Case study – Unilateral pulmonary oedema
Case report A 75-year-old woman presented with out of hospital cardiac arrest following sudden breathlessness. She was resuscitated and...
Read MoreBPAT tool uses behavioural cues to assess pain in patients who can’t communicate
A new Behaviour Pain Assessment Tool (BPAT) provides a simple way to evaluate pain in critically ill patients - including...
Read MoreFirst photoactive drug for pain treatments
A team of the Institute of Neurosciences of the University of Barcelona has participated in the design of the first...
Read MoreSpinal manipulation therapy associated with improvements in pain and function
Among patients with acute low back pain, spinal manipulation therapy was associated with modest improvements in pain and function at...
Read MoreNew anaesthesia technique a breath of fresh air for patients
A University of Queensland alumnus has helped pioneer a world-first anaesthesia technique to make surgery safer for patients with obstructed...
Read MoreWWII chemical-weapon antidote shows promise to treat spinal cord injuries
A drug developed during World War II as an antidote for a chemical warfare agent has been found to be...
Read MoreDiscovery of ‘mini-brains’ could change understanding of pain medication
The human body’s peripheral nervous system could be capable of interpreting its environment and modulating pain, neuroscientists have established, after...
Read MoreUpdated guidelines could transform the management of emergency pain relief in the Republic of Ireland
Galen Ltd announced that the Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council (PHECC) in Ireland has issued its new pain management clinical practice...
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