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Sugammadex at a dose of 4 mg/kg−1 of ideal body weight allows for shorter reversal of deep neuromuscular blockade in morbidly obese patients

High-Dose Sugammadex Speeds Reversal of Neuromuscular Block

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Shorter recovery time from deep neuromuscular blockade with 4 mg/kg−1 of ideal body weight
Geriatric events are common among elderly patients who undergo major surgery for cancer

Geriatric Events in Cancer Surgery Common in Elderly

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Particularly among those who undergo major abdominal surgery
Most medical schools need to post

Many Med Schools Appear Unwelcoming Regarding Disability

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Only one-third of medical schools have technical standards supporting accommodating disabilities
Functional magnetic resonance imaging with central sensitization can be used in early human drug development

Functional Imaging Beneficial for Analgesic Drug Development

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Functional magnetic resonance imaging with central sensitization beneficial for selecting analgesics
The percentage of uninsured persons is decreasing in the United States

CDC: Number of Uninsured Persons in U.S. Down Since 2013

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Increase in percentage of adults, children with private health insurance coverage from 2013 to 2015
Pennsylvania physicians have called for state- and national-level medical associations to take an active role in addressing the issue of increasing generic drug prices

Physicians Concerned By Increasing Cost of Generics

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Pennsylvania docs call for state- and national-level medical associations to address issue
Subcutaneous botulinum toxin type A injections appear to safely and effectively reduce chronic neuropathic pain in patients with spinal cord injury

Botox May Reduce Chronic Neuropathic Pain

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Findings in small study of patients with spinal cord injury-associated pain
Medical liability reforms are likely to be advanced and challenged in 2016

AMA Highlights Issues Relating to Medical Liability Reform

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New ideas likely to be implemented in 2016 to address existing, developing issues in medical liability
Stimulation of the vagus nerve as part of intraoperative neuromonitoring during thyroid surgery can result in severe cardiac complications

Vagal Nerve Stimulation Can Lead to Cardiac Complications

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In two cases, patients became asystolic after dissection, stimulation of vagus nerve in thyroid sx
Listening to guided meditation or music significantly lowers patient anxiety and fatigue during imaging-guided breast biopsy

Guided Meditation, Music Cuts Anxiety During Breast Biopsy

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No adverse effects seen on radiologist-patient communication