General anesthesia side effects can range from minor problems like nausea or dry mouth to more serious ones like difficulty urinating or confusion. These side effects vary widely from person to person ...

In a 12 week, double-blind RCT, a metered-dose aerosol spray containing lidocaine and prilocaine (PSD502) showed a 6.3-fold increase in intravaginal ejaculatory latency times, improved all patient ...

Ahead of the cold front, the National Weather Service has issued a freeze warning that essentially spans the entire stretch of South Central Texas, ranging from San Antonio to Uvalde and up to ...

While consistent and maintained freezing at 0 degrees F will keep most foods safe, it may affect the quality of certain foods by changing their taste or consistency. As a rule of thumb, these 16 foods ...

A recent decision from Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield in three states to stop paying for anesthesia care in select circumstances has drawn widespread scorn from anesthesiologists and patients.

Florida might not be seeing the snow blanketing so many areas of the United States, but freezing temperatures extend well into the Sunshine State. Freeze warnings have been issued as far south as ...

A meteorologist for Texas' grid operator warned that the state is due for another extreme winter storm similar to the 2021 freeze that knocked out power and heat to millions of Texans and led to ...

Adult patients often prefer that anesthesia be induced by i.v. injection because induction occurs more quickly and smoothly and is associated with less claustrophobia. In 40 patients undergoing ...

Following a public outcry, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield announced December 5 it had walked back plans that would have put time limits on health insurance payments for anesthesia care in certain ...

A new House bill would ban health insurers from imposing arbitrary time limits on patients under anesthesia — days after Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield only backed off the move amid outcry.