Nurses and health care staff work with people during incredibly stressful moments in their lives. Sometimes patients are experiencing medical conditions that may cause them to act out or be confused, ...

Human studies are typically limited in SWR detection, as non-invasive EEG cannot reliably monitor local high-frequency activities in deep brain structures. Nevertheless, sleep studies in epilepsy ...

Researchers know that marijuana use prior to surgery can potentially interact with anesthesia. In addition, it can lead to breathing difficulties and increased pain. Much like the benefits of quitting ...

The overall complication rate for the closure of large surgical defects performed under local anesthesia is 16.1%. Large complex linear closures (CLC), flaps, and grafts to address surgical defects ...

It would also “preserve local heritage and civic identities”, they believe. They added in a joint statement: “We don’t believe the current system is broken, but if it has to change it is ...

Saturday is a huge day for high school sports in Massachusetts. At 10 a.m., the boys and girls hockey pairings will be announced by the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association.

More than 15 anesthesia leaders — anesthesiologists and certified registered nurse anesthetists — joined Becker’s to discuss how the anesthesia workforce will evolve over the next five years. Editor’s ...

A Queensland council has changed its local law definition of homelessness. People sleeping in vans or with pets no longer meet the definition of homeless campers in the City of Moreton Bay.

The bodies of two backcountry skiers killed in an avalanche were recovered Tuesday in the Central Cascade Mountains west of Bend. Terance Olaf Skjersaa, 57, and Susan Renee Skjersaa, 52, both of ...

A chemo port is a device implanted under the skin to deliver chemo drugs to a large vein in the upper chest. The port is usually implanted as a same-day surgical procedure under local anesthesia. A ...

Commissioner R. Michael Keith said the most important positions are those in local government, who make decisions that affect everyone.

The health system’s anesthesia staff had been contemplating a walkout after their employer, contracted by Broward Health, failed to make payroll — again. In an emergency hearing, Judge Michele ...