Anesthesia

Pairing anesthesiology with a general surgery rotation improves medical students' knowledge of perioperative medicine, a study in Advances in Medical Education and Practice found.

The American Health Council appointed Michael Mahla, MD, to its board of physicians.

The global postoperative pain management market is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 5.4 percent between 2017 and 2023, according to a report by Market Research Future.

OxyContin manufacturer Purdue Pharma will stop marketing opioid drugs to physicians, bowing to lawsuits that blame the company's sales efforts for helping trigger the current opioid epidemic, the Chicago Tribune reports.

San Antonio-based Methodist Hospital added Cris Johnson, MD, to its palliative care team.

The FDA released a statement warning that the popular herbal supplement kratom has opioid properties and is not a safe alternative to prescription opioids.

Atlanta-based Orthopedic and Back Pain Centers of America added Glenview-based Illinois Sports Medicine and Orthopaedics Centers to its network.

In an attempt to prevent opioid overprescribing, the FDA released a revised blueprint for opioid prescriber education. The blueprint contains core content for training that drug manufacturers must make available to prescribers.

A study, published in the American Journal of Gastroenterology, examined factors related to nurse-administered propofol sedation in 9,152 endoscopic cases at ASCs.

Norfolk, Neb.-based Faith Regional Medical Center named Brent Premer, MD, its 2017 Physician of the Year, News Channel Nebraska reports.