Medically reviewed by David Hampton, MD Key Takeaways Nausea and vomiting are common after general anesthesia and can be treated with medicine.General anesthesia can make it hard to urinate because it ...

The outcome of deep brain stimulation (DBS) surgery for Parkinson disease (PD) is comparable when performed under general or local anesthesia, results of a new randomized trial show. Investigators ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . There was no difference between asleep and awake deep brain stimulation surgery in patients with Parkinson’s ...

Older adults who avoid surgery because they fear general anesthesia will cause thinking declines need not worry, researchers report. A study of more than 1,000 patients who had heart surgery at four ...

In adults over 70, exposure to general anesthesia and surgery is associated with a subtle decline in memory and thinking skills, according to new research. The study analyzed nearly 2,000 people and ...

Some people have had terrible experiences with general anesthesia during surgery and are afraid to go under again. There are new anesthetics that can cause less nausea and vomiting, and new techniques ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Published results showed use of spinal anesthesia during hip fracture surgery led to more pain in the first 24 ...

Research shows that patients who receive nerve blocks for musculoskeletal surgery often take less pain medication, not only ...

Caroline Shaw had no idea she would feel an overwhelming urge to use the bathroom in the middle of her facelift. “My face was only half done, and they asked if they could take my picture, which they ...