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Medical News for 1 June 2019
App helps improve pain control and reduce opiate use after surgery
EurekAlert! - 1 Jun 2019 06:00
(ESA (European Society of Anaesthesiology)) Patients who underwent total knee replacement and used a smartphone app (PainCoach) at home after surgery consistently reduced opiate painkiller use and improved pain control, ...
NRG oncology trial of metformin for non-small cell lung cancer
EurekAlert! - 1 Jun 2019 06:00
(NRG Oncology) Initial results of NRG-LU001 indicate that, although the diabetes agent metformin was well-tolerated by patients, the agent has not clearly improved progression-free survival (PFS) or overall survival (OS)...
NRG trial suggests total neoadjuvant therapy for locally advanced rectal cancer is safe
EurekAlert! - 1 Jun 2019 06:00
(NRG Oncology) Results from the first experimental arm using veliparib as part of total neoadjuvant therapy (induction chemotherapy followed by chemoradiotherapy and surgery; TNT) in patients with locally advanced rectal...
Virtual reality improves tolerance of anaesthesia procedures and reduces need for intravenous sedation by at least 50%
EurekAlert! - 1 Jun 2019 06:00
(ESA (European Society of Anaesthesiology)) Giving patients virtual reality sessions before and during locoregional anesthesia for orthopedic procedures substantially reduces pain and the need for intravenous sedation, a...
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