But to be honest, I’d always thought of general anaesthesia ― “going to sleep” ― as local anaesthesia’s cruder cousin. It simply knocked you out, I reasoned. That was until I saw a ...

Since its introduction to medicine over 180 years ago, general anaesthesia has remained mostly unknown. Even though it is one of the safest medical techniques, we still don't fully understand how ...

How general anaesthetics may be related to short-term changes in thinking and memory has also been investigated. One study found that some types of anaesthesia may lead to faster recovery from ...

New protocols could cut emissions associated with surgical anesthesia in half—with no adverse effects on patient outcomes ...

In this blog post, Devine chronicles the introduction of general inhalation anesthesia and how it transformed medical and surgical practice in the mid-19th century. “In the war in the Crimea ...

On Wednesday, cardiologists successfully repaired her leaking mitral valve without surgical cuts or general anaesthesia. For Indu Raut's family, the procedure not only meant she was spared a major ...

The five women are in "better condition" now and a team of experts is monitoring their recovery, he added. Rewa, incidentally ...