In 1846 William G. Morton, a young Boston-based dentist, showed that inhaling ether in a proper dose can make a person insensible to pain without affecting their vital physiologic functions. This ...

Access to safe anaesthesia for essential surgery is a basic human right and should be available to all patients irrespective of their ability to pay. 5 billion of the world's 7 billion people do not ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. The age of anesthesia began in 1846, when a man named Edward Abbott ...

It is the stuff of nightmares - you are under anaesthetic during an operation but you are fully conscious. Aware of every incision -yet unable to communicate that fact. Now a leading Professor of ...

Today, October 16, is observed globally as World Anaesthesia Day. The day marks a watershed milestone in medical history: the first successful public use of ether anaesthesia in 1846. It converted ...