Study: Cannabis Use Prompts Need for More Anesthesia during Surgeryby American Society of AnesthesiologistsNew research also shows that cannabis use increases pain and postoperative opioid use
NewsTiny Biodegradable Circuits for Releasing Painkillers inside the Bodyby Ecole Polytechnique Federale de LausanneResearchers in EPFL's Microsystems Laboratory are now working on a biodegradable implant that would release a local anesthetic on-demand over several days
NewsMusic May Offer Alternative to Preoperative Drug Routinely Used to Calm Nervesby BMJ-British Medical JournalSimilar effect as midazolam in relieving anxiety before regional anesthesia (peripheral nerve block), findings show
NewsGeneral Anesthetics Do More Than Put You to Sleepby University of QueenslandResearch overturns previous understanding of what general anesthetics do to the brain
NewsSuicidal Thoughts Rapidly Reduced With Ketamineby Columbia University Medical CenterKetamine was significantly more effective than a commonly used sedative in reducing suicidal thoughts in depressed patients