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Alarmingly inadequate supply of blood, economic disparity and logistics among many factors playing a role in fueling shortage. Written by: Rosalind Fournier Media contact: Anna Jones The number of blood donors is at an a...

Every war leaves its mark on the generation that fights it. In Afghanistan, war maimed men in the most intimate way possible.

Every war leaves its mark on the generation that fights it. In Afghanistan, war maimed men in the most intimate way possible.

This Viewpoint investigates supply and policy barriers to ready availability of blood products and suggests solutions to improve patient outcomes.

/PRNewswire/ -- Six surgeons directly involved in caring for injured patients during the war in Ukraine shared their experiences Wednesday, October 19, during...

CHICAGO—A recently released study shows that a multimodal pain regimen (MMPR) designed to minimize opioid exposure and relieve acute pain associated with traumatic injury kept patient self-reported pain scores low while also reducing the daily and total amount of opioid drugs given to trauma patients. Results from the first study of its kind to evaluate an MMPR in a rigorous, randomized controlled trial were published online as an “article in press” by the  Journal of the American Colleg...

 E-Mail IMAGE: John Harvin, MD, led a team of physician-researchers to identify an opioid-minimizing pain management strategy for patients with acute trauma. view more  Credit: Cody Duty/UTHealth A pain management regimen comprised mostly of over-the-counter medication reduced opioid exposure in trauma patients while achieving equal levels of pain control, according to a new study by physician-researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth.) Results...