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 humans but retrograde amnesia in rodents [1-6]. Animal models of anesthesia-induced amnesia generally employ both operant...
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 line pain management therapy is often opioids (3). However, due to the public health ramifications of opioid...
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 of Health and Human Services declared opioid misuse a public health emergency in 2017, which spurred a national wide...
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 their ability to treat critical patients [1]. Decreases in the numbers of nurses and other essential staff, such as...
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