Pfizer Plant Damaged In Tornado Could Worsen Nationwide Drug Shortage Crisis
A tornado caused extensive damage at a large Pfizer pharmaceutical plant in North Carolina on Wednesday, threatening critical supplies of medicines nationwide at a time of worsening drug shortages. On Thursday, Food and…#pfizer #northcarolina #robertcaliff #fda #ncplant #rockymount #premierinc #vizientinc #anesthesia #analgesia (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - July 21, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Tornado damage at Pfizer facility threatens to make critical drug-supply shortages even worse, experts say
Tornado damage at a Pfizer Inc. PFE, manufacturing facility in Rocky Mount, N.C., is threatening to make critical drug-supply shortages even worse, experts say. The tornado, carrying peak winds of 150 mph, ripped through the Nash County, N.C. area Wednesday afternoon, according to the National…#pfizerinc #pfe #rockymount #nashcounty #pfizer #anesthesia #stephenschondelmeyer #schondelmeyer #erinfox #michaelganio (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - July 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
How John Fetterman Came Out of the Darkness
When he looks back on the past year—a year in which he nearly died, became a U.S. Senator, and nearly died again—it is the debate that John Fetterman identifies as the breaking point.
“The debate lit the mitch,” he says, then shakes his head in frustration and tries again. The right word is there in his brain, but he struggles to get it out. “Excuse me, that should be lit the mitch—” He stops and tries again. “Lit the match,” he says finally.
Oct. 25, 2022: the date is lodged in his mind. “I knew I had to do it,” he tells me. “I knew that the vote...
Source: TIME: Health - July 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Molly Ball Tags: Uncategorized Congress Cover Story Exclusive feature uspoliticspolicy Source Type: news
Methadone in ERAS Protocols-Superior Analgesic or Harmful Drug? Methadone in ERAS Protocols-Superior Analgesic or Harmful Drug?
Should methadone be incorporated in ERAS protocols to provide superior analgesia? In this paper, the authors debate whether the risks outweigh the benefits.Anesthesia & Analgesia (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - July 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Anesthesiology Journal Article Source Type: news
Perioperative Duloxetine in Laparoscopic CRC Surgery Perioperative Duloxetine in Laparoscopic CRC Surgery
Is perioperative duloxetine effective in reducing postoperative pain, decreasing opioid consumption, and improving recovery in patients undergoing laparoscopic colorectal surgery?BMC Anesthesiology (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - July 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Anesthesiology Journal Article Source Type: news
Docs asked to suggest alternatives to pholcodine-containing cough syrups
The drug regulator has warned doctors to stop prescribing cough syrups containing suppressant pholcodine and suggest alternative medicines instead. The regulator's advisory comes after concerns that people taking pholcodine-containing medicine may suffer from life-threatening allergic reactions during general anaesthesia before surgery. (Source: The Economic Times)
Source: The Economic Times - July 19, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Functional MRI Shows That Empathetic Remarks Reduce Pain Functional MRI Shows That Empathetic Remarks Reduce Pain
A study demonstrates that effective, intensive pain therapy is not simply a matter of administering the correct analgesic, according to an anesthesiologist.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - July 19, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care News Source Type: news
Maternity unit refutes suggestion it breached safety standards
The trust at the centre of a maternity scandal insists it has been providing immediate anaesthetic cover for obstetric emergencies, contrary to an NHS England report suggesting it had not and had been potentially breaching safety standards. (Source: HSJ)
Source: HSJ - July 17, 2023 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Risk Factors for Acute Postop Hypertension in Major Surgery Risk Factors for Acute Postop Hypertension in Major Surgery
This study aimed to quantify the prevalence of and identify risk factors for acute postoperative hypertension in patients undergoing major non-cardiac surgery.BMC Anesthesiology (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - July 13, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Anesthesiology Journal Article Source Type: news
Morphine and Hydromorphone Effects and Variability Morphine and Hydromorphone Effects and Variability
This study compared the onset, magnitude, duration, and variability of analgesic and ventilatory effects of IV morphine versus hydromorphone. Do they differ significantly?Anesthesiology (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - July 11, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Anesthesiology Journal Article Source Type: news
Analgesic Effect of Buprenorphine for Chronic Noncancer Pain Analgesic Effect of Buprenorphine for Chronic Noncancer Pain
This meta-analysis investigated whether buprenorphine is an effective analgesic for chronic noncancer pain, as compared with placebo.Anesthesia & Analgesia (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - July 6, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Anesthesiology Journal Article Source Type: news
Short-term Systemic Glucocorticoids and Cardiogenic Shock Short-term Systemic Glucocorticoids and Cardiogenic Shock
How prevalent is the systemic use of glucocorticoids in patients with cardiogenic shock, and what are the effects of their use on outcomes and survival?BMC Anesthesiology (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - July 6, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Anesthesiology Journal Article Source Type: news
Psychedelic Sell-Out? Inside U.S. Anesthesia Partners; Insurer Denial Rates Unknown
(MedPage Today) -- Welcome to the latest edition of Investigative Roundup, highlighting some of the best investigative reporting on healthcare each week.
An Evangelist for MDMA Therapy 'Wrestles With His Ideals'
As psychedelics appear primed... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - July 5, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Anesthesiologists Say Ozempic, Wegovy Should Be Halted Prior to Surgery
MONDAY, July 3, 2023 -- The weight-loss drug Ozempic could be dangerous for a patient undergoing anesthesia, according to a new warning from the American Society of Anesthesiologists.
Semaglutide (Ozempic, Wegovy) and other drugs of this class... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - July 3, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Some patients in fungal meningitis outbreak have surprising complications, doctors say
As public health officials continue to plead with people who may have been exposed to fungal meningitis at two cosmetic clinics in Mexico to get tested, doctors in a small Texas county are noticing a peculiar complication: Some patients who appear to be recovering with treatment suddenly get…#mexico #anesthesia #cdc #ivanmelendez #hidalgocounty #melendez #cameroncounty #jamescastillo #fusarium #durango (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - July 3, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
