I avoid using anesthesia as much as possible because the child will cry if I do.”—Is that really in the child's best interest ...

If you’re a hip hop fan, you’re likely already familiar with the musical stylings of Grammy-nominated record producer Tay ...

For years, doctors, legal scholars, and bioethicists have debated whether lethal injection can ever be a truly reliable or humane method of execution.

It is not uncommon to hear people say, "I was recommended an IUD, but I'm worried about the pain during insertion." In fact, ...

Why red hair may affect pain, numbing medication and anesthesia, and what patients should know before a procedure.

Potent powders can produce a nearly catatonic state, particularly in those who have not tried the drug before.

Par Health recalled two Brevital anesthetic lots after cellulose particles were found. See the lot numbers and what surgery ...

An ex-surgeon says Christa Pike’s survival of pentobarbital in Tennessee’s failed execution highlights a fundamental flaw.

The NOPAIN Act is a federal law that allows Medicare to provide temporary separate payment for qualifying non-opioid pain ...

Par Health recalled Brevital lots 86930 and 88623 after cellulose was found in vials. Steps hospitals must take and what ...

Among the red flags: Tennessee botched another execution in May and Christa Pike's attorneys warned that she had unusually ...

In his 1975 book, “Systemantics,” John Gall hypothesizes that complex systems tend to fail, and not because of bad intentions ...