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Despite higher pain scores at 8 hours postoperatively and increased opioid use, local infiltration analgesia was less costly and yielded similar pain scores at 24 hours after shoulder arthroplasty compared with an interscalene block.In a level-1, prospective randomized trial, Michael Ewing, MD, and colleagues from the University of Missouri compared outcomes between 37 patients who underwent

The FDA granted priority review to mosunetuzumab for treatment of certain patients with relapsed or refractory follicular lymphoma.The designation applies to use of the agent by adults who received at least two prior systemic therapies.

Drugs that target the noradrenergic system may improve cognition and apathy in patients with dementia or mild cognitive impairment caused by Alzheimer’s disease but have little effect on attention or episodic memory, researchers reported. Michael C. B. David, MBBS, a research fellow and PhD candidate at Imperial College London, and colleagues aimed to assess the efficacy of drugs with

Researchers identified five common themes among Indigenous patients with chronic kidney disease when exploring their relationship with health care, according to data published in Kidney International.“Indigenous peoples are defined as those who first lived in a region and have distinct cultural traditions, knowledge and language which provides a basis for positive self-image and healthy

Results showed the addition of a single-injection proximal sciatic nerve block to an adductor canal block significantly reduced pain and opioid requirements in pediatric patients undergoing medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction.Researchers performed a retrospective cohort study on 144 pediatric patients who underwent (MPFL reconstruction with peripheral nerve blockade for postoperative

Healio and Cardiology Today have compiled the most-read cardiology news of June 2022.Readers were most interested in improving the messaging surrounding aspirin; the midterm CV safety of men’s hormone therapy; promotion of hands-only CPR to increase use and improve cardiac arrest outcomes; and more.

Continuous subcutaneous infusion of foslevodopa/foscarbidopa was safe and improved motor complications in patients with advanced Parkinson’s disease, according to data presented at the European Academy of Neurology Congress 2022. “ABBV-951 (foslevodopa/foscarbidopa) is a solution of levodopa and carbidopa prodrugs for continuous subcutaneous infusion being investigated for the

Impaired exercise ventilatory efficiency above the upper limit of normal was associated with a greater dyspnea burden and low peak VO2 among never smokers and smokers with or without COPD, researchers reported.“Activity-related dyspnea and exercise limitation ... are common, even in mild COPD, and are associated with poor health status and increased mortality. The traditional focus of

With the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, health care providers are questioning how to help patients legally navigate reproductive care. After the ruling, several states moved to immediately ban abortions through so-called “trigger laws.” Jessie Hill, JD, the associate dean for research and faculty development and a professor at the Case Western University

U.S. Supreme Court justices made a “narrow” interpretation of Medicare’s Secondary Payer provision when ruling against DaVita Inc. in a case about how group health plans pay for dialysis care, the company CEO told investors.“ ... We believe that the ruling ignores the long history of protection offered under the Medicare Secondary Payer Act [MSPA] to the dialysis patient