3+ day, 5+ hour ago   (532+ words) Welcome to The Pulse, a weekly roundup of health-focused news. Each Thursday, we bring you updates on health policy, community surveys, new clinical studies, programs and services in Southwest and Southside Virginia. A Virginia Tech researcher is looking at ways…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (240+ words) Background and objective: Dexmedetomidine and magnesium sulfate are commonly used during nasal surgery to provide controlled hypotension. This study compared their effects on postoperative analgesia. The primary outcome was postoperative pain assessed using the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS). Secondary outcomes…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (230+ words) Researchers have found in a new study that, among patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty, using 10 mL of local anesthetic for a popliteal plexus block is sufficient. Increasing the volume to 20 mL does not provide additional benefits in terms of pain…...