This can happen when someone has underlying or undiagnosed memory and thinking problems. This has led to questions about whether the general anaesthetic used during surgery can cause dementia, but ...

Katie Price has had a 'few little bits tweaked' in Turkey, the sixth time the 46-year-old mum has made adjustments to the ...

Methods: Cases of local anaesthetic use (both injection and topical routes) and complications over a six year period were recorded. Complications were assessed using clinical presentation and also by ...

If you are planning to have surgery, you probably know that your surgeon is not the only person who will be taking care of ...

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A retired NHS nurse has become the first patient to undergo “awake” breast surgery at the Midland Metropolitan University ...

Is there a different anesthetic I can request ... These are used during surgery to keep people calm and relaxed. Asking Eric: I don’t want my monetary gift to niece, nephew to be split ...

Doctors in Japan are worried about the shortage of an anesthetic often used for childbirth and cancer surgery. Some hospitals say supplies of the drug could dry up by December at the earliest.