Experts explain how the different types of anaesthesia work, who they're suitable for and why some operations may not require ...

Silvanna Moreno, a 9-year-old girl died hours after receiving anaesthesia for a dental procedure at a San Diego clinic on March 18. A report from the San Diego County Medical Examiner's Office ...

Pregnancy brings many uncertainties, but few scenarios feel as unsettling as the thought of being cut open while still able to feel pain. For most parents, a C-section is safe, routine, and ...

General anaesthesia owes its development to the members of the young dental profession in the nineteenth century, who exploited its discovery for the benefit of their patients As an effective and ...

Every year, millions of patients receive general anaesthesia for surgery or diagnostic procedures, and there is a growing concern that anaesthetic drugs might exert long-term effects on the CNS, ...

World Anaesthesia Day is observed on October 16 every year. The day strives to raise awareness about the importance of anaesthesia in medical treatments. It also supports anaesthesia providers around ...

Anaesthesia is one of the most significant innovations in modern medicine. It allows patients to undergo surgery and other medical procedures without experiencing the trauma of pain. According to a ...

One in 20 patients remain aware but paralysed during major medical procedures - though the vast majority will not remember it afterwards. Why? It can be the smallest event that triggers Donna Penner’s ...

In the popular imagination, anaesthesia is often seen as a mysterious “sleep” — a quick drift into oblivion before waking up pain-free. Yet behind this seemingly magical transition lies a remarkable ...

The last time I was at the dentist (four fillings ― I blame my baking problem), I remember thinking to myself, “how was I bored while people were drilling into my teeth?” Local anaesthesia (the type ...