Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Imagine being a child being prepped for surgery, surrounded by scalpels and strangers wearing masks, hats and gloves. An ...

(HealthDay)—Anesthesia eases the pain of millions of children who must have surgery every year, but parents who are worried about the safety of these medications should talk to their anesthesiologist ...

For children's general anesthesia, reducing exposure to sevoflurane with use of dexmedetomidine and remifentanil (DEX-R) didn't change neurodevelopment at 30 months, a randomized trial from South ...

A worrisome new study caught my eye last week as I perused the website of the journal Pediatrics. It was titled “Cognition and Brain Structure Following Early Childhood Surgery With Anesthesia.” ...

Kids going in for surgeries requiring anesthesia may soon breathe a little easier, thanks to a video game designed by a nurse practitioner at Cincinnati Children’s that aims to allay any pre-op ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Exposure to anesthesia during cesarean section delivery (C-section) doesn't increase a child's risk of learning disabilities down the road, according to a new report in the ...

The Food and Drug Administration this week announced that it was requiring new warnings about the repeated or lengthy use of general anesthesia and sedative drugs in pregnant women and children under ...

Imagine being a child being prepped for surgery, surrounded by scalpels and strangers wearing masks, hats and gloves. An anesthesia mask hovers over your face in a brightly lit operating room. Sounds ...