22 April 2025

The teardrop explodes? An unusual thoracic anatomical variant

Author James Watts, Department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care Medicine, East Lancashire NHS Hospitals Trust, discusses a case of  azygous...

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17 April 2025

New CONSORT reporting guidelines published today in five medical journals

The CONSORT 2025 statement, an updated guideline for reporting randomised trials is being simultaneously published in The BMJ, JAMA, The...

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20 March 2025

Only around 1 in 10 common non-surgical and non-invasive treatments for back pain effective

Research shows only around 1 in 10 common non-surgical and non-invasive treatments for back pain is effective And pain relief...

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5 March 2025

Effectively Managing Swabs With Swabsafe™

Promotional feature Developed by Central Medical Supplies (CMS), Swabsafe™ is a modern system for swab disposal. The Swabsafe™ swab management...

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4 March 2025

Scientists discover ‘mirrored’ pain is far more common than previously thought

Research using ‘network analysis’ techniques, that were first used by physicists, reveals surprising patterns in pain distributions across the human...

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27 February 2025

Use of strong synthetic opioids during surgery linked to poor composite experience of pain

Findings highlight need to reassess intraoperative pain relief strategies, say researchers The use of powerful synthetic opioids, such as sufentanil...

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25 February 2025

Good ol’ paracetamol: ‘But an overconsumption takes its toll’

Authors Sher Mohammad and others discuss one of the most frequently used medicines around the world Brief History of Paracetamol/Acetaminophen...

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20 February 2025

Experts strongly recommend against spine injections for chronic back pain

Commonly used injections offer little or no pain relief, says expert panel. Findings question whether it’s reasonable to continue to...

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