Over 350 million surgeries are performed globally each year. For most of us, it's likely at some point in our lives we'll have to undergo a procedure that needs general anesthesia. Even though it is ...

Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...

Our brains constantly work to make predictions about what’s going on around us, for instance to ensure that we can attend to and consider the unexpected. A new study examines how this works during ...

Christopher Troianos, MD, FASE, is a board-certified anesthesiologist and the Chair of Enterprise Anesthesiology at Cleveland Clinic. After earning his medical degree from the University of Pittsburgh ...

Though it may be a surprise to the millions of people who undergo general anesthesia every year for medical procedures, the biological mechanism for how different anesthetics block consciousness is ...

After hundreds of hours of collaborative work, Awake Spine Surgery has been published as the first comprehensive textbook ...

General anesthesia side effects can range from minor problems like nausea or dry mouth to more serious ones like difficulty urinating or confusion. These side effects vary widely from person to person ...

Doctors may use general anesthesia during delivery if regional anesthesia is not a suitable option. Doctors typically reserve general anesthesia for surgical deliveries, such as cesarean deliveries.

Anesthesia departments are being challenged to deliver the same level of safety and excellence with dwindling resources as hospitals face mounting financial strain. Across the country, anesthesia ...

In order to get a large tattoo done in one sitting, people are paying top dollar to get tattooed while under general anesthesia. That means they don’t feel any of the pain that’s usually part of the ...