Children who received general anesthesia repeatedly before the age of two had a doubling of their risk for learning disabilities at school age, according to a new study out Monday, the latest evidence ...

Imagine being a child being prepped for surgery, surrounded by scalpels and strangers wearing masks, hats and gloves. An anesthesia mask hovers over your face in a brightly lit operating room. Sounds ...

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 ...

Repeated exposure to general anesthesia did not negatively affect neurobehavioral outcomes among children with cystic fibrosis, the randomized phase IV CF-GAIN trial showed. The mean composite score ...

GARDEN GROVE – Nicole Chavez desperately called about 20 dentists before she found one willing to see her young son, who chipped a front tooth. Chavez said many felt ill-equipped to treat her ...

FRIDAY, July 15, 2016 -- 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 ...

Before the advent of anesthesia, surgical procedures were almost universally horrific, so it's pretty hard to argue with the idea that anesthesia has vastly improved medicine. And yet, few surgeons ...

WASHINGTON – Anesthesia can be harmful to the developing brain, studies on animals suggest, raising concerns about potential risks in putting young children under for surgery. Food and Drug ...

A worrisome new study caught my eye last week as I perused the website of the journal Pediatrics. It was titled “Cognition and Brain Structure Following Early Childhood Surgery With Anesthesia.” ...

So despite our best attempts at instilling good oral health practices in our kids, it looks like our girls need dental work. And lots of it. I have to admit, I was a bit surprised by the dentist’s ...