Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Oct 16 (ANI): A junior doctor at the King George's Medical University (KGMU), who was being probed in connection with the Vyapam scam, died after she allegedly injected herself with an overdose of an anesthesia drug.
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec 15 (ANI): According to a study, ketamine, a drug used to start and maintain anesthesia, can reduce suicidal thoughts in depressed patients.
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 22 (ANI): Patients often tend to overestimate postoperative pain as they underestimate the effect of anesthesia, a study finds.
Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], September 12 (ANI): Dr. Satish Kumar, Head of the Anesthesia department at the Baba Raghav Das Medical College, surrendered before the court in connection with the death of many children due to Encephalitis and shortage of oxygen supply.
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Sept. 10 (ANI): In a case of sheer negligence by the hospital authority, a government hospital of Bhopal allegedly left needle inside the body of a pregnant woman after giving her Spinal Anesthesia during her delivery.
Washington D.C. [USA], Apr 12 (ANI): There is now a safe and viable alternative to general anesthesia for people undergoing a minimally invasive heart procedure called transcatheter aortic valve replacement, according to a recent study.