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Risk Associated with Surgery During COVID-19
February 09, 2022

Risk Associated with Surgery During COVID-19

Undoubtedly, the COVID-19 crisis has had a very tangible impact on healthcare systems around the globe. The National Bureau of Economic Research predi

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Anesthesia and Amnesia
January 05, 2022

Anesthesia and Amnesia

One of the core features of “going under” is amnesia for the anesthetized period. Research has shown that anesthetics cause anterograde amnesia in hum

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Cryoanalgesia in Orthopedic Surgery
December 06, 2021

Cryoanalgesia in Orthopedic Surgery

Many orthopedic procedures and conditions are associated with severe pain, and unfortunately, are quite common in the US and worldwide (3). The first

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Incentive Strategies for Treating Opioid Use Disorder
November 01, 2021

Incentive Strategies for Treating Opioid Use Disorder

Opioid use and abuse is a major public health problem that affected more than 10 million people in the United States in the past year.1 The Department

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Healthcare Staff Shortages During the COVID-19 Pandemic
October 04, 2021

Healthcare Staff Shortages During the COVID-19 Pandemic

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues infecting thousands of people daily in the United States, healthcare facilities face staff shortages that threatens

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Mechanism of Wound Scarring
September 06, 2021

Mechanism of Wound Scarring

The burden of wounds is hefty across the United States: in 2018, a retrospective study of Medicare beneficiaries revealed that approximately 8.2 milli

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Duloxetine for Postoperative Pain
August 02, 2021

Duloxetine for Postoperative Pain

The opioid epidemic continues to ravage the United States, with the number of drug overdose deaths increasing by 5% from 2018 to 2019 alone and quadru

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Leapfrog Safety Grade for Hospitals
July 06, 2021

Leapfrog Safety Grade for Hospitals

The Leapfrog Group is a nonprofit organization that serves as the premier advocate of hospital transparency in the United States [1]. Through the Leap

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Neural Effects of Propofol
June 07, 2021

Neural Effects of Propofol

Propofol, which took 13 years to develop, is currently the most widely used anesthetic and top on the World Health Organization’s List of Essential Me

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