Residues on medical equipment reveal that physicians in China over 600 years ago used aconitine, a highly toxic plant ...

What we are, we are! Fear not, gentle reader, we are only thus beginning to give you a brief account of The Anaesthetic Revelation, a privately printed pamphlet which its author has sent us. What we ...

One in 20 patients remain aware but paralysed during major medical procedures - though the vast majority will not remember it afterwards. Why? It can be the smallest event that triggers Donna Penner’s ...

You see a doctor before your test. They will explain the procedure and ask you to sign a consent form. This is a good time to ask questions. You might have a pre operative assessment appointment ...

Anaesthetic and analgesic ear drops can now be considered as a treatment for acute otitis media (AOM), according to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). NICE said it was ...

It's not clear whether general anaesthetics increase dementia risk. If you're worried about surgery, it can help to talk to your doctor. There is currently no strong evidence to say that general ...

Undergoing a medical procedure without an anaesthetic felt like being "flayed alive", according to Dee Dickens. The 53-year-old is one of many in the UK who have reported having a hysteroscopy, which ...

The nightmare scenario for patients undergoing surgery is that they become aware but remain paralysed as they are sliced open. Anaesthesia almost always prevents this, but we don’t know how it works, ...

Dying patients who are in pain are usually given an analgesic, such as morphine, to ease their final hours and days. And if an analgesic isn’t enough, they can be given a sedative – something to make ...