Personalized medicine is a game changer, says Robert Arceci, MD, co-director of the Ronald A. Matricaria Institute of Molecular Medicine at Phoenix Children's Hospital. It should not be dismissed as simply a popular fad. It has been a dream of…
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The future of anesthesiology may look very different from its past. Advances in administering anesthesia, coupled with the growth of minimally invasive surgical techniques, have allowed the number of procedures performed in the outpatient setting to grow, a trend that…
A study in Current Biology found anesthesia drugs not only turn off wakefulness, but also switch on important sleep circuits in the brain, according to U.S. News and World Report.
The healthcare industry's move from a focus on productivity to a focus on value has led to many new models for care. The accountable care organization is a new model that encourages healthcare providers to partner to achieve greater quality…
State College, Pa.-based Mount Nittany Health announced the opening of its new Sieg Neuroscience Center.
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Resveratrol, a polyphenol compound found in many plant-based foods and in the skins of grapes, has been found to preserve the pain-relieving effects of morphine in rats, according to Anesthesia & Analgesia.
The following is an excerpt of a blog post reprinted with permission from AchieveIt.Over the last few weeks, we have been discussing a typical company's progression from a culture of collaboration to an accountable culture to a culture of execution.…
At the 19th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference in Chicago, Rebecca S. Twersky, MD, MPH, professor and vice chair of research in the department of anesthesiology and medical director of the ambulatory surgery unit at SUNY Downstate Medical Center, will…
Anesthesiologist Nishan Goudsouzian, MD, received an Ellis Island Medal of Honor for the St. James Armenian Church in Watertown, Mass., according to the Armenian Mirror-Spectator.
Improving the performance of an anesthesia department can sometimes be a tricky process, especially if improvement requires transitioning to a new anesthesia provider. However, improvement often requires challenging the status quo in order to get true positive change.