 6, 2019
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Medications
Lawyers pause plan to divide any national opioid settlement
State and local governments suing over the toll of a nationwide opioid crisis agree that companies in the drug industry should be held accountable, but they have differences on who should have the power to strike any settlement, ...
Jun 25, 2019
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Surgery
Virtual reality improves tolerance of anaesthesia procedures and reduces need for intravenous sedation by at least 50%
Giving patients virtual reality sessions before and during locoregional anaesthesia for orthopaedic procedures substantially reduces pain and the need for intravenous sedation, according to new research being presented at ...
Jun 2, 2019
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Health
Heroin overdose ED visits decreased from 2017 to 2018
(HealthDay)—From 2017 to 2018, there was a decrease in heroin overdose emergency department visits, although the declines were not consistent among states, according to a study published online May 16 in the American Journal ...
May 17, 2019
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Medications
Maker of OxyContin gets hit with another state lawsuit
Pennsylvania's state attorney general filed a lawsuit Tuesday accusing the company that makes OxyContin of fueling the opioid epidemic, making it at least the 39th state to make such a claim against Purdue Pharma.
May 14, 2019
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Medications
Hard-hit Pennsylvania to sue drugmaker over opioid epidemic
The attorney general of Pennsylvania says he's filing a lawsuit accusing a pharmaceutical giant of fueling the opioid epidemic.
May 14, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
High-dose stereotactic body radiotherapy well-tolerated by patients with centrally located lung tumors
Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy (SBRT), a high-dose, precisely delivered radiotherapy, is considered the standard treatment for patients with medically inoperable, node-negative, non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). However, ...
Apr 5, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
Henry Ford Cancer Institute enrolls first patient in pancreatic cancer research study
The Henry Ford Cancer Institute announced today it has enrolled the first patient in a new clinical trial to test the effectiveness of using precise, higher dose MRI-guided radiation therapy to treat pancreatic cancer.
Jan 7, 2019
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Medications
Surgeon General: Federal drug classification needs changes
The nation's drug classification system should be revisited but illegal drugs shouldn't simply be decriminalized nationwide, U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams told a gathering of police leaders focused on the opioids crisis ...
Dec 6, 2018
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Surgery
Advanced age need not deter surgery for cutaneous tumors
(HealthDay)—Surgery for cutaneous tumors under local anesthesia is as well tolerated in elderly patients 90 years and older as it is in patients aged 75 to 80 years old, according to a study published online March 21 in ...
Mar 27, 2017
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