A recent neuropsychological evaluation diagnosis impugned several controversial theories about anesthesia and cognitive decline. As a medicinal therapy to relieve pain and brain dysfunction, ...

Anesthesia was in its infancy when the American Civil War began in 1861. The sheer number of casualties gave surgeons on both sides the opportunity to gain experience with the first two anesthetic ...

A new paper published in Cell Reports, in which researchers work with primates, sheds some light on the question. Researchers ...

The first successful public demonstration of the inhalational induction of anesthesia took place in the surgical amphitheater of Massachusetts General Hospital on October 16, 1846. The news spread ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. General anesthesia may increase the risk of behavioral and developmental ...