Anesthesiology researchers are responsible for some of medicine’s most significant advances, from the Apgar score that tests a newborn’s health to cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). But the number of medical residents in the anesthesiology physician-scientist (researcher) pipeline trails other specialties, particularly among women, according to findings of the Anesthesia Research Council (ARC), published in the journal Anesthesia & Analgesia. Out of […]

In an attempt to address the worsening problem of plastic pollution, some big chains and companies have taken the initiative to implement plastic bans in their products and services may it be in the form of banning straws or cellophane use. One major Portuguese Airline has also joined the cause by just taking off as the world’s first ever plastic-free […]

Clinical trials are a critical step in improving treatments and care for acute stroke patients, and enrolling a large and diverse patient population in trials helps push research forward. At the Stroke Treatment Academic Industry Roundtable XII meeting in March, stroke physicians, researchers, industry representatives and members of the National Institute of Neurological disorders and Stroke and the U.S. Food […]

Only about 1 in 10 older adults with chronic low back pain and comorbid opioid use disorder (OUD) receive guideline-recommended nonpharmacologic pain therapies, with Black and Hispanic patients most liking to be missing out, new research shows. “The findings underscore the need to address inequities in guideline-concordant pain management, particularly among Black or African American and Hispanic persons with OUD,” […]

How does age affect ACL recovery? Which technique has the best outcomes based on a patient’s age and gender? Does a patient’s age or stage of growth affect their recovery? Does delaying surgery lead to better or worse outcomes? How do other associated injuries affect a patient’s treatment and recovery? A multicenter study is born transphyseal ACL reconstruction physeal-sparing surgery […]

Social media is lighting up over what influencers are calling “budget Ozempic.” These are drugs normally used as laxatives and stool softeners, but people are taking them to lose weight. The demand is so high in the United States, there are reports this is contributing to shortages in pharmacies. These laxatives are just the latest alternatives influencers are touting for […]

Alzheimer’s is a debilitating neurodegenerative and neuroinflammatory disease that is difficult to treat. Most existing therapies target the buildup of amyloid beta (Aβ) plaques in the brain, which requires early intervention and intravenous therapy. A team of researchers from Brigham and Women’s Hospital, a founding member of the Mass General Brigham health care system, tested whether a therapy being tested […]

New UCLA-led research has found that the proportion of US overdose deaths involving both fentanyl and stimulants has increased more than 50-fold since 2010, from 0.6% (235 deaths) in 2010 to 32.3% (34,429 deaths) in 2021. By 2021, stimulants such as cocaine and methamphetamine had become the most common drug class found in fentanyl-involved overdoses in every US state. This […]

There is already robust evidence that people living with cardiovascular disease are disproportionately affected by poor air quality and extreme temperatures, in large part due to climate change, the greatest threat to human health of the 21st century. In this special theme issue of the Canadian Journal of Cardiology, noted experts comprehensively review how climate change occurs and increases the […]

Reviewed Improvements in socioeconomic status (education, income, employment status and health insurance) on ideal cardiovascular health may not benefit people from all racial or ethnic groups equally, as white adults were more likely to benefit than Black, Hispanic and Asian adults in the U.S., according to new research published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association, an open […]