NIH review finds nondrug approaches effective for treatment of common pain conditions
Data from a review of US-based clinical trials published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings suggest that some of the most popular...
Read MoreCase Report: ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction in a patient with a normal coronary angiogram
CASE REPORT A 48-year old Caucasian male presented to our hospital following a witnessed out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation...
Read MoreFive-year study reveals patients operated on at night twice as likely to die as patients who have daytime operations
New research presented at this year's World Congress of Anaesthesiologists (WCA) in Hong Kong (28 Aug - 2 Sept) shows...
Read More26–30 September 2016, 16th World Congress on Pain; Japan
The World Congress on Pain is the premier conference devoted to pain research and treatment. In 2016, the world’s top...
Read MoreVertebroplasty helps reduce acute pain among patients with spinal fractures
Vertebroplasty is a safe and effective procedure to reduce acute pain and disability in patients who have experienced spinal fractures...
Read MoreSix weeks in South Sudan
Birsen Gaskell is a doctor who been practising anaesthesia and intensive care in the UK since 2008. When she was...
Read MorePain often improves in older veterans
Older military veterans frequently show improvements in pain intensity over time. However, opioids, some mental health conditions and certain pain...
Read More‘Pain paradox’ discovery provides route to new pain control drugs
A natural substance known to activate pain in the central nervous system has been found to have the opposite effect in...
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