As private equity-backed anesthesia companies expand and large groups secure more hospital and ASC contracts, independent practices face growing pressure. Many are pushing back with strategies ...

Nurse anesthetists in Florida are not giving up their quest for autonomy. Anesthesiologists are fighting back, arguing patient safety. Florida Rep. Mike Giallombardo, R-Cape Coral, has filed a bill to ...

Scientists are using anesthesia to probe the quantum roots of consciousness—and the research offers tantalizing evidence.

Officials have pointed to the anesthesia machines as a resource for hospitals. Anticipating ongoing shortages of ventilator machines as the coronavirus continues to spread across the country, states ...

Patients who undergo general anesthesia while receiving a specialized surgery to treat strokes have better outcomes than patients who are moderately sedated, according to new research led by UTHealth ...

The question of anesthesia's impact on brain development has nagged the field for decades, with negative preclinical and animal model data but little conclusive evidence in humans. Young children ...

Regional anesthesia-typically with a spinal or epidural block-has long been favored for cesarean births due in part to concerns about the effects that general anesthesia may have on newborns during ...