The animal tranquilizer xylazine is increasingly found in the illicit opioid supply nationwide, leading to severe wounds among people who use drugs. New research led by a University of Pittsburgh physician-scientist and published in Drug and Alcohol Dependence seeks to understand the wound care experiences of this population.
Preoperative Embolization Linked to Relapse-Free Survival in Meningioma
HOUSTON — Preoperative embolization of meningioma was associated with improved relapse-free survival (RFS) in a retrospective propensity-matched review. Surgery without embolization was associated with a