Seven ASC leaders joined Becker’s to discuss the financial threats they are most concerned about in 2026, from staffing costs to the changing payer landscape. Editor’s note: Responses have been ...

A root canal's goal is simple: eliminate infection and save a tooth. It's not the nightmare it's made out to be.

Dr. Nir Binur's second trial began this week over allegations of a patient's sexual assault, following a mistrial in February.

Jeffrey Scheihing, a local anesthesiologist accused of felony child sexual abuse, died while in custody at the Gallatin ...

Anesthesia Associates was hit with an antitrust lawsuit on Aug. 10 in Texas Eastern District Court over alleged monopolistic practices in Jefferson County's nurse anesthetist market. The action, ...

Deaths from lidocaine poisonings more than doubled since 2010, calls to poison control centers suggested. Calls about local anesthetic poisonings decreased by 23%, mainly due to fewer non-lidocaine ...

ORLANDO, Fla.—Should anesthesiologists mix local anesthetics for peripheral nerve blocks (PNBs)? The complicated, often contentious issue was debated during a session at the American Society of ...

Anesthesia is the use of medicines to cause a loss of feeling or sensation during surgery or other procedures. This loss of feeling might only be in the surgical area, or you might lose consciousness ...

Local anesthetics are routinely used to provide targeted pain management for a wide array of medical and dental procedures. They are administered through various routes, including topical application, ...

There is no doubt that general anesthesia is needed during neuroendovascular interventions such as aneurysm coiling, intracranial stenting, balloon angioplasty (percutaneous transluminal angioplasty), ...