Patients who regularly use marijuana may require higher doses of anesthesia when undergoing wisdom teeth removal, according to a new study in the Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (JOMS).

In the brain, specific electrical waves are associated with different states of consciousness. For instance, delta waves—also known as slow waves—are especially prevalent during deep sleep, as well as ...

Your brain continues to analyze language even under anesthesia: that is what a study published in Nature by researchers from ...

Max Feinstein, MD, pulls back the curtain on anesthesia care ...

Patients presenting with foreign bodies are on the rise; most impactions pass on their own, but clinicians should be ready to ...

Port St. Lucie police and health officials in 2024 reported finding a host of problems with patients at Cosmetica Plastic Surgery and Anti-Aging.

A new study reveals that the brain may continue interpreting language and predicting information even while unconscious under ...

The patient was unconscious, skull open, breathing regulated by a ventilator. Seven people in total lay on operating tables at Baylor College of Medicine, each undergoing surgery to treat severe ...

Seven participants had electrodes temporarily implanted in a brain structure important for learning. While anesthetized, ...

Just more than 5,700 American babies are born each year with Down syndrome, and the percent of babies born with Down syndrome ...

Women are now told if you take a couple of ibuprofen, you are fine with the pain. In reality, that is unlikely to be true,” ...