Six 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...
Read MoreChronic low back pain linked to higher rates of illicit drug use
People living with chronic low back pain (cLBP) are more likely to use illicit drugs —including marijuana, cocaine, heroin, and...
Read MoreOsteopathic manipulation can improve pain in postpartum women
Preliminary results demonstrate that osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) helps reduce acute pain in postpartum women, regardless of whether they delivered...
Read MoreThe effectiveness of screen technology as a distraction tool to alleviate anxiety during induction of anaesthesia
Zoe Ovenden and C Cassar look at the effectiveness of screen technology as a distraction tool to alleviate anxiety during induction of...
Read MoreLumbar subarachnoid drain – What could possibly go wrong?
Murtuza Sikander reports on two cases in which despite proper technique, shearing of the catheter tip did occur during a lumbar...
Read MoreGMC to reduce the stress on doctors by piloting fitness to practise changes
The General Medical Council (GMC) has launched two pilot schemes to speed up fitness to practise cases and reduce their...
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