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DEA Gets an Earful About Telehealth Prescribing of Controlled Substances

— Proposed in-person visit requirements raises concern for psychiatry groups

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Combo Anesthesia During Retinal Laser Treatment Reduced Pain Perception

Topical and subconjunctival technique also reduced treatment interruptions

Sep 08, 2023
New Weight-Loss Drugs Spark Debate About Safety During Surgery

Some anesthesiologists think current guidelines don't go far enough

Sep 08, 2023
Opioid-Free Discharge After Pancreatic Resection Can Be Achieved, Study Shows

Findings offer a blueprint for other hospitals to reduce post-surgical opioid use

Sep 06, 2023
Can Aromatherapy Relax Post-Op Patients?

Cardiac surgery patients report better sleep after inhaling peppermint essence

Aug 03, 2023
Opioid-Free Discharge After Pancreatic Resection Can Be Achieved, Study Shows

Findings offer a blueprint for other hospitals to reduce post-surgical opioid use

Can Aromatherapy Relax Post-Op Patients?

Cardiac surgery patients report better sleep after inhaling peppermint essence

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Novel Drug Reduces Acute Pain After Common Surgeries

Investigational sodium channel blocker shows benefit in two trials

Aug 02, 2023
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What's Your Risk of Coronary Artery Disease?; Chronic Pain Prediction Score

Also in TTHealthWatch: treating COVID-related pneumonia and a new agent for smoking cessation

Jul 15, 2023
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Economical Epoprostenol Good Enough After Major Cardiac Surgery

Randomized trial compared two inhaled pulmonary vasodilators

Jul 06, 2023
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Cannabis Use Disorder Raises Risk of Perioperative Complications

Not a "harmless substance," researcher maintains

Jul 06, 2023
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Opinion
How I Became the Singing Doctor

My journey of discovering the healing power of music

Jul 01, 2023
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ASA: Hold GLP-1 Agonists Before Elective Surgery

Or else run the risk of aspirating under anesthesia due to delayed gastric emptying

Jun 30, 2023
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Ventilator Settings Linked to Success of Catheter Ablation for Afib

Low tidal volumes associated with improved 12-month clinical outcomes

Jun 22, 2023
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Gabapentinoid, Opioid Prescriptions Rose in Older Patients After Surgery

Almost all procedures had an increase in both types of prescribing, Medicare data showed

Jun 16, 2023
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New AMA President Urges More Action on Substance Use Disorder, Mental Illness

Jesse Ehrenfeld is the association's first openly gay person in the job

Jun 14, 2023
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'If the Narcan Isn't Working, Give More' and Other Myths About Naloxone Use

In non-responsive patients, think polysubstance use, says addiction treatment expert Kelly Ramsey

Jun 02, 2023
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Chronic Pain Detected in the Brain for the First Time

Real-world signals were seen mostly in the orbitofrontal cortex

May 22, 2023
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$15K Surgery Shakedown? Med School Dean's Twitter Snafu; Lethal Injection 'Expert'

This past week in healthcare investigations

May 03, 2023
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Diabetes and Poor Diet; Non-Surgical Sciatica Treatment

Also in TTHealthWatch: umbilical cord blood analysis and obesity

Apr 29, 2023
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Benefits to Skin Cancer Screening? The Verdict on OTC Hearing Aids

Also in TTHealthWatch: chronic pain in U.S. adults, and a new treatment for C. diff

Apr 22, 2023
TTUHSC EL PASO HEALTHWATCH with their logo and photos of Rick Lange, MD, and Elizabeth Tracey
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