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 million beneficiaries suffered from infectious and non-infectious wounds in 2014 (1). Wound-associated scars – especially...
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 quadrupling since 1999 1. As such, alternative forms of pain medication and pain management protocols are a pressing need,...
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 Leapfrog Hospital Survey, it collects, analyzes, and disseminates hospital information to inform the public about various...
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 Medicines (1,2). Its cross-contextual importance continues to be highlighted to this day – in March 2021, the U.S. Food...
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