It's long been medical advice for patients to avoid food and drink before they receive anesthesia, but with the rising popularity of cannabis, doctors have a new pre-surgical precaution: Avoid marijuana beforehand—and tell your doctor if you use it, Naomi Martin reports for the Boston Globe.
HHS' Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration on Thursday released a proposed rule intended to make it easier for providers to share the medical records of patients being treated for substance use disorders.
NIH on Wednesday announced that it will give the 25,000 participants of its All of Us precision medicine project their genetic testing results, marking the first time a government study has shared individualized genetic data with participants.
RN Laura Miller was driving home from her shift at Hartford Hospital when she came upon the accident scene, in today's bite-sized hospital and health industry news from Connecticut, Indiana, and Georgia.