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April 18, 2022

Anesthetics on Human Brain Connectivity 

The most widely known explanation for how general anesthesia suppresses human consciousness is the wet-blanket theory, which proposes anesthetics suspend ...
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March 22, 2022

Understanding Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)

Sudden cardiac arrest is one of the leading causes of death in both clinical and non-clinical settings.i A number of ...
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February 23, 2022

COVID-19 in Children: Current Data

Coronavirus variants continue to spread rapidly, among adults and children alike, particularly in areas with low rates of COVID-19 vaccination. ...
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January 19, 2022

Surgery Considerations for Patients with Autoimmune Diseases

In autoimmune conditions, the immune system mistakes body proteins as foreign antigens and begins attacking the body’s own tissues. This ...
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December 28, 2021

Climate Change and Health

The International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is the United Nation’s chief body for understanding the science and health consequences ...
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November 15, 2021

High vs. Low Oxygen during General Anesthesia

One of the factors which must be considered by anesthesiologists during the perioperative period is the fraction of inspiratory oxygen ...
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October 18, 2021

Trends in Individual Medical Debt

The cost of medical care is an important public health variable. Not only can medical debt lead to asset depletion, ...
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September 20, 2021

Cancer Treatment: Modalities and Side Effects

            The types of treatment that cancer patients can receive vary based on several factors, including the stage and type ...
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August 16, 2021

Data on Tofacitinib for Severe COVID-19

Tofacitinib, a janus kinase inhibitor, has recently been implicated as a potential treatment for Covid-19-related pneumonia. A recent study demonstrated ...
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July 19, 2021

The Etiology of Hypertension

Affecting roughly 1.4 billion adults around the globe [1], hypertension -- also known as high blood pressure -- is one ...
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June 21, 2021

The Effect of Baricity on Spinal Anesthesia

Spinal anesthesia, also known as a spinal block, involves the injection of a local anesthetic into the subarachnoid space of ...
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May 18, 2021

Lidocaine and Magnesium Sulfate in Anesthesia

New methods for hemodynamic stabilization in anesthesia are constantly being developed. In particular, in light of the opioid epidemic and ...
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