Anesthesiology News

• AHS 2018Low-Dose Sumatriptan Auto-Injector for Migraine Better Tolerated How does a sumatriptan 3-mg auto-injector on the market compare in terms of tolerability and efficacy to treat an episodic migraine attack compared to 6-mg formulations?
  Medscape Medical News, July 2018
• Australian Physician/Diver Played Key Role in Thai Cave Rescue A newspaper reports that both Richard Harris's medical and diving expertise led him to change the team's strategy to take the weakest boys out first. The last of the boys and their coach were rescued today.
  Medscape Medical News, July 2018
• Opioid Makers Cut Back on Marketing Payments to Doctors As ProPublica updates Dollars for Docs, we found that drugmakers spent less money to market opioids to doctors in 2016 than in prior years. Studies have shown that payments to doctors by opioid makers are linked to more prescribing of the drugs.
  ProPublica, July 2018
• FDA Repays Industry by Rushing Risky Drugs to Market As pharma companies underwrite three-fourths of the FDA’s budget for scientific reviews, the agency is increasingly fast-tracking expensive drugs with significant side effects and unproven health benefits.
  ProPublica, July 2018
• Congress May Soon Make CBD From Hemp Legal Legislation that includes a measure to legalize hemp, rich in the compound used to produce numerous CBD oil products, made significant progress last week.
  WebMD Health News, June 2018
• Opioids After Surgery: What Is the Right Number of Pills? As the opioid epidemic rages, a Johns Hopkins surgeon and researcher is leading an effort to curb overprescribing by offering procedure-specific guidelines to ensure that post-surgical patients leave the hospital with enough, but not too much, pain medication.
  Kaiser Health News, June 2018
• New AMA Policy Calls for Physician Training on Suicide The American Medical Association encourages physician training on suicide risk assessment and prevention and how to counsel patients on gun safety.
  Medscape Medical News, June 2018
• New Opioid 'Roadmap' Offers Suggestions to Combat Abuse A proposal spearheaded by Healthcare Leadership Council includes suggestions for leaders within medical organizations and federal agencies as well as for members of Congress.
  Medscape Medical News, June 2018
• Demand for Medical Specialists Increasing in US Demand for primary care physicians remains strong, but organizations are increasingly looking for medical specialists, a new Merritt Hawkins report finds.
  Medscape Medical News, June 2018
• Trump Signs Order to Stop Separating Immigrant Families The news comes amid intense criticism of the policy that calls for the separation of children from their parents at the US border. Physicians say the children could experience long-term effects.
  Medscape Medical News, June 2018
• US Kids of Different Races Receive Different Pain Meds The type of pain medications that pediatric outpatients receive in the United States depends on their race, new research suggests.
  Reuters Health Information, June 2018
• Portugal's Parliament Legalizes Cannabis-based Medicines Portugal's parliament overwhelmingly approved a bill on Friday to legalize marijuana-based medicines, after rejecting earlier proposals to allow patients to grow the drug at home.
  Reuters Health Information, June 2018
• New Program Aims to Enhance Military-Civilian Partnerships in Trauma Medicine A new program, the Military Health System Strategic Partnership American College of Surgeons (MHSSPACS), aims to develop a fully integrated military-civilian trauma system.
  Reuters Health Information, June 2018
• First-Ever Ketamine Guidelines for Acute Pain Management Released Consensus guidelines provide a framework for use of IV ketamine for acute pain management.
  Medscape Medical News, June 2018
• AMA 2018AMA Backs Family Leave for LGBTQ Caregivers The American Medical Association will push for the Family and Medical Leave Act to include anyone whose relationship to a qualifying employee is like family.
  Medscape Medical News, June 2018
• NIH Outlines New Game Plan to Combat Opioid Crisis The HEAL initiative will focus on improving treatments for patients who misuse or are addicted to opioids and enhancing strategies for effective pain management.
  Medscape Medical News, June 2018
• AMA 2018Drug Shortages an 'Urgent Public Health Crisis' Physicians adopt a report calling for federal pressure on drug makers to have contingency plans to avert shortages and to be transparent about production locations.
  Medscape Medical News, June 2018
• AMA 2018AMA Will Revisit Stance Against Physician-Assisted Dying The American Medical Association House of Delegates votes to refer the report for additional information.
  Medscape Medical News, June 2018
• French Emergency Room Tests Virtual Reality Path to Pain Relief The very thought of visiting a hospital emergency department is stressful enough for many people, even without the discomfort or pain of an examination or treatment.
  Reuters Health Information, June 2018
• Opioid Epidemic Turning Around, AMA Says Physicians are penning fewer opioid prescriptions, more are becoming certified to treat patients with opioid addiction, and access to naloxone is increasing, a new AMA report shows.
  Medscape Medical News, June 2018