What we are, we are! Fear not, gentle reader, we are only thus beginning to give you a brief account of The Anaesthetic Revelation, a privately printed pamphlet which its author has sent us. What we ...

Mumbai: A modified nasal spray could help reduce anxiety and pain in adults undergoing certain medical procedures, as per a ...

When it comes to 'pain', I am a total weakling. A stoic I am not — not even one little bit. However, I am very happy that pain will warn me of potential dangers, such as a bee sting when near a hive, ...

Injections to the voice box and biopsies are among four operations now possible under local anaesthetic A hospital is pioneering new ways of doing some ear, nose and throat (ENT) procedures under ...

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Objective: To investigate the risks and benefits of the use of local anaesthetic in a descriptive case series from three professional football (rugby league and Australian football) teams. Methods: ...

Giving patients a dose of anaesthetic could help them to recover from past trauma or even cure phobias, a new study has suggested. If people are asked to recall painful memories shortly before being ...

Anaesthesia means 'insensitivity to pain, especially as artificially induced by the administration of gases or the injection of drugs before surgical operations', but how does it work and what are the ...

The problem affects anaesthetic machines used in many hospitals around the world A type of anaesthetic machine that has been used in NHS hospitals can be hacked and controlled from afar if left ...

Climate scientist Julia Slingo and anaesthetist Mary Slingo respond to a letter about making anaesthesia more environmentally friendly We note with interest your correspondence on the climate effects ...