Intranasal Sufentanil Effective for Acute Severe Trauma Pain Intranasal Sufentanil Effective for Acute Severe Trauma Pain
Intranasal sufentanil is as effective as intravenous morphine for treating acute severe trauma pain, according to results from a noninferiority study.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines - July 17, 2019 Category: Surgery Tags: Anesthesiology News Source Type: news
Intranasal Sufentanil Cuts Acute Trauma Pain Treated in the ED
WEDNESDAY, July 17, 2019 -- Intranasal sufentanil (INS) is comparable to intravenous morphine (IVM) for acute severe trauma pain treated in the emergency department, according to a study published online July 16 in PLOS Medicine.
Marc Blancher,... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - July 17, 2019 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
DOJ pushes to close loophole for knock-off fentanyl
Fentanyl, a synthetic opioid, is about 100 times stronger than morphine, and its analogues can be even more potent (Source: Health News: CBSNews.com)
Source: Health News: CBSNews.com - July 2, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Benzodiazepine use with opioids intensifies neonatal abstinence syndrome
(Vanderbilt University Medical Center) Babies born after being exposed to both opioids and benzodiazepines before birth are more likely to have severe drug withdrawal, requiring medications like morphine for treatment, compared to infants exposed to opioids alone, according to a Vanderbilt University Medical Center study published in Hospital Pediatrics. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - July 1, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Former Dracut Nurse Pleads Guilty to Tampering with Liquid Morphine
(Source: FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research - What's New)
Source: FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research - What's New - June 20, 2019 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: DOJ Source Type: news
New opioid speeds up recovery without increasing pain sensitivity or risk of chronic pain
(Tulane University) A new type of non-addictive opioid developed by researchers at Tulane University and the Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System accelerates recovery time from pain compared to morphine without increasing pain sensitivity, according to a new study published in the Journal of Neuroinflammation. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - May 21, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
March 30, 2018: KC Paramedic Indicted for Stealing Fentanyl, Morphine from Ambulances
(Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases)
Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases - May 16, 2019 Category: Medical Law Authors: u.s. Department of Justice Source Type: news
Paracetamol Plus Ibuprofen Significantly Reduces Morphine Consumption After Hip Arthroplasty
No abstract available (Source: Lippincott's Bone and Joint Newsletter)
Source: Lippincott's Bone and Joint Newsletter - May 15, 2019 Category: Orthopaedics Tags: Perspective Source Type: news
Kenya: Report - Shalom Hospital Flouted Patient Care Procedures
[Nation] Shalom Hospital, the facility in which a seven-month old bay died due to an overdose of morphine injection, has been violating several patient care procedures, a report has revealed. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - May 13, 2019 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Kenya: Cancer Drug Linked to Baby's Death at Shalom Hospital
[Nation] Morphine, a drug usually administered to cancer patients to relieve pain is suspected to have killed a seven-month-old baby at Shalom Community Hospital on Sunday. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - May 7, 2019 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Shock diagnosis of uterine cancer – Vicki ’ s story
My mother was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 1999 aged 72 and died shortly afterwards as it had spread. I went to my doctor and asked if I could have some sort of screening. Despite the fact there was no other family history of any type of cancer, my doctor agreed. So, each year I went for a CA125 blood test and an ultrasound scan (internal and/or external). They found that I had a cyst on one ovary but it was a normal cyst. So every year, I went and everything seemed fine and the cyst remained normal – but had grown over the last couple of years. No-one seemed concerned and thought it would go down as I am now pos...
Source: The Hysterectomy Association - May 2, 2019 Category: OBGYN Authors: Linda Parkinson-Hardman Tags: Health hysterectomy stories ovarian cyst uterine cancer Source Type: news
Shock diagnosis of uterine cancer – Vicki ’ s story
My mother was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 1999 aged 72 and died shortly afterwards as it had spread. I went to my doctor and asked if I could have some sort of screening. Despite the fact there was no other family history of any type of cancer, my doctor agreed. So, each year I went for a CA125 blood test and an ultrasound scan (internal and/or external). They found that I had a cyst on one ovary but it was a normal cyst. So every year, I went and everything seemed fine and the cyst remained normal – but had grown over the last couple of years. No-one seemed concerned and thought it would go down as I am now pos...
Source: The Hysterectomy Association - May 2, 2019 Category: OBGYN Authors: Linda Parkinson-Hardman Tags: Health hysterectomy stories ovarian cyst uterine cancer Source Type: news
Doctors are not always right – Caroline ’ s story
My experience began with a blood test as I was post menopause and started bleeding. The blood test had a high ca125 reading, never heard of this before but could be an indicator of ovarian cancer I was told. This was Xmas eve.
Went for different scans, tests and 3 months of waiting and was told I had a 16cm mass on ovary.
I couldn’t tell if cancer or not until come out. The shock took my breath away. No other symptoms,I always thought I was a strong woman but this floored me, even had to take time off work as it filled my head every waking moment.
This seen me booked in for a total hysterectomy, vertical incision in orde...
Source: The Hysterectomy Association - April 27, 2019 Category: OBGYN Authors: Linda Parkinson-Hardman Tags: Health cancer hysterectomy stories Source Type: news
