NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. — A health care organization with nationwide sites at which robotic-assisted orthopedic surgery is performed has seen key increases in the use of this technology, the organization’s chief medical officer said. Another factor that may be disruptive to robotics is augmented reality , Fagin said. …Read the full story
“It is unclear whether the subtle cognitive and brain differences observed in young cannabis users might be larger in midlife and older adult cannabis users with longer histories of use,” Madeline H. Participants were assessed for cannabis use and dependence at ages 18, 21, 26, 32, 38 and 45, with IQ gauged at ages 7, […]
“The extent of patients who went from taking opioids to manage chronic pain to no longer requiring opioids at all surprised us,” Asif M. Using a prescription drug monitoring program system for patients with chronic musculoskeletal non-cancer back pain, Ilyas and colleagues compared average morphine milligram equivalents per day of opioid prescriptions filled within 6 […]
It is possible that cannabis may help with blood glucose management, decrease arterial inflammation, improve neuropathy and lower blood pressure, according to Bissex. Bissex: In an analysis published in 2022 of data from the International Cannabis Policy Study collected in 2018 across Canada and the U.S., researchers found that 27% of people living in North […]
We have lots of drug options, and we’re getting new ones still,” Kristin H. According to Market Scope data, of the $6.1 billion in the global glaucoma product market in 2021, pharmaceuticals accounted for 80%, devices for 13% and diagnostic equipment for 7%, she said. …Read the full story
“Since marijuana use is more common among younger people and is now legal in several U.S. Utilizing data from the National Inpatient Sample collected from October 2015 to December 2017, researchers identified hospitalized young adults with a history of stroke or TIA stratified by cannabis use disorder. Therefore, it is essential to increase awareness among […]
“A recent study documented increased prevalence of anxiety, depression and trauma in 11,681 patients who used cannabis prenatally,” Angélica Meinhofer, PhD, of the department of population health sciences at Weill Cornell Medicine in New York, and colleagues wrote. Using weighted linear regressions, they examined potential differences in the prevalence of psychiatric and medical conditions between […]
He said research into the risks of cannabis use in older individuals is “very limited,” but those risks may include postural hypotension, dizziness and confusion. …Read the full story
“Evidence further indicates that the adolescent brain may be particularly sensitive to disruptions in normative fluctuations in endocannabinoid signaling, associated with altered neurodevelopment and behavior. The researchers aimed to evaluate the potential associations between MRI-assessed cerebral cortical thickness development and cannabis use among a longitudinal sample of 799 adolescents who reported being cannabis naive at […]
“The prevalence of cannabis and cannabinoid use continues to increase, aided by widespread decriminalization and gradual destigmatization,” Calvin Diep, a first-year resident in the department of anesthesiology and pain medicine at the University of Toronto, told Healio Primary Care. Diep and colleagues analyzed data from 21,766 people who completed the National Health and Nutrition Examination […]
In all, the researchers identified and included 26 systematic reviews — including just one randomized, controlled trial regarding the use of cannabis products in RA — in their analysis. This single trial included 58 patients and examined pain on movement, pain at rest, total pain intensity, morning stiffness, sleep quality, disease activity and adverse effects. […]
