What happens in the brain when our conscious awareness fades during general anesthesia and normal sleep? Finnish scientists studied this question with novel experimental designs and functional brain ...

A major finding by a doctor at the Harvard Medical School may revolutionize the administration of anesthetics to patients awaiting surgery. If current applications of the new discovery prove ...

Before there were medicines to sedate and soothe patients, there was opium, mandrake juice … and hypnosis. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how ...

Bob Dick recently toughed his way through a 90-minute total knee replacement without the aid of anesthesia, choosing to stay awake through the chisel and the buzz of the electric saw. When he reached ...

Our new Austin, Texas site in the Master of Science in Anesthesia Program at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine is fully committed to its graduate level, anesthesiologist assistant ...

Anesthesiologist Assistants are highly skilled professionals who work under the direction of licensed anesthesiologists (doctors) and exclusively within the Anesthesia Care Team environment as ...

Redheads are said to experience pain differently than other people and require higher doses of pain medications, depending on the drug used. Why? When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...