Could an already approved drug cut down on opioid use after surgery?

Researchers in the Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Medicine at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) have found that an FDA-approved drug may help to decrease pain after surgery. In the pilot study published in Pain Management, spinal surgery patients who received N-acetylcysteine (NAC) during surgery in addition to standard pain control treatments reported lower pain scores and requested fewer opioids after surgery than patients given a placebo.

CDF conduit for empowering UPND cadres, says Musenge

By ROGERS KALERO

THE much-talked about Constituency Development Fund (CDF) is nothing but a conduit for the UPND cadres to make money for themselves through projects which are not only poorly done, but are also not completed on time,’ People’s Prosperity Advocate president, Mwenya Musenge has said

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ZNS partners with Rainbow Milling

…to tackle high mealie meal prices in Eastern Province

By NATION REPORTER

THE Zambia National Service (ZNS) has partnered with Rainbow Milling, a private milling company in Chipata.

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Mr Ground, Chama Amelika meet their waterloo

By NATION REPORTER

VICTOR Kapungwe and his cohort Nkonge Musubilwa, the two rogue agents for expelled Matero Member of Parliament Miles Sampa who have been on rampage spewing invectives against former President Edgar Lungu yesterday met their waterloo in Petauke where they were cornered and badly beaten.

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