One minute you’re talking, the next you’re out cold. But what’s actually going on when you are under anesthesia? We often think of anesthesia as putting us in a deep sleep. But new research suggests ...

In the early 15th century C.E., a doctor in China was entombed with surgical instruments. Recent analysis of residues left on those tools found that they’re coated in traces of a poisonous topical ...

MANSFIELD — A 26-year-old local man is facing numerous drugs and guns charges after a lengthy local and federal investigation uncovered suspected cocaine, nearly $50,000 in cash and firearms, police ...

JIANGYIN, CHINA—According to a Live Science report, traces of an anesthetic have been detected on a pair of iron scissors and tweezers recovered from the 600-year-old tomb of Xia Quan in eastern China ...

Microscopic analysis of residues on surgical scissors and tweezers from a 1348–1411 CE tomb in Jiangyin, China, finds the first evidence for the controlled application of a highly toxic chemical as ...

LEOMINSTER — The Leominster Police Detective Bureau’s Drug Enforcement Unit had a busy start to the month of May with the execution of two search warrants leading to two arrests and the seizure of ...

NORFOLK — Local police working in coordination with regional and federal law enforcement officers this week arrested two people and seized a large quantity of guns and drugs following a months-long ...

The Justice Department reclassified marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III as soon as April 22, according to a source. The shift does not legalize marijuana but could cut punitive taxes and expand ...

In this video, pediatric anesthesiologist Max Feinstein, MD, discusses the often-misunderstood drug -- ketamine. Following is a transcript of the video (note that errors are possible). Feinstein: If ...

Discovering a common mechanism used by three anesthesia drugs could lead to a universal anesthesia-delivery system to monitor patients more effectively. When patients undergo general anesthesia, ...

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As Mexican criminal organizations became the main suppliers of illicit fentanyl to the United States, small pockets of domestic consumption began to emerge along key trafficking corridors. Since at ...