Babies and toddlers who went under anesthesia during surgery ended up having slightly worse scores on language and reasoning tests as 10-year-olds, in a new study. That doesn't prove the anesthesia is ...

A new study out of the University of Cincinnati suggests that kids who need general anesthesia before the age of 4 might suffer the consequences years later with lower IQs. In the study published in ...

One brief exposure to general anesthesia may not affect your kid’s neurodevelopment, finds a new study. The results of this study are published in the journal of Lancet. One brief general anesthetic ...

(Reuters Health) - In infants, an hour of general anesthesia - long enough for most minor surgeries done in babies - doesn't increase the risk of impaired brain development compared to an hour of ...

(HealthDay)—Anesthesia eases the pain of millions of children who must have surgery every year, but parents who are worried about the safety of these medications should talk to their anesthesiologist ...

Surgery, if possible should be delayed until after three years,delaying the surgery until after age one year may avoid most of the risks. ‘Lengthy use of general anesthetic and sedation drugs during ...

is a freelance science journalist, podcast host, comics artist, and TV host. Before the advent of anesthesia, surgical procedures were almost universally horrific, so it's pretty hard to argue with ...