From going out in flip flops to standing on furniture to change a lightbulb, an NHS consultant reveals the activities that could leave you needing emergency treatment ...

I've developed trigger finger and it means I can't bend my thumb. My pharmacist suggested resting it and applying ...

When Maria Waters, a 58-year-old GP from Richmond, in Surrey, went for her hospital outpatient appointment last summer, she ...

They’ll also tell you if you can’t get the procedure because of certain implants that you have. Why You Might Need a Spinal MRI You’ll get one if you have trouble breathing or coughing after ...

Owing to advances in surgical and anaesthetic procedures over time, we included only studies published in ... In addition to adverse events, we registered the study design, mode of reporting (that is, ...

This procedure should include all parts of the machine through which rebreathing takes place and all equipment that comes into contact with the patient, such as endotracheal tubes, face masks ...

It takes less time, but it isn’t as widely used. First, you’ll get anesthesia so you sleep through the procedure. Once you’re under, a surgeon will make an incision in your belly.

Multiple sclerosis (MS) causes a specific type of damage, called demyelination, to the central nervous system, including the spinal cord. MS is a neurological disease. It causes the immune system ...

The use of powerful synthetic opioids, such as sufentanil and remifentanil, during surgery is linked to a subsequent poor 'pain experience'—a composite of emotional, cognitive, and physical ...

Some e-cigarettes contain etomidate, & smokers could die as the substance is used in anaesthetic procedure, warns Deputy Chief of the Dept of Medical Services. This type of e-cigarette is known as ...

A new retrospective, multicenter study set out to determine ways to enhance spinal cord stimulation longevity and relate those results to incorporating opioid use in the treatment plan. The study, ...