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The US is in the throes of a drug overdose crisis. “Morphine [an opiate] and other prescription-painkiller abuse is more…
Observations and initial research show that marijuana use may affect patients’ responses to anesthesia on the operating table — and, depending on the patient’s history of using the drug, either help or hinder their symptoms afterward in the recovery room.
Patients who receive an opioid medication after surgery only use a small fraction of what they are prescribed, a finding…
The FDA has approved Xofluza, the first new antiviral flu drug in almost 20 years. Xofluza (baloxavir marboxil) is taken…
Anesthetics, and in particular the inhaled ones used to put patients “under” for surgery, are considered one of the most…
COPD Med Associated With Risk of Heart Attacks and Strokes People who are suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)…
Men who discover they have early-stage, localized prostate cancer and have surgery to have the tumor removed as well as…
When deciding whether or not to have surgery, a patient’s preference should become part of the decision. Surgeons should be…
According to a study published in the British Medical Journal, women implanted with Bayer AG’s Essure permanent contraception device were…
A study reveals that more complications occur in patients treated with radiation therapy versus surgery for prostate cancer. Researchers from…
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