Just before Penny Gilliatt’s colonoscopy she met the team that would be performing her procedure: the nurse, the doctor—and the robot that would be handling her anesthesia. The robot is a machine ...

A recent neuropsychological evaluation diagnosis impugned several controversial theories about anesthesia and cognitive decline. As a medicinal therapy to relieve pain and brain dysfunction, ...

Anesthesia is a type of medication that prevents people from feeling pain during or following surgery. There are four main categories of anesthesia: local, regional, general, and sedation. Share on ...