Sarasota (Fla.) Memorial Health Care System added Eugene Pereira, MD, to its pain care program, according to a Herald Tribune report.
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The number of pregnant women who abuse or are dependent on opioids more than doubled over 14 years, according to a study published in Anesthesiology.
Sheridan Healthcare announced the winners of the annual Sheridan Leadership Academy Awards.
Parveen Khanna, MD, opened Pain Medicine Physicians of Jacksonville (Fla.).
North American Partners in Anesthesia's Sonia Szlyk, MD, will be a featured panelist at the Orthopaedic Summit 2014: Evolving Techniques.
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Plexus Information Systems announced the rollout of its office-based anesthesia product, Anesthesia Touch, with an integrated scheduling application, according to a Broadway World report.
Anesthesia can leave patients feeling groggy when they wake up, but new research published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation suggests that these memory impairments can last as long as a week.
The American Society of Anesthesiologists and the Society for Pediatric Anesthesia sent a formal letter to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Science Board regarding the use of anesthetics and sedation drugs among children, according to an ASA alert.
New York-based Weill Cornell Medical College's Klaus Kjaer-Pedersen, MD, was awarded the 2014 Physician of the Year Award from the New York-Presbyterian Hospital's department of nursing.
Southern Medical Association named Mark S. Williams, MD, a trained anesthesiologist, president for 2014 to2015, according to an Al.com report.