Neuroticism, the tendency to experience negative emotions, strongly affects the brain's processing when feeling pain and anticipating pain, according to a Gastroenterology report.
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Individualized care plans, safe administration of pain drugs and appropriate monitoring practices can avert serious adverse events from opioid drugs for chronic pain patients, such as unintentional sedation and respiratory depression, according to a Pain Management Nursing report.
A sports medicine and concussion researcher at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has received the MacArthur Foundation "genius grant" to recognize his work in improving athlete safety, according to a UNC news release.
James Long, MD, a plastic surgeon at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, and a team of medical professionals succeeded in transplanting a patient's toe to replace his thumb that was lost in a car accident, according to a Newswise…
Kevin Thompson, MD, a sports medicine specialist, will open an office at Bryan W. Whitfield Memorial Hospital in Demopolis, Ala., according to a Demopolis Times report.
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Benjamin Thompson, MD, an orthopedic surgeon with a professional interest in sports-related injuries, recently joined the orthopedic department at Milton (Mass.) Hospital, according to a Milton Patch report.
The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society made three recommendations, including the support of a patient identity solution, to Congress during National Health IT Week last week, according to a HIMSS report.
The American College of Sports Medicine has partnered with Sanford Health in Fargo, N.D., and Sioux Falls, S.D., to create the National Youth Sports Health & Safety Institute, according to an ACSM news release.
Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick's recent concussion has sparked a debate among sports medicine professionals about when it might be appropriate for youth and professional football players to retire from the game to prevent serious head injury, according to a…
Buffalo Bills owners Ralph and Mary Wilson have made a $1 million donation to the University at Buffalo Department of Orthopedics and Sports Medicine to honor the Bills team physicians, according to a Buffalo News report.