April 4, 2022
Effect of COVID-19 on People with Disabilities
The past decade has seen significant advancements in improving care for people with disabilities, with the landmark Word Health Organization…
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March 10, 2022
Exercise to Prepare for Surgery
Exercise is widely associated with numerous benefits, including a lower incidence of chronic disease, slower disease progression, delayed declines in…
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February 9, 2022
Anesthesia Considerations for Surgery During Pregnancy
From premature anesthesia-induced labor to material hypoxia, anesthesia can pose significant risks to pregnant patients [1]. Because no anesthetic agent…
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January 4, 2022
Research on a Vaccine for Opioid Use Disorder
Drug overdose is currently the leading cause of accidental death in the U.S. 1 – in 2017 alone, over 47,000…
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December 7, 2021
Telemedicine in Anesthesiology
The term “telemedicine,” which was first coined in the 1970s, literally means “healing at a distance” (Strehle, 2006). In 2010,…
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November 1, 2021
Audio Therapy for Postoperative Pain Management
Annually, over 50 million surgical procedures take place in the United States. With the incidence of new persistent opioid use…
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October 4, 2021
Indoor Transmission of COVID-19
Across the world, the delta variant of COVID-19 has prevented a return to pre-pandemic life. At the same time, many…
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September 6, 2021
Amputation: Anesthesia and Analgesia Considerations
Globally, there are 1 million amputations every year [1]. Lower limb amputations are the most common, with the majority being…
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August 2, 2021
Medical-Legal Partnerships in Health Justice
While access to quality medical care is essential for positive outcomes, patients’ health is often influenced by circumstances beyond the…
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July 6, 2021
Use of Vasoconstrictors During Anesthesia
Vasoconstrictors – also known as “vasopressors” – are medications which reduce the diameter of one’s blood vessels, consequently elevating blood…
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