Even under general anesthesia, the human brain can analyze language, recognize different types of words, and predict what comes next in a story, according to a surprising discovery by Baylor ...

The only reason we have general anesthesia today is because of a Victorian party drug. Before general anesthesia, surgery was a gruesome affair. The only reason we now have the pain relief we do is ...

On October 16, the world celebrates Anesthesiologist Day. It was on this day in 1846 that dentist William Morton publicly ...

It sounds like a nightmare. The idea of anesthesia wearing off in the middle of a procedure and suddenly getting an eyeful of your own insides. Thankfully, anesthesiologists are generally very good at ...

HARTFORD, Conn. (WFSB) - A Hartford dentist’s discovery in the 1840s made pain-free surgery possible, though he never received recognition during his lifetime. Horace Wells discovered anesthesia after ...

Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...

But not so long ago, surgery was very different. The precursor to the modern anesthesia we know and love today wasn't even discovered until the 1800s, and then, it wasn't even discovered on purpose!