Induced comas on autopilot
After suffering a traumatic brain injury, patients are often placed in a coma, which is induced with anaesthesia drugs, and...
Read MoreSmartphones and tablets could provide universal access to medical monitoring
Smartphones and tablet computers have an emerging role as mobile medical monitoring devices, and may help to extend the use...
Read MoreNumbing depression
Although electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) has long been considered the most effective treatment of medication-resistant or refractory depression, millions of people...
Read MoreOpioid dependence impacts chronic pain
The bodies of mammals, including humans, respond to injury by releasing endogenous opioids, mitigating acute pain. A team of researchers...
Read MoreFluid epidurals for lower-back pain
New research suggests that it may not be the steroids in spinal shots that provide relief from lower-back pain, but...
Read MoreTAP into new post-op recovery techniques
Using a transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block as part of patients’ surgical care may speed up recovery and reduce hospital...
Read MoreLive GABA neurons kill pain
A major part of the answer to the problem of neuropathic pain, scientists believe, is found in spinal nerve cells...
Read MoreFour-part programme helps patients stop smoking before surgery
A simple four-part programme, including referral to a quit-smoking hotline and a free supply of nicotine patches, can increase the...
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