Buprenorphine has been shown to be effective for fentanyl users in the emergency room.

Anesthetic Rinse Cuts Early Pain After Bariatric Surgery

Instilling bupivacaine in the abdominal cavity at the end of laparoscopic bariatric surgery eases pain for up to 2 hours after surgery, without increasing the need for analgesics.

Regional Anesthesia May Cut Risk for Post-Op Chronic Pain

Regional anesthesia is linked to a reduced risk for chronic pain up to 12 months after surgery, a meta-analysis finds.

ECG Challenge: Changing Heart Rhythm on the Way to Cath Lab

This man’s telemetry goes haywire right before he’s transferred to the cardiac catheterization lab. What does his follow-up ECG show?

Closing Your Practice? Don’t Overlook These Legal Issues

Healthcare attorney Ericka Adler outlines what physicians need to know about patient notification, medical records, malpractice coverage, and practice closure.

The Top 10 Golf Getaways for Doctors

Doctors up for a golf getaway will find great courses, great escapes, and tee times worth their green fee.

Jul 10 2026 This Week in Cardiology

Listener feedback on ICE vs TEE in AF ablation, fractional flow reserve without a wire or catheter, more bad news for ticagrelor, the POLY-HF trial, and oxygen targets after cardiac arrest are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses in this week’s podcast.

Physician Mental Health & Well-Being Report

Physicians know what a healthy life looks like: eat right, exercise, nurture relationships. But they don’t always recognize when the patient who needs the most attention is themselves.

Anesthesiologist MDs Beat CRNAs in Trademark Fight

Anesthesiologists are fighting to reserve that name for MDs, not nurse anesthetists. MDs recently won a trademark battle, but nurses say they’ll keep using ‘nurse anesthesiologist.’

FDA Probes Anesthesia-linked Neurological Complications in Some Patients Of Venezuelan Ancestry

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Thursday it is investigating the safety ⁠of sevoflurane and other general anesthetics after reports of severe neurologic...

Postsurgical Nerve Injury in Woman With Pelvic Pain

Ultrasound identifies genitofemoral nerve injury in a woman with chronic pelvic pain after cosmetic surgery, enabling targeted treatment and lasting symptomatic relief.

Medscape Patient Relationship Index Report 2026

Dignity Therapy: What Matters Most in End-of-Life Care?

Dignity therapy helps preserve identity, meaning, and dignity during serious illness through structured life review and compassionate listening.

Aligning Evidence With Action: Navigating New and Emerging Non-Opioid Options in Acute Perioperative Pain

Aligning Evidence With Action: Navigating New and Emerging Non-Opioid Options in Acute Perioperative Pain

Advances in Perioperative Pain Management: Integrating Emerging Non-Opioid Therapies Into Multimodal Treatment Pathways

Advances in Perioperative Pain Management: Integrating Emerging Non-Opioid Therapies Into Multimodal Treatment Pathways

Whole Blood Not Better Than Components En Route to Hospital After Traumatic Injury

Lack of lower 30-day mortality seen in TOWAR trial data might push guideline changes

What an Anesthesiologist Actually Does

Max Feinstein, MD, pulls back the curtain on anesthesia care