An uptick in deaths in the dental chair lead to calls for more rules and oversight over how dentists administer anesthesia.

What if a gas used in anesthesia became a weapon against Alzheimer's disease? A recent study reveals that xenon, a noble gas, ...

In multidisciplinary guidelines issued by the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine and published online ...

WRAL Investigates talked to family members of patients who died after receiving anesthesia from a North Carolina dentist office. Local dentists were blamed for the patients' deaths.

1. Stark law prohibits Medicare referrals to entities with financial ties to the referring physician or an immediate family member, with severe liability for violations. The anti-kickback statute ...

Older patients who underwent hip fracture surgery with either regional anesthesia without sedation or general anesthesia experienced similar incidences of postoperative cognitive decline.

Longitudinal assessments follow healthcare professionals over time, adapting to changes in best practices and new clinical insights. Unlike one-time exams, which capture only a snapshot of knowledge, ...

Four in every 10 cancer patients treated with chemotherapy develop severe peripheral nerve pain, a new review suggests.

Worldwide, cancer chemotherapy is linked to persistent severe peripheral nerve pain (neuropathy) for around 4 in every 10 patients treated with these drugs, suggests a pooled data analysis of the ...

Let’s start with this accurate account of what happened on Feb. 15, 1922, at Kane Summit Hospital in New York City. A doctor ...