Physicians who are notified that a patient has died of a drug overdose are more judicious in issuing controlled substances if the notification includes a plan for what to do during subsequent patient visits, according to a study published today in Nature Communications.
Chief of anesthesia for Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre and professor of anesthesiology and pain medicine at the University of Toronto, Dr. Colin McCartney is to receive the 2024 Distinguished Service Award this March.
For individuals who experience chronic pain, weather can be a significant factor in their day-to-day plans.
Proper procedures for diagnosing prolonged grief disorder (PGD) are not being followed in research into its prevalence, according to a study published in Harvard Review of Psychiatry, part of the Lippincott portfolio from Wolters Kluwer.
Differences in blood flow in the retina could explain why some migraine patients experience visual symptoms while others do not, according to UCLA study.
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Performed early – at the time of amputation – a procedure called targeted muscle reinnervation (TMR) can reduce pain scores and prevent complications related to abnormal nerve regrowth, suggests a study in the January issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery®, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS).
Chronic pain affects approximately 60% of people living with traumatic brain injury (TBI), even up to 30 years after injury, according to new research published in The Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation (JHTR), the official journal of the Brain Injury Association of America. The journal is published in the Lippincott portfolio by Wolters Kluwer.
Wars abroad. Struggles at home, including record-setting inflation and political polarization. Although the holiday season can trigger a range of emotions, this year may feel especially challenging.
Abdominoplasty continues to be a safe and effective procedure, with more cases performed on an outpatient basis and increased use of concomitant liposuction, according to a new 16-year analysis in the January issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery®, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS).
Rochester, Minn. (Dec. 21, 2023)- The American Neuromuscular Foundation (ANF), is excited to announce that Tyler Nelson, PhD, has been selected as one of the 2023 Development Grant recipients for his research project, “Analysis of a Novel Primary Periodic Paralysis SCN4A Mutation With Pain as a Major Phenotype.”
With the rise in machine learning applications and artificial intelligence, it's no wonder that more and more scientists and researchers are turning to supercomputers. Supercomputers are commonly used for making predictions with advanced modeling and simulations. This can be applied to climate research, weather forecasting, genomic sequencing, space exploration, aviation engineering and more.
الْتِهاب غِمْد الوَتَرِ لكيرفانهو اسم معقد لحالة يُشار إليها للتسهيل باسم "إِبْهام الأم" و"معصم الأم" و"إِبْهام اللاعب" "- وهذه الحالة مرتبطة بالاستخدام المتكرر لليدين والمعصمين. وهي حالة تسبب ألمًا مُبَرِّحًا في منطقة الرسغ والإبهام.
La tenosinovitis de De Quervain es un nombre complicado para una afección que se ha denominado "pulgar de madre", "muñeca de mamá" y "pulgar de jugador". Todos estos están asociados al uso repetitivo de las manos y la muñeca. Es una afección que provoca un dolor extremo en la zona de la muñeca y el pulgar.
Tenossinovite de De Quervain é um nome complicado para uma condição que tem sido chamada de “polegar da mãe”, “pulso da mamãe” e “polegar do jogador”. Tudo isso está associado ao uso repetitivo das mãos e pulsos. A condição causa dor extrema no pulso e na área do polegar.
For patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty (TKA), treatment with diosmin – a flavonoid supplement derived from citrus fruits –reduced swelling of the knee and leg and some measures of associated pain can be achieved, reports a clinical trial in The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery.
UChicago Medicine Comer Children’s Hospital will be among the first in the country to offer gene therapy for sickle cell disease after regulators approved two new treatments.
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