11 September 2017

Anaesthesia and surgery during infancy may impact white matter during childhood

General anaesthesia and surgery in otherwise healthy infants under the age of one year old could be associated with decreases...

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7 September 2017

Filling the gap in ultrasound training

PROMOTIONAL FEATURE FUJIFILM SonoSite continues to lead the way in ultrasound training and education, helping clinicians to develop and maintain...

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23 August 2017

Consider sleep – and caffeine – to reduce postoperative pain

Sleep is essential for good mental and physical health, and chronic insufficient sleep increases the risk for several chronic health...

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21 August 2017

Evidence does not support the use of gabapentinoids for chronic low back pain

Existing evidence on the use of gabapentinoids in chronic low back pain (CLBP) is limited, and demonstrates significant risk of...

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18 August 2017

Belgian Bart Morlion to lead European Pain Doctors

On 6 September 2017, Belgian Professor Bart Morlion will officially become the new President of the European Pain Federation (EFIC), a...

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14 August 2017

Gradian wins Saving Lives at Birth award

US-based company Gradian Health Systems has been awarded a grant from Saving Lives at Birth to scale up the Universal Anaesthesia Machine (UAM) and...

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11 August 2017

Caffeine shortens recovery time from general anaesthesia

Caffeine helps quickly boost wakefulness following general anaesthesia, a new study from the US finds. The stimulant appears to alter...

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7 August 2017

Ingestible drug-delivery materials may help patients comply with treatment regimens

Hydrogel-based ingestible capsules could expand and reside in the GI tract for days, slowly releasing medication Around half of all...

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