The writer Growing up, we were already aware of labour pains. The grimace our mothers, sisters, friends among others give when they talk about labour pain is scary.Whenever women get pregnant, the ...

Paired maternal–umbilical cord sampling with headspace GC–MS showed a strong time-dependent placental transfer, with fetal ...

Minimally invasive lumbar decompression (MILD), also known as percutaneous image-guided lumbar decompression (PILD), is a minimally invasive treatment option for some people with spinal stenosis in ...

Background The lack of skilled healthcare workers limits access to surgical care, with the greatest disparities in low- and ...

Bhopal: Doctors at AIIMS Bhopal have successfully removed a rare intramedullary spinal cord tumour from a 40-year-old woman, ...

Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai launched a joint replacement recovery program that leverages spinal and regional anesthesia to help patients walk sooner and return home faster after surgery. The ...

Introduction Spinal infusions of either fentanyl or sufentanil have been reported in international reports, articles, and scientific events worldwide. This study aimed to determine whether intrathecal ...

"I saw everything," says 74-year-old Harry Stackhouse from Illinois, who was awake during his recent kidney transplant. He felt no pain as he chatted with doctors, examined the donor organ, and ...

MONDAY, Nov. 17, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Women undergoing a cesarean section delivery typically have the procedure while awake, with only a nerve blocker protecting them from the pain. For some, the ...

Every year, more than 13 million babies are born prematurely worldwide, and up to one-third of them require surgical repair of inguinal hernias—a procedure that, under general anesthesia, carries ...

SPINAL anaesthesia (SA) is the mainstay for caesarean section, but its Achilles’ heel is maternal hypotension, reported in up to 70% of cases, which can compromise uteroplacental perfusion and trigger ...