Bruce Nicholson, MD, from the Pennsylvania State University School of Medicine in University Park, Pa., recently presented four strategies to manage patient pain following surgery, according to an MPR report.
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Researchers at Nashville's Vanderbilt University Medical Center have identified a new soluble protein derived from probiotic bacteria that can protect intestinal cells from inflammation and injury, according to a study in the Journal of Clinical Investigation.
Medtronic and St. Jude Medical have been developing competing neurostimulation systems, according to a report by Mass Device.
The Nevada Senate has passed a bill that would require hospitals and other healthcare providers to utilize patient safety checklists, which aim to reduce the incidence of medical errors, according to a Reno Gazette-Journal news report.
An official from the National Institutes of Health identified four key research areas for a record $400 million in funding allocated in 2010 for pain research, according to a report by the American Pain Society.