A Yale-based anesthesiologist says pre-surgery is as important as post-surgery.

A teenage boy went into surgery for a broken arm and emerged with brain damage. His mother was determined to figure out what had happened.

Anesthesia and surgery significantly increase the risk for dementia, new research suggests. A large population-based study conducted by investigators at the Neurological Institute in Taipei Veterans ...

In adults over 70, exposure to general anesthesia and surgery is associated with a subtle decline in memory and thinking skills, according to new Mayo Clinic research. The study analyzed nearly 2,000 ...

Meticulously monitoring brain activity and then taking care to minimize levels of anesthesia during surgery had no significant effect on the occurrence of delirium among older patients, according to a ...

(YakobchukOlena/iStockphoto/Getty Images) Every day, thousands of people are put under general anesthesia as a routine part of surgery. Ever since the first public demonstration of surgery under ...

In adults over 70, exposure to general anesthesia and surgery is associated with a subtle decline in memory and thinking skills, according to new research. The study analyzed nearly 2,000 people and ...

Older adults who have surgery with general anesthesia may experience a modest acceleration of cognitive decline, even years later. But there's no evidence of a link to Alzheimer's disease, according ...

Anesthesiologists at Zhongshan Hospital have developed a detailed protocol that makes extended thymic tumor resection with ...

Heart failure contributed to 452,573 U.S. deaths in 2023, a new HFSA report shows, with death rates rising sharply among adults ages 25 to 64. Kaiser Permanente Must Repay Over 1,000 California Nurses ...