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Liposomal Bupivacaine Doesn't Decrease Pain After Hip Fracture Surgery

For older adults undergoing hemiarthroplasty for hip fracture, intraoperative use of liposomal bupivacaine does not improve pain scores or other relevant outcomes, compared to conventional bupivacaine, reports a study in The Journal of Bone &...
19-Sep-2024 11:00 AM EDT Add to Favorites

New noninvasive technique provides effective treatment for urinary stones

A noninvasive ultrasound technology called Break Wave™ lithotripsy (BWL) offers a safe and effective new option for treatment of urinary stones, reports a clinical trial in the October issue of The Journal of Urology®, an Official Journal of the...
11-Sep-2024 1:00 PM EDT Add to Favorites

New Guidelines Published for Evaluating and Managing Chronic Constipation

The American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons (ASCRS) has issued updated guidelines, published in Diseases of the Colon & Rectum, about how to evaluate and manage chronic constipation. The journal is published in the Lippincott portfolio by...
10-Sep-2024 12:30 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Machine learning predicts which patients will continue taking opioids after hand surgery

A machine learning algorithm performs well in predicting the risk of persistent opioid use after hand surgery, reports a study in the August issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery®, the official medical journal of the American Society of...
29-Aug-2024 1:00 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Plastic surgery patients who use marijuana also have elevated nicotine levels

Marijuana use is common among patients considering plastic surgery and is associated with elevated nicotine levels on laboratory tests, reports a paper in the September issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery®, the official medical journal of...
29-Aug-2024 11:00 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Primary Care Providers Urged to Assist Patients Who Engage in Emotional Eating

Primary care providers are well positioned to address emotional eating because of their long-term relationships with patients, noted Jana DeSimone Wozniak, PhD and Hsiang Huang, MD, MPH, of Harvard Medical School and Cambridge Health Alliance in...
28-Aug-2024 12:30 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Substituting lower-wage staff for hospital RNs is a poor business model

When hospitals replace registered nurses (RNs) with licensed practical nurses and unlicensed assistive personnel, patients are more likely to die, experience readmissions, and have longer hospital stays, and Medicare must bear millions of dollars...
28-Aug-2024 10:00 AM EDT Add to Favorites

ChatGPT shows promise in answering patients' questions to urologists

The groundbreaking ChatGPT chatbot shows potential as a time-saving tool for responding to patient questions sent to the urologist's office, suggests a study in the September issue of Urology Practice®, an Official Journal of the American...
22-Aug-2024 12:00 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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Pelvic floor experts issue new recommendations for magnetic resonance defecography

Magnetic resonance defecography (MRD) has emerged as a powerful, noninvasive imaging technique to evaluate the many possible causes of problems in passing bowel movements. A new set of consensus recommendations for performing and interpreting the...
23-Sep-2021 11:40 AM EDT