Plastic surgeons are playing a part in the ongoing opioid epidemic and need to change some practices with patients, according to a professional journal. The topic paper, in the October 2017 issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery®, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS), cited the use of opioids for pain… Continue reading Plastic Surgeons and the Painkiller Crisis
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Opioids Linked to Heart Disease in Older COPD Patients
Older COPD patients who have recently started using opioids have an increased risk of coronary artery disease-related death when compared to COPD patients who don’t use opioids. That conclusion was reached by researchers at St. Michael’s Hospital, in Toronto. According to a news release from the hospital, the study found that among these patients, new… Continue reading Opioids Linked to Heart Disease in Older COPD Patients