The University of Michigan Regents approved 14 Department of Anesthesiology faculty promotions during their May 2023 meeting. Promotions will go into effect September 1.

Research finds higher blood sugar linked to faster loss of brain power in stroke survivors.

The project will be the largest postsurgical pain genetics study to date.

How can patients heal from chronic pain? Daniel Clauw, M.D., and Kevin Boehnke, Ph.D., provide insights in this New York Times opinion piece(link is external) from Nicholas Kristof.

IAC accreditation is a “seal of approval” and indicator to patients of consistent quality care and a dedication to continuous improvement.

Is there a common path to the psychedelic experience?

Stopping or reducing doses of prescription medicine, also called deprescribing, is something many older adults would like to do, and some have already done without medical guidance. Medication reviews could help.

Congratulations to our Michigan Anesthesiology residents and fellows who participated in the Midwest Anesthesia Residents Conference (MARC) this past weekend. The annual conference — the largest of its kind — brought together nearly 700 residents from across the country to present unique and medically complex cases.

The University of Michigan has launched a new transdisciplinary institute that will bolster research collaborations and strengthen community engagement to address the national opioid overdose crisis, which leads to nearly 200 deaths per day across the United States.

In this long-form article profiling people living with chronic pain, Daniel Clauw, M.D., provides insights into the science of treating pain and matching patients with the right treatments. Clauw is a professor of anesthesiology and executive director of pain & opioid research.

Medication guidelines for post-surgical opioid prescribing were associated with a lower rate of long-term opioid use and much lower amounts of opioid prescription fills in Michigan compared with the rest of the U.S.

Her research aims to provide foundational data to establish a future clinical trial assessing postoperative outcomes in patients who receive phenylephrine or norepinephrine.