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The number of opioid prescriptions after surgery among older people has remained constant over a period of 7 years, although the doses have dropped, owing to a shift from fixed-dose combination towards separate opioid and nonopioid prescriptions, according to a study presented at the Anesthesiology 2022 Annual Meeting.

Treatment with peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) appears safe and effective in patients with oesophageal diverticula, reports a recent study.

The prevalence of opioid misuse is declining overall, but this does not seem to be the case among nonheterosexuals, who have greater levels of abuse compared with heterosexuals, results of a study presented at the Anesthesiology Annual Meeting 2022 have shown.

Acute ingestion of protein derived from beef or insects (cricket) results in varied concentrations of postprandial plasma amino acid, reveals a study. However, it induces similar effects on appetite hormones, appetite sensations, and ad libitum energy intake in young men.

Among older adults, frailty appears to aggravate the risk of hospital readmission after cardiac implantable electrical device (CIED) implantation, according to a recent study.

Administering a single dose of psilocybin results in a significant reduction in depression scores over a period of 3 weeks but at the expense of increased adverse effects, according to the results of a phase II trial.

Treatment with haloperidol falls short of improving survival in intensive care unit (ICU) patients who are experiencing delirium, as shown in a study.

Faecal matter transplantation (FMT) science is maturing and becoming increasingly accepted by the medical community, says an expert.