Use of intrathecal morphine during surgery or labor significantly increases the risk for postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV), pruritus, and urinary retention, according to a meta-analysis.

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Pain is one of the most common problems for cancer patients. They often struggle to find relief or with side effects from the powerful narcotics often used for pain. There's an ...

Intrathecal drug delivery involves the administration of analgesic or neuromodulatory agents directly into the cerebrospinal fluid via a catheter and implantable pump, enabling precise targeting of ...

Panelists discuss how intrathecal delivery of onasemnogene abeparvovec in the STEER study demonstrates statistically significant motor function improvements in older patients with SMA (ages 2-18 years ...

A systematic review of the impact of artificial intelligence in pancreatic cancer detection. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2025 ASCO Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium. This abstract does ...

Women recovering from Caesarean sections at Colonial War Memorial (CWM) Hospital’s Maternal Intensive Care Unit are set to ...

Chemotherapy medications can come in many forms and types (oral, injectable, inhaled, etc.). If you need medication, the type that’s right for you will depend on how the medication works and the ...

Long-Term Incidence and Predictors of Significant Hearing Loss Requiring Hearing Assistive Devices Among Childhood Cancer Survivors: A Population-Based Study Children with newly diagnosed National ...

Opioids are drugs that people use to treat pain and certain other complaints. Opioids can derive from natural sources, and people can make them synthetically. There are several types of opioids ...