A peripheral nerve block is a procedure done by an anesthesiologist to provide postoperative pain relief for people having knee replacement surgery. The anesthesiologist (a doctor specializing in pain ...

Getting sick right before surgery may or may not delay the scheduled procedure. If your illness is related to the reason you're having surgery, such as chest pain, then heart surgery is likely to be ...

Android rooting is the process of gaining privileged control (known as root access) over various Android subsystems. Rooting allows overcoming limitations that carriers and hardware manufacturers put ...

While some years back, dogs suffering from disk disease (a condition where herniated disks in the neck or back put pressure on nerves) were given only two options, expensive surgery or euthanasia, ...

The abducens nerve functions entirely as a motor nerve key to mobility rather than sensation. Many nerves have known anatomical variations. These are important for healthcare providers to know so they ...

You thought you were done with that tree when the chainsaw fell silent. Not so fast. You still have to deal with tree roots. Tree roots are an entirely different beast. Depending on the size of the ...

US doc's pay, the ticagrelor controversy and new RCTs, clopidogrel beats ASA, holding antiplatelets for non-cardiac surgery, and Prof Cleland and ASA dogma are the topics John Mandrola ...