Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro underwent "a phrenic nerve block procedure" on Saturday to treat his persistent hiccups, his wife, Michelle Bolsonaro, said on social media. The former ...

Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro underwent a phrenic nerve block procedure on Saturday as doctors worked to treat persistent hiccups that developed following recent surgery, according to ...

TUESDAY, Dec. 23, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- For pediatric patients undergoing primary cleft palate repair, preoperative ultrasound-guided suprazygomatic maxillary nerve block (SMNB) is associated with ...

A nerve block administered to a nerve that provides sensation to the palate, upper jaw and upper lip halts pain during the surgery and significantly reduces it afterward, researchers recently reported ...

7 of 10 babies needed no opioids at all to manage post-surgery pain FRIDAY, Dec. 19, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Using a nerve blocker before surgery to correct cleft palate can reduce or eliminate the ...

People hospitalized for a debilitating migraine should receive targeted nerve blocks rather than IV opioids to quell their pain, a major update of treatment guidelines suggests. Doctors should use a ...

BACKGROUND: Effective pain control in Dentistry may be achieved by local anesthetic techniques. The success of the anesthetic technique in mandibular structures depends on the proximity of the needle ...

ABSTRACT: Objective: The intimacy of the posterior superior alveolar artery (PSAA) with the lateral sinus wall makes it significant during sinus floor elevation for implant placement in the posterior ...

A Washington, D.C., Superior Court judge has ruled that Meta Platforms Inc.'s counsel advised Meta researchers to "remove" and "block" portions of Meta's internal research on the mental health of ...

The inferior alveolar nerve supplies feeling to your lower teeth, bottom lip, and chin. Dentists numb this nerve during dental work like tooth extractions to prevent pain. This nerve can be damaged ...