Could a local anesthetic that doesn’t impair motor function be within reach? The lab of Daniel Kohane at Boston Children's Hospital finds that PPX, a metabolite of many conventionally used local ...

While doctors have significantly refined their techniques over the subsequent 150 years— ether made patients throw up and was flammable enough to cause mid-surgery explosions —there are still ...

Local anaesthesia remains a cornerstone in modern dental practice, providing effective pain management for a wide range of procedures. Its judicious use not only enhances patient comfort but also ...

While the anesthesia workforce faces significant workforce pressures and financial challenges, including sinking reimbursement rates and a wave of retiring practitioners. However, there are several ...

Anesthesia might be the greatest medical advancement in human history (seriously, imagine having surgery without it), but ...

Identical twin sisters Miki Keller and Donna Keller are inseparable. The 49-year-olds from Los Angeles live near each other, vacation together and even feel each other's pain. "When she broke her back ...

A higher intensity of pain during infiltration of local anesthesia during cesarean delivery was associated with increased pain at 24 hours postpartum and lower global health ratings, although the ...

Deaths and poisonings linked to the local anesthetic lidocaine have risen sharply over the past decade, as adverse event rates for other local anesthetics have declined, a new study showed.