Initiating Patient-Controlled Epidural in OR Beneficial for Pain Control
MONDAY, July 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Initiating patient-controlled epidural anesthesia (PCEA) infusion in the operating room (OR) may improve pain control, according to a study presented at the annual American Society of Anesthesiologists Anesthe…
Learn MoreMultiple Myeloma Symptoms Are Generally Nonspecific
WEDNESDAY, July 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Multiple myeloma (MM) symptoms are generally nonspecific, according to a study published online June 25 in Cancers.Stella Bowcock, M.D., from the King’s College Hospital NHS Trust in the United Kingdom, and…
Learn More¿Tiene dolor por la artritis? El estado en que vive quizá sea importante
MIÉRCOLES, 12 de julio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Si vive en Virginia Occidental, es más probable que experimente dolor en las articulaciones debido a la artritis, según un nuevo estudio, que observó las diferencias en el dolor entre los estados. “El…
Learn MoreVinculan la fibromialgia con un mayor riesgo de muerte por muchas causas
MIÉRCOLES, 12 de julio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Durante años, a las personas con fibromialgia, un trastorno común de dolor, les decían que sus síntomas eran imaginarios, pero ahora la enfermedad se toma mucho más en serio, por buenos motivos. Es má…
Learn MoreStudy Links Greater Number of Chronic Pain Sites to Risk for Dementia
WEDNESDAY, July 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A greater number of chronic pain sites is associated with an increased risk for incident all-cause dementia and Alzheimer disease, according to a study recently published in BMC Medicine.Jing Tian, from the…
Learn MoreFibromyalgia Tied to Higher Risk of Death From Many Causes
WEDNESDAY, July 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For years, people with the widespread pain disorder fibromyalgia were told their symptoms were all in their heads, but now the illness is being taken much more seriously with good reason.Folks with fibromya…
Learn MoreGot Arthritis Pain? What State You Live In May Matter
WEDNESDAY, July 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — If you live in West Virginia you’re more likely to experience joint pain due to arthritis, according to a new study that looked at the differences in pain across states.“The risk of joint pain is over three…
Learn MoreMás pacientes con cáncer recibieron cuidados paliativos tras la Obamacare
JUEVES, 6 de julio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Una nueva investigación encuentra que la expansión de Medicaid bajo la Ley del Cuidado de Salud a Bajo Precio (Affordable Care Act, también conocida como Obamacare) tuvo un beneficio inesperado: aumentos …
Learn MoreEl acceso a la marihuana medicinal no reduce el uso de analgésicos opioides: estudio
MIÉRCOLES, 5 de julio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — La marihuana medicinal se publicita como analgésico, pero en los estados de EE. UU. donde es legal, las recetas de analgésicos opioides o no opioides no se han reducido, encontró un nuevo estudio. Segú…
Learn MoreMore Cancer Patients Got Palliative Care After Obamacare
THURSDAY, July 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — New research finds that Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act — also known as Obamacare — brought an unexpected benefit: increases in how many patients got palliative care.“Our findings are encou…
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