Anesthesia works by using medications (anesthetics) to temporarily block pain signals from traveling along your nerves to your brain, or by numbing the brain itself to cause unconsciousness. The ...

From a brutal affliction to a humane, scientific discipline, anaesthesia is now safe, well-controlled, and risk-free. Herbs, ...

This month’s case resulted in a large monetary verdict against the physician, possibly a record-breaking sum in the New York country where it took place.

"It's a systemic problem that Indigenous people experience, that Black people experience, that disabled people (experience) ...

A Quebec senator says she was never told by her doctor that a surgical procedure she went through in 2005 would render her ...

The Japanese capital is rolling out subsidies for epidurals in a country where cost is a barrier and women are often ...

Episiotomies used to be commonplace, but now they're only used if something goes wrong during the birthing process.

Common causes of low back pain include muscle strain, trauma, osteoporosis, and autoimmune disorders.

More than 200,000 unnecessary back surgeries on older adults cost Medicare $1.9 billion from 2020 to 2023, according to a new analysis from the Lown Institute.

Most caesarean births are carried out under spinal or epidural anaesthesia, ensuring you stay awake but free from pain. Yet, ...

Over 1,500 restricted health care procedures were carried out in the Western Trust in 2023-24 - with associated estimated costs of more than £2.5 million, a new audit report reveals.

Minimally invasive lumbar decompression (MILD), also known as percutaneous image-guided lumbar decompression (PILD), is a minimally invasive treatment option for some people with spinal stenosis in ...