Workplace fatigue and burnout is a problem affecting American doctors, and according to a new study, as many as half of all doctors in the country are experiencing symptoms of fatigue that actually increase their risk of medical errors. The poll was conducted by researchers at Stanford University School of Medicine and focused on nearly […]
Approximately 750,000 people in the United States live with cerebral palsy. Even so, there a lot of misinformation about this condition. If your child has been diagnosed with cerebral palsy, read on to learn what you can do. Unfortunately, there is no complete, permanent cure for cerebral palsy. However, that does not mean that there […]
Seniors are living healthier and longer lives than ever before. With life expectancies on the rise, most seniors can expect to undergo at least one surgical procedure during their lifetime. That means going under general anesthesia, exposing the senior to a number of the complications that anesthesia can involve. There is no denying the fact […]
A dose of acetaminophen could significantly increase comfort and reduce pain for patients coming out of anesthesia. Those findings come from a recent study which was presented at a meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists. The study found that acetaminophen reduces the chances of patients suffering shivers and extreme chills when they wake up from the […]
