Pediatrics
Circumcision: The pros and cons and what parents need to know
Understanding circumcision can help you speed your baby boy's healing process and be aware of any complications that may arise.
Jun 5, 2023
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News tagged with general anesthesia
Addiction
Cannabis can have serious health effects that Canadians may not be aware of, like nonstop vomiting and heart issues
Non-medical cannabis has been legal in Canada since 2018. Although a primary motivation for legalization was to enhance public awareness of the health risks associated with cannabis use, the Canadian government's online resources ...
May 24, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Video distraction helps kids undergo cancer radiotherapy, study finds
Watching distracting videos helps children with cancer avoid the need for anesthesia during radiation treatments, a Stanford Medicine-led study has found. Video-based distraction also reduces children's anxiety and improves ...
May 10, 2023
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Neuroscience
How epilepsy surgery is curing more seizures
More than ever before, people with epilepsy are living normal lives. The key is to get treatment, typically a medication, for seizures—the unpredictable disruptions in the brain's electrical system that are the hallmark ...
May 9, 2023
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Medications
New insights on how ketamine can lessen symptoms of depression but also cause dissociative side effects
Ketamine is useful for treating depression, but unfortunately, it can cause dissociative symptoms—such as having an out-of-body experience or feeling emotionally numb.
May 2, 2023
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Neuroscience
Study unveils neural processes underpinning the re-emergence of consciousness after anesthesia
Before undergoing surgeries and other invasive medical procedures, patients typically undergo anesthesia. Anesthesia consists in giving patients a class of drugs (i.e., anesthetics) that cause them to lose feeling in specific ...
Medications
Epidurals during childbirth: What women should know
When it's time to have a baby, some women head to the hospital with a detailed birth plan that includes a request to avoid epidural anesthesia. Others think an epidural is the only way to get through labor. Regardless of ...
Mar 22, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Stress urinary incontinence? Know your surgical options
A lot of women experience stress urinary incontinence, those bladder leaks that can happen when a woman is coughing, sneezing, laughing or exercising.
Mar 21, 2023
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Surgery
Reducing anesthetics during surgery decreases greenhouse gases without affecting patient care, study shows
Anesthesiologists can play a role in reducing the greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to global warming by decreasing the amount of anesthetic gas provided during procedures without compromising patient care, suggests ...
Jan 27, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Acupuncture and acupressure may help alleviate pain and anxiety in patients undergoing surgery for gynecologic cancer
Patients undergoing surgery for ovarian and endometrial cancers often experience anxiety and pain. A new study indicates that acupressure before surgery may help reduce anxiety and following this up with acupuncture during ...
Jan 17, 2023
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