MONDAY, Oct. 15, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Letting women who’ve had a cesarean section dispense and control pain medication through a catheter reduces their use of addictive oral opioid painkillers, researchers report.Read More…

WEDNESDAY, May 2, 2018 (HealthDay News) — U.S. hospitals are running short of the injectable opioids and anesthesia drugs that most surgery patients need during and after their procedures, a new surveyRead More…

TUESDAY, April 24, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Receiving anesthesia before age 3 does not appear to affect a child’s intelligence, according to a new study. However, having anesthesia a number of timesRead More…

FRIDAY, Dec. 8, 2017 (HealthDay News) — Hospital operating rooms produce thousands of tons of greenhouse gases each year, but changing the type of anesthesia used in surgery can help lower thoseRead More…