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4+ day, 6+ 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…...

5+ day, 13+ hour ago   (350+ words) Patients from distant areas also attended the camp seeking relief from long-standing pain and musculoskeletal problems. Medical evaluation and treatment were provided for conditions including back pain, neck pain, heel pain, elbow pain, chronic migraine and headaches, slipped discs and…...

2+ week, 1+ hour 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…...

3+ week, 14+ hour 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…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (33+ words) Most people live with wounds in their soul stemming from faulty and deficient attitudes experienced during childhood. So, how do …...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (604+ words) A molecular switch best known for helping cells respond to DNA damage may also be driving the burning, electric and persistent pain that follows nerve injury, according to a new study in nerve-injured mice. Researchers led by Y. Guo, L. Huang and…...