Steady sugar in surgery
Adding increased glucose monitoring throughout surgical procedures will allow anaesthetists to optimise the perioperative and surgical care of millions of...
Read MoreRise in sepsis mortality in pregnant women
Severity and death rates are increasing in pregnant and postpartum women with sepsis, and more than 30 percent of mothers...
Read MoreBig risk for little lungs
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="400" caption="Copyright © Igor Korionov – Fotolia"][/caption]Foetuses and premature babies exposed to cigarette smoke are at a...
Read MoreShock to the system
Electric stimulation on the brain of a patient with chronic, severe facial pain released an opiate-like substance that’s considered one...
Read MoreNumb with nightmares
Some types of anaesthetics cause an increase in the level of lactate production in unconscious children’s brains, causing delirium. Two...
Read MoreHigh frequency stimulation eases back pain
A new device that stimulates the spinal cord, helps reduce severe back and leg pain, significantly improving patients’ quality of...
Read MoreLondon Pain Clinic founder recognised for treating pain from the core
Dr Chris Jenner, founder of the London Pain Clinic, has been featured in the Tatler Doctors Guide 2013, collating Britain’s...
Read MoreStop time on chronic pain
Researchers have developed a way to delay the rise of neuropathic pain, a chronic form of pain that arises from...
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