Oak Lawn, Ill.-based Advocate Christ Medical Center's pharmacy now provides certain emergency department patients with a free naloxone kit before discharge, making Downers Grove, Ill.-based Advocate Health Care the first system in the Chicago area to offer this service, the…

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Many people still want opioids to manage pain after surgery despite heightened media coverage surrounding addiction risk and the opioid epidemic, according to survey results presented at the American Society of Anesthesiologists' annual meeting in San Francisco.  

The National Academy of Medicine elected 75 regular members and 10 international members during its annual meeting Oct. 15 in Washington D.C., the organization announced Oct. 15.

Researchers at Stanford (Calif.) University found hospital-acquired bloodstream infections are often caused by a patient's digestive tract, according to a small study published by Nature Medicine.

Instances of homeless children visiting emergency departments increased by more than fourfold in Massachusetts after the state updated eligibility standards for its emergency shelter policy, according to a study published in Pediatrics.

A large population of parents are skeptical of the flu shot's effectiveness and safety, according to a national survey conducted by Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children. 

Researchers from Providence, R.I.-based Brown University and Rhode Island Hospital in Providence received an $800,000 grant from the Laura and John Arnold Foundation to conduct the country's first randomized trial of a peer-based recovery intervention for patients with a high…

Using non-narcotic pain relief throughout the perioperative process