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Can You Cure An Anesthesia Allergy?
November 08, 2023

Can You Cure An Anesthesia Allergy?

Anesthesia allergies are a rare but serious condition that can result in symptoms ranging from mild skin rashes to life-threatening … Continue reading

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MRI-Compatible Anesthesia Machines 
September 26, 2023

MRI-Compatible Anesthesia Machines 

Administering anesthesia in novel contexts is becoming more and more common. Increasing numbers of therapeutic and diagnostic procedures are performed

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Pain Relief through the α2A-Adrenergic Receptor
August 30, 2023

Pain Relief through the α2A-Adrenergic Receptor

Finding non-opioid ways to provide analgesia, or pain relief, is a key focus on medical research. While opioids are powerful … Continue reading “Pain

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Weighing Surgery Risk in Older Adults 
July 03, 2023

Weighing Surgery Risk in Older Adults 

The cohort of older Americans ages 65 or older is the largest it has ever been in history, at least … Continue reading “Weighing Surgery Risk in Older

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Incidence of Postoperative Oversedation 
May 26, 2023

Incidence of Postoperative Oversedation 

Postoperative oversedation is a rare but dangerous event [1]. Complications including delirium, prolonged mechanical ventilation, pulmonary compromise

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Critical Analysis of Alternative Medicine 
April 17, 2023

Critical Analysis of Alternative Medicine 

Complementary and alternative medicine represents treatment that falls outside of mainstream healthcare. Such treatments range from acupuncture and ho

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Gut Microbiome and Anesthesia 
March 20, 2023

Gut Microbiome and Anesthesia 

Recent studies suggest that the gut microbiome, which has increasingly been found to be related to aspects of health outside … Continue reading “Gut M

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Technological Tools to Guide Regional Anesthesia
February 20, 2023

Technological Tools to Guide Regional Anesthesia

Regional anesthesia is often administered with guidance to ensure correct placement and to avoid causing damage, because of the precision … Continue r

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National Medicine Stockpile: What’s the Point?
January 11, 2023

National Medicine Stockpile: What’s the Point?

As cases of the flu spiked in December 2022, the United States government dipped into the national medicine stockpile to … Continue reading “National

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