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

When Clinicians’ Emotional Burden Reaches Home

Research suggests that clinicians’ emotional stress may extend beyond the workplace, affecting family well-being through spillover, crossover, and secondary traumatic stress.

Black, Asian Doctors Far Less Likely to Get Training Posts

Black doctors are four times less likely to be offered NHS specialty training, with the gap reaching 30-fold in anaesthetics, a BMJ analysis shows.

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.

Fentanyl Theft in Rome: Why Europe Is Not the US

A fentanyl theft in Rome has raised fresh alarm, but experts say Europe lacks the prescription-driven demand that fueled the opioid crisis in the US.

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.

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?

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.

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...

Medscape Patient Relationship Index Report 2026

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.

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