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The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) and the South Dakota Society of Anesthesiologists (SDSA) strongly oppose SB 50, which will needlessly dismantle the anesthesia care team model in South Dakota by authorizing nurse anesthetists to administer anesthesia without physician supervision. Additionally, the bill will authorize nurse anesthetists to prescribe patients potentially dangerous controlled substances, including opioids, and perform intricate pain medicine procedures all with no physician oversight or involvement.

Channels: All Journal News, Drugs and Drug Abuse, Government/Law, Healthcare, Nursing, Pain,

Keywords: Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine, Anesthesiologists

LifeBridge Health today announced new presidents for two of its hospitals: Garrett Hoover will become president and chief operating officer (COO) of Carroll Hospital in Westminster; Craig Carmichael will become president and chief operating officer of Northwest Hospital in Randallstown. Both will begin their tenures in late March.

Channels: Business Ethics, Healthcare, In the Workplace,

Keywords: Hospitals & Health , President, new appointment, Maryland, Leadership

While transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) continues to expand its pool of eligible patients, open heart surgery—resulting in excellent patient survival and fewer strokes when compared to TAVR—is the best option for young and middle-aged adults with aortic valve disease—at least for now.

Channels: Cardiovascular Health, Children's Health, Healthcare, Heart Disease, Patient Safety, Surgery, Technology, Embargoed Feed - hidden, All Journal News,

Keywords: TAVR, transcatheter aortic valve replacement, SAVR, 56th Annual Meeting of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons, Jennifer S. Nelson, MD, Nemours Children’s Hospital, surgical aortic valve replacement, young and middle-aged adults, aortic valve disease, Open Heart Surgery, Congenital Heart Disease, CHD

A groundbreaking tumor-highlighting technology—OTL38—enhances the visualization of lung cancer tissue, providing surgeons with a significantly better chance of finding and removing more cancer than previously possible.

Channels: Cancer, Healthcare, Respiratory Diseases and Disorders, Technology, Embargoed Feed - hidden, All Journal News,

Keywords: Lung Cancer, OTL38, tumor-highlighting technology, Fluorescent imaging , 56th Annual Meeting of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons, Inderpal (Netu) S. Sarkaria, MD, Nsclc, Linda W. Martin, MD, MPH, hard-to-find tumors, Phase 2 trial, Phase 3 trial, On Target Laboratories

Patients who undergo open heart surgery and head home 3 days later are not at increased risk for complications.

Channels: Cardiovascular Health, Healthcare, Heart Disease, Patient Safety, Surgery, JAMA, Embargoed Feed - hidden, All Journal News,

Keywords: enhanced recovery, Northwestern Medicine in Chicago, S. Chris Malaisrie, MD, Open Heart Surgery, Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting, ERAS, cardiac ERAS program, Daniel T. Engelman, ERAS Cardiac Society, 56th Annual Meeting of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons, The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

​Annual Wang Family Excellence Awards highlight remarkable contributions in teaching, scholarship and service to the California State University.

Channels: Education, In the Workplace, Local - California,

Keywords: California State University, Awards, Faculty

The controversy about whether eggs are good or bad for your heart health may be solved, and about one a day is fine. A team of researchers from the Population Health Research Institute of McMaster University and Hamilton Health Sciences found the answer by analyzing data from three large, long-term multinational studies.

Channels: All Journal News, Cardiovascular Health, Diabetes, Health Food, Nutrition,

Keywords: Nutrition, eggs, Cardiovascular disease (CVD), Diabetes, Blood Lipids, dietary cholesterold, mortality , Mortality, dietary cholesterol, PURE study, ontarget trial, Lipids

Iowans have had ample opportunities to meet the Democratic presidential candidates, but likely caucus-goers say this access is not their most important source of information, according to a new Iowa State University survey.

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Keywords: Iowa Caucuses, Gender, Media Use