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A sedative is a substance that induces sedation by reducing irritability or excitement.

Her first colonoscopy cost her $0. Her second cost $2,185. Why?

Elizabeth Melville and her husband are gradually hiking all 48 mountain peaks that top 4,000 feet in New Hampshire.

31 May 2022

High-risk prescribing practices associated with increased risk of disability among older adults

For many, good health and longevity is only achievable with the help of prescription drugs. However, researchers in Japan have recently identified that some "high-risk" prescribing practices may be a cause for concern among older adults.

18 May 2022

No prison time for Tennessee nurse convicted of fatal drug error

RaDonda Vaught, a former Tennessee nurse convicted of two felonies for a fatal drug error, whose trial became a rallying cry for nurses fearful of the criminalization of medical mistakes, will not be required to spend any time in prison.

13 May 2022

Hypertonic saline solution enhances glymphatic spinal cord delivery of pharmaceutical agents

The glymphatic system enables the flow of cerebrospinal fluid to the brain tissue, particularly during sleep, enabling the fluid to cleanse the tissue and carry accumulated metabolites with it towards the bloodstream during waking hours.

4 May 2022

At US hospitals, a drug mix-up is just a few keystrokes away

More than four years ago, Tennessee nurse RaDonda Vaught typed two letters into a hospital's computerized medication cabinet, selected the wrong drug from the search results, and gave a patient a fatal dose.

29 Apr 2022

Why nurses are raging and quitting after the Radonda Vaught verdict

Emma Moore felt cornered. At a community health clinic in Portland, Oregon, the 29-year-old nurse practitioner said she felt overwhelmed and undertrained. Coronavirus patients flooded the clinic for two years, and Moore struggled to keep up.

5 Apr 2022

CBD and THC may be safe for use with opioid pain relievers, animal study suggests

Findings from a new animal study suggest that cannabidiol (CBD) and tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) might be safe for use with opioid pain relievers.

4 Apr 2022

Nurse convicted of neglect and negligent homicide for fatal drug error

RaDonda Vaught, a former nurse criminally prosecuted for a fatal drug error in 2017, was convicted of gross neglect of an impaired adult and negligent homicide Friday after a three-day trial that gripped nurses across the country.

25 Mar 2022

15 medical societies establish seven guiding principles for perioperative treatment of acute pain

The American Society of Anesthesiologists and 14 leading medical specialty organizations established seven guiding principles to better address the perioperative treatment of acute pain in complex surgical patients.

8 Mar 2022

Nearly 1% of all US adults prescribed opioids are also taking various other sedatives

As many as 2.6 million Americans—equivalent to 1 per cent of all US adults —prescribed opioids are also taking various other sedatives, including benzodiazepines plus another type of sedative drug, estimates research published online in the journal Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine.

23 Feb 2022

Treatment found to be safe, efficacious in improving insomnia and night sweats among midlife women

Hot flashes and night sweats are a common cause of insomnia among peri- and postmenopausal women. Hot flashes, night sweats and insomnia are all linked to reduced quality of life and distress.

17 Feb 2022

Study analyzes trends in overdose deaths from use of non-benzodiazepines and gabapentinoids

With an alarming rise in the number of prescriptions filled for non-benzo sleeping/z-drugs and anti-epilepsy gabapentinoids over the last two decades, researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health aimed to fill in the gap in knowledge in the proportion of overdose deaths involving those medications and learn more about their co-usage with other substances across U.S. demographics categories.

16 Feb 2022

Ketamine is rapid, safe, and effective in treating hospitalized suicidal patients

Ketamine is a fast acting, efficient treatment for patients hospitalized for severe suicidal thoughts (ideation), finds a clinical trial published by The BMJ today.

3 Feb 2022

Cannabinoid medicines have enormous therapeutic potential but reliable studies still lacking

For more than twenty years now, international research into the endocannabinoid system in the human body has been seeking to understand the mode of action of cannabis and its constituents.

18 Dec 2021

Educational program on anticholinergic burden aims to improve health outcomes of older people

Falls, confusion, cognitive decline, dry mouth, constipation and urinary retention. In a new NPS MedicineWise podcast episode released today, Dr Kate Annear, NPS MedicineWise medical adviser and GP talks about the new NPS MedicineWise educational program on the cumulative effects of anticholinergic medicines.

15 Nov 2021

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Her first colonoscopy cost her $0. Her second cost $2,185. Why?

High-risk prescribing practices associated with increased risk of disability among older adults

No prison time for Tennessee nurse convicted of fatal drug error

Hypertonic saline solution enhances glymphatic spinal cord delivery of pharmaceutical agents

At US hospitals, a drug mix-up is just a few keystrokes away

Why nurses are raging and quitting after the Radonda Vaught verdict

CBD and THC may be safe for use with opioid pain relievers, animal study suggests

Nurse convicted of neglect and negligent homicide for fatal drug error

15 medical societies establish seven guiding principles for perioperative treatment of acute pain

Nearly 1% of all US adults prescribed opioids are also taking various other sedatives

Treatment found to be safe, efficacious in improving insomnia and night sweats among midlife women

Study analyzes trends in overdose deaths from use of non-benzodiazepines and gabapentinoids

Ketamine is rapid, safe, and effective in treating hospitalized suicidal patients

Cannabinoid medicines have enormous therapeutic potential but reliable studies still lacking

Educational program on anticholinergic burden aims to improve health outcomes of older people

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