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A recent study found that Latino patients who have been hospitalized with respiratory illnesses are five times as likely to be oversedated than their non-Latino white counterparts.

Patients who take weight loss drugs, including the viral Ozempic, are now being warned to stop using the medications in preparation for surgery that requires sedation. The American Society of Anesthesiologists said in a release last month that the weight loss drugs could increase the risk of complications during surgery. Ozempic, which has increased rapidly…

Portugal: Long-term psychological, physical, and cognitive impairments are increasingly recognized sequelae of ICU admission in critical illness survivors. New research published in the Journal of...